Cellaring The Bruery's "White Oak"?

Save the cellar space and pour it down the sink! I hated the brew!

 

I have a bottle down there right now--I liked the beer quite a bit fresh and I dont know how long the one in my cellar will last before it also gets opened. doesnt the back of the bottle say its suitable for cellaring only up to 2 years?

 

I pulled out a year old bottle recently, and while I liked it, I think I prefer it fresher. The citrus notes of the mischief were subdued, bringing out more of a rounded sweetness from the white oak sap, and while I dont find fresh white oak to be very hot, the age had mellowed the booze allowing for more oak subtleties to come out, though the body had lost a touch of that great creaminess it has fresh.

I will be opening a 2009 bottle this weekend, so I'll report back on that one later.

 

I think it's definitely worth a shot. The flavors of White Oak when fresh didn't mesh well for me. I aged one for two years and found it more pleasant, though I actually wish I had waited another six months or year, as the flavors hadn't completely melded together yet.

 

White Oak is a hot mess when opened fresh and i drain poured it the first time because of how boozy and sweet it was. If I had the chance to go back in time i would have aged this hope it mellowed out.

 

I had the first batch after about a year and a half 2 years and I absolutely lived it. Habit again fresh when it was rereleased last year and hated it because of the fresh hop presence from the mischief and the sweetness/booziness. Revisited last week and it was much better but not to the level of the first batch so I can only say age can and will help from my experience.

 

That depends, what did you think of it fresh?

 

Give it a whirl. I liked it and threw one back for sharts n giggles.