Does Brown Shugga' Keep?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by anglagard1, Nov 27, 2012.

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  1. anglagard1

    anglagard1 Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2010 Wisconsin

    I just picked up the last six-pack in town and noticed it's a 10%. I really don't want to rush through this stuff, would like to save some if I could. Think this beer will sit well in my cellar for a few months?
     
    #1 anglagard1, Nov 27, 2012
  2. jaIsPoAn

    jaIsPoAn Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2012 New York

    Year or two
     
    #2 jaIsPoAn, Nov 27, 2012
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  3. BedetheVenerable

    BedetheVenerable Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2008 Missouri

    I have some from 2010, still drinking fine.
     
    #3 BedetheVenerable, Nov 27, 2012
  4. BB1313

    BB1313 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,290) Jul 16, 2009 Ohio
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    It ages well, although it will lose some of its hop bite..
     
    #4 BB1313, Nov 27, 2012
  5. randjuke

    randjuke Zealot (608) Feb 13, 2010 Iowa
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    I like it better with a year on it personally, the hops fade and it gains a nice balance.
     
    #5 randjuke, Nov 27, 2012
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  6. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    it only improves, I think it needs to lose that hop bite and turn into a brown sugar bomb. the less hoppy bottles I had were amazing.
     
    #6 VncentLIFE, Nov 27, 2012
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  7. Lipsntoes

    Lipsntoes Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2012 Ohio

    I can't say how long it keeps, but that's the first beer that caused me to visit the the head for each glass.... oh my a$$.
     
    #7 Lipsntoes, Nov 27, 2012
  8. Brunite

    Brunite Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2009 Illinois

    Got a brand new sixer stamped "Don't open till 11/26/2013" sitting in the cellar.
     
    #8 Brunite, Nov 27, 2012
  9. anglagard1

    anglagard1 Initiate (0) Nov 17, 2010 Wisconsin

    Good to know, thanks. Although now that I'm drinking one, I think the idea of saving the rest for a year might be a trifle optimistic.
     
    #9 anglagard1, Nov 27, 2012
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  10. MagillaGriller

    MagillaGriller Initiate (0) Aug 20, 2012

    Hope springs eternal..hops.. Not so much
     
    #10 MagillaGriller, Nov 27, 2012
  11. Hatzilla

    Hatzilla Zealot (659) Jul 25, 2008 California

    Good thread. I was wondering the same thing since I never aged this one. Can't wait to taste the results.
     
    #11 Hatzilla, Nov 27, 2012
  12. gtermi

    gtermi Initiate (0) Apr 21, 2010 Texas

    I'm doing the exact same thing. I have never had it with age so it'll b cool to compare a fresh and aged bottle side by side
     
    #12 gtermi, Nov 27, 2012
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  13. jtmartino

    jtmartino Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 California

    I'm not a huge fan of Brown Shugga fresh. Maybe if it was on nitro...

    It tastes like a really nice American Barleywine after a year or two in the cellar.
     
    #13 jtmartino, Nov 29, 2012
  14. Ohiovania

    Ohiovania Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2008 Ohio

    Had a bottle fresh a few days after its release this year. It was not the brown shugga I remembered. The rest is sitting until time can bring me that sweet nectar that I remember from years past.
     
    #14 Ohiovania, Nov 29, 2012
  15. grumpy

    grumpy Pundit (920) May 24, 2005 Missouri

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  16. Kopfschuss

    Kopfschuss Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2009 Oregon

    Just did a 2009, 2010, & 2012 vertical with my gf. We both preferred it fresh. 2010 still had a bit of a bite on it but it bellowed out very well. The 2009 was, for lack of better words, was a disappointment. Over oxidized and overly sweet. My preference for this beer is now fresh or somewhere between 1 & 2 years.
     
    #16 Kopfschuss, Nov 29, 2012
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