Clarification on aging J.W. Lees

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by CoreyC, Feb 7, 2016.

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  1. CoreyC

    CoreyC Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2015 Wisconsin

    After studying this forum for a while I see J.W. Lees mentioned more than maybe any other beer as a top pick for aging. I just found some J. W. Lees at a local store, but it's the whisky and Calvados BA variants. As I look at the posts here, no one ever mentions the BA variants, so am I correct in assuming that the preferred choice is the straight up non-BA J.W. Lees for aging and particularly aging multiple years?
    Thanks for sharing your experience.
     
    #1 CoreyC, Feb 7, 2016
  2. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    I've had all 4 of the variants, but I personally prefer the original.
     
    #2 jmdrpi, Feb 8, 2016
  3. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    Barrel variants age just as well as the base. I've had numerous versions over the years from most vintages back to 1998 and found none of them to be not incredible.
     
    #3 RDMII, Feb 8, 2016
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  4. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    For anyone in the Mid Atlantic I-95 corridor:

    I was just at State Line Liquors (MD/DE border) yesterday, and they have vintages of JW Lees going back to 2006 on the shelf. All 4 variants too, going back a couple years.
     
    #4 jmdrpi, Feb 10, 2016
  5. AugustusRex

    AugustusRex Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 Canada (ON)

    JW Lees regular version is the gold standard for English Barleywine (along with Eldridge Pope's Thomas Hardy). JW Lees is supposed to peak at around 12 years.
     
    #5 AugustusRex, Feb 11, 2016
  6. mrmattosgood

    mrmattosgood Maven (1,301) Nov 6, 2010 Canada (BC)

    I have a 2012 Lagavulin.

    I have no timetable for drinking it. On it's 10 year mark, I'll be 40. Maybe then.
     
    #6 mrmattosgood, Feb 12, 2016
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