Cigar City Cucumber Saison

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by kiki3drt292, Jul 12, 2013.

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  1. kiki3drt292

    kiki3drt292 Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2011 California

    I got a few bottles of cucumber saison last summer, and really did not like the beer. To me it tasted more like pickle saison. Anyway, I have some bottles left and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with them aging. How are they drinking now? I'm hoping some of the flavors I did not particularly enjoy will be more muted by now...
     
    #1 kiki3drt292, Jul 12, 2013
  2. 7clutch

    7clutch Zealot (556) Sep 14, 2012 Florida
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    Typically, those flavors you disliked will be more pronounced. More age=more pickle, unfortunately.
     
    #2 7clutch, Jul 13, 2013
  3. youradhere

    youradhere Initiate (0) Feb 29, 2008 Washington

    Cellar them and find out, guinea pig.
     
    #3 youradhere, Jul 13, 2013
  4. jl28r1

    jl28r1 Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2011 Texas

    There might be a food pairing that this one might go with but I can't find it. Not for me.
     
    #4 jl28r1, Jul 13, 2013
  5. joshodonn

    joshodonn Initiate (0) Jan 21, 2011 Florida

    I've had this beer very fresh (i.e. the same day it was bottled) and with some age on it (about 6 months). I do not like cucumbers so I generally speaking don't like the beer. As it sits the cucumber flavor starts to get very cardboardy to me. IMO not worth sitting on at all.
     
    #5 joshodonn, Jul 13, 2013
  6. COBeerBuff

    COBeerBuff Pundit (892) Jan 4, 2009 Kansas


    ^This! Had a bottle with some age about two weeks ago and it was a lot more pickle and a lot less cucumber.
     
    #6 COBeerBuff, Jul 13, 2013
  7. kiki3drt292

    kiki3drt292 Initiate (0) Jan 13, 2011 California

    Damn, well it looks like I'm stuck with pickle sauce. I guess I'll just have go all Jaques Cousteau on this beer and test the limits of my exploratory palette. Thank for the input!
     
    #7 kiki3drt292, Jul 13, 2013
  8. riemster

    riemster Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2011 Ohio

    What is it? Huh. Shhhh, it's a surprise.

    Pickle Surprise!!!

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    #8 riemster, Jul 13, 2013
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