Crooked Stave okay to cellar?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by parris, Nov 30, 2014.

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  1. parris

    parris Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2010 Massachusetts
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    I just got a Crooked Stave Bretta as an extra in a trade. Normally I'd just drink it, but I just returned from VT with a ton of growlers to get through, and also just had a couple other nice trades land.

    Is it possible this will age with some grace? I've got some other brett beers aging, but for some reason this one feels like I should somehow fit it into the fridge.

    Side question - HF Sue, it's a BA IPA, not sure if I should drink this one tomorrowish, or if I can let it wait for a bit.
     
    #1 parris, Nov 30, 2014
  2. BlackElixir

    BlackElixir Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2013 Wisconsin

    That St. Bretta can wait while you get through your growlers. That being said, I personally would drink it within a few months while the citrus is still detectable. Having had that beer multiple times, I would say that it won't be one to go down hill too quickly.
     
    #2 BlackElixir, Dec 1, 2014
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  3. rocksteady726

    rocksteady726 Initiate (0) Jul 17, 2007 Massachusetts

    Re: Sue. If you haven't had it, drink it now. It has some nice hop presence which sets it apart from the typical wine/funk offerings. That said, if you have multiples, I'd age some to compare. The hops will fade and I'm sure the bugs will take over a bit and start to make it a pretty different beer.
     
    #3 rocksteady726, Dec 3, 2014
  4. MtnSoup

    MtnSoup Initiate (0) May 20, 2013 Colorado

    Agree. That's one of the few CS beers I would not cellar.
     
    #4 MtnSoup, Dec 4, 2014
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