farmhouse ale questions

oh geez lol there is a book on this. All I can say is they are keeping beers, but not aging beers.
While I been there allot you can read this book.
Farmhouse ales by Phil markowski

btw American versions are so different than Belgian ones....

I would not age them over a year or so. YMMV, and its just my 2 cents.

 

Farmhouse is not a style per se, if it is a style it is generally associated with Saisons. The differences between Saisons and Biere de Garde are generally minor, it is all simply labeling nowadays.

Unpasteurized and bretted saisons can age gracefully, I do not see much value in aging a standard, pasteurized saison.

 

I wouldn't bother unless it has brett or bugs in it. So, neither of those beers you bought.

 

Tank 7 is wonderful, but hoppy. Do not, DO NOT, age hoppy beers.

 

Yes.

 

Folk history of the Belgian saisons is they can hold on for a bit, since they're brewed over winter to be drunk in summer, but aren't designed to go beyond the next summer. Other threads here suggest they can hang on for a bit longer, and I'm going to give it a try, but not more than a couple years. As for the difference between those and BdGs, plenty of other threads on this site already, but I'll chime in that I notice a real difference, with the Belgian yeasts bringing in more complexity, variation and notes of spice and sourness. Similar roots and functions between the two, but they have certainly diverged. There's been a border there for longer than the half-life of almost any historical beer style.