Fritz & Ken's Ale

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by LordSMAF, Oct 23, 2013.

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  1. LordSMAF

    LordSMAF Initiate (0) Mar 5, 2011 New Jersey

    Hey everyone,

    I have a bottle of the 30th Anniversary F&K Ale I plan on finally drinking next week. I realized, however, that I've been aging it for 3-4 years rather than the recommended ~2 years. Did I blow it? What are the chances the beer will have gone bad?

    Thanks for any help!
     
    #1 LordSMAF, Oct 23, 2013
  2. Psykhe

    Psykhe Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2010 Maryland

    No. And almost none, unless you've been cellaring it improperly. All of the 30th Anniversary series appear to be aging well; I haven't opened a Fritz and Ken's lately, but the Black Barleywine and Grand Cru were drinking fantastically a few weeks ago.

    Going by recent reviews the stout should be a fun beer to open!
     
    #2 Psykhe, Oct 24, 2013
  3. El_Zilcho

    El_Zilcho Initiate (0) May 3, 2012 Virginia

    I had one earlier this year and it was quite good, I have 3 or 4 more Im gonna drink one each year to see what happens.

    This reminds me, its about time to pop open a Grand Cru!
     
    #3 El_Zilcho, Oct 24, 2013
  4. KevSal

    KevSal Pooh-Bah (2,940) Oct 17, 2010 California
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    i had one about a year ago and it was ok, a few months ago i had one at a tasting and it was fantastic, developed really tasty characteristics, everyone enjoyed it.
     
    #4 KevSal, Oct 24, 2013
  5. GeezLynn

    GeezLynn Initiate (0) May 10, 2009 Colorado

    I'll add that I had one in July and it hadn't lost much, if anything.
     
    #5 GeezLynn, Oct 24, 2013
  6. Pahn

    Pahn Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2009 New York

    interesting. i thought it had gone downhill at 2 years. maybe it's coming back up.

    p.s. jack and kens is the prize, age-wise. pretty jaw-dropping transformation; like bigfoot but better (and what more can you ask from a meant-to-be-aged barleywine?).
     
    #6 Pahn, Oct 24, 2013
  7. MADhombrewer

    MADhombrewer Initiate (0) Jun 4, 2008 Oregon

    Had the black Barleywine a few months ago and it was fantastic.
     
    #7 MADhombrewer, Oct 24, 2013
  8. LordSMAF

    LordSMAF Initiate (0) Mar 5, 2011 New Jersey

    Phew! Thanks for the replies, everyone. Definitely looking forward to drinking this now!
     
    #8 LordSMAF, Oct 25, 2013
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