Does cellaring beers actually improve it?

BourbonForBeer · Jul 15, 2021

Troy-Hawaii said: ↑

Hello fellow beer drinkers,

I haven’t tried aging beers so I would like to hear what people have to say about it. People talk a lot about fresh beer and I for one like my beer fresh so I always look at bottle dates.

There’s also a lot of discussions about cellaring a beer. I understand that higher ABV beers have a longer shelf life, but was wondering if those beers actually improve with age or is it just a dulling of flavors to give the impression of being smoother. I’m not talking about barrel aging as I do like those and know how the barrel imparts flavors, but I am talking about canned or bottled beers at home.

I am wondering if aging bottled beers is just giving you a flatter flavor profile. Sort of like with spices for cooking. When they’re fresh the flavors are more intense, which is what you want. After sitting around for a while they lose their flavor so its time to dump them and buy new ones. That is why I am wondering if aging high ABV beers actually are worsening them rather than improving them.
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Cellaring beer can be good in the case of a sweet stout for example. Some are way too sweet and need time to mellow out.

Does cellaring beers actually improve it?

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Does cellaring beers actually improve it?

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