CW Black Gold

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by VaTechPhilly, Jul 4, 2016.

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  1. VaTechPhilly

    VaTechPhilly Savant (1,170) Oct 28, 2010 New York
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    I've been trying to track this down and finally got one, and only one. Whats general opinion on this one? Drink fresh or age a year or two?
     
    #1 VaTechPhilly, Jul 4, 2016
  2. Jaycase

    Jaycase Grand Pooh-Bah (3,858) Jan 13, 2007 Illinois
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    What year Black Gold did you obtain? 2013 is 12 oz. 2014 is 22oz (with date on the label) and 2015 is 22 oz undated. See this post for comparison of the latter two bottles.
     
    #2 Jaycase, Jul 4, 2016
  3. VaTechPhilly

    VaTechPhilly Savant (1,170) Oct 28, 2010 New York
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    2015 bottle
     
    #3 VaTechPhilly, Jul 4, 2016
  4. eppie82

    eppie82 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,377) Apr 19, 2015 Illinois
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    I drank my Black Gold '15 about a month ago along side CW 18. That Black Gold was phenomenal. Certainly plenty of bourbon present, oaky, raisin and traditional 'dark' flavors. I loved it. Not sure how it will age but 'fresh' was very good. Just be ready for some of the bourbon to come at you.
     
    #4 eppie82, Jul 4, 2016
  5. VaTechPhilly

    VaTechPhilly Savant (1,170) Oct 28, 2010 New York
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    I'll be ready. I was leaning towards drinking it sooner than later anyways.
     
    #5 VaTechPhilly, Jul 4, 2016
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  6. eb1610

    eb1610 Savant (1,227) Jan 3, 2014 Massachusetts
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    I had a 2015 bottle back in January and thought it was great
     
    #6 eb1610, Jul 7, 2016
  7. striker2160

    striker2160 Savant (1,172) May 5, 2013 Minnesota
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    Central Waters ages these beers for a long time. No need to wait. You won't be disappointed.
     
    #7 striker2160, Jul 8, 2016
  8. 4DAloveofSTOUT

    4DAloveofSTOUT Grand Pooh-Bah (4,064) Nov 28, 2008 Illinois
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    It sounds like you have never drank Black Gold before. So why not drink it as fresh as possible? Then you will know first hand if it will benefit from aging based on your personal beer palate.

    Also a side note, every year of Black Gold is a little different. The only outlier vintage of Black Gold is batch 1 which is in the 12oz bottles. That batch is still boozey as hell. Every single Black Gold vintage from a bomber has been fantastic fresh, so fantastic that I have never been able to cellar a bottle for longer than 5 months because they just get drank. Yep, Black Gold is just that good. Enjoy your bottle of Black Gold! It will be a treat for sure!
     
    #8 4DAloveofSTOUT, Jul 8, 2016
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  9. VaTechPhilly

    VaTechPhilly Savant (1,170) Oct 28, 2010 New York
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    Perfect. I'll be drinking it next weekend and am looking forward to it.
     
    #9 VaTechPhilly, Jul 9, 2016
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  10. VaTechPhilly

    VaTechPhilly Savant (1,170) Oct 28, 2010 New York
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    Thanks for the advice to drink fresh. Drinking it now. Fantastic beer as good as i hoped it would be.
     
    #10 VaTechPhilly, Jul 15, 2016
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