Hel & Verdoemenis

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  1. deadonhisfeet

    deadonhisfeet Pooh-Bah (2,481) Apr 23, 2011 Kentucky
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    Just picked up some bottles of De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis. I understand this is an exceptionally good cellar beer. If anyone would like to share their experiences aging this, I'd love to hear their comments or suggestions.
     
    #1 deadonhisfeet, Jul 27, 2012
  2. olympuszymurgus

    olympuszymurgus Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2009 California

    I put a few down last fall, I haven't opened one yet. It was spectacular then, not sure if its a waste of cellar space or not.
     
    #2 olympuszymurgus, Jul 27, 2012
  3. larryi86

    larryi86 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,118) Apr 4, 2010 Delaware
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    I have not had it fresh but did try a year old bottle and it was very good.
     
    #3 larryi86, Jul 27, 2012
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  4. Mandark

    Mandark Zealot (587) Apr 8, 2008 Illinois

    A couple of months ago I shared a bottle my lovely wife had bought for my birthday a few years ago, the bottle dated 2008. It was one of the better imperial stouts I've had: rich, full bodied, chocolatey and dry.
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    I'd stored it in a dark box in my basement, around 65 to 60 degrees year round. As we reached the bottoms of our glasses we all encountered these gooey, gel-like bits, still not sure what they were. Yeast globs?
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    Overall, the beer was fantastic, though. I envy you trying it for the first time.
     
    #4 Mandark, Jul 28, 2012
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  5. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    Probably yeast but still...eww.
     
    #5 UCLABrewN84, Jul 28, 2012
  6. deadonhisfeet

    deadonhisfeet Pooh-Bah (2,481) Apr 23, 2011 Kentucky
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    Thanks for sharing this. I was excited when a bottle shop about 20 miles away started selling De Molen beers about 6 months ago. When this one (finally) showed up, I was ecstatic. However, don't envy me yet. I don't plan on cracking any of these open for a long, long time (well, maybe one this winter :slight_smile: ).

    By the way, that is almost certainly yeast in that picture. When bottle-conditioned beers are left upright and undisturbed for a long period of time, the yeast settles and forms a cake like that on the bottom. In extremely old beers, I hear the cake can actually get pretty hard and compact.
     
    #6 deadonhisfeet, Jul 28, 2012
  7. Aml42000

    Aml42000 Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 Washington

    I had a 2010 bottling last week and would say with certainty that it hasn't budged an inch. Delicious, but capable of much more with some bottle age.
     
    #7 Aml42000, Jul 29, 2012
  8. Eriktheipaman

    Eriktheipaman Pooh-Bah (2,303) Sep 4, 2010 California
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    Great to hear all this. Last year I bought a 750ml 2010 when on vacation in London. I had no idea what it was but the label was cool and the words "Imperial Stout" and "bottle 6 of 250" or something like that. It's been in proper cellar conditions since then as I hope to wait for the right occasion to open it. Might be two more years but we shall see.
     
    #8 Eriktheipaman, Jul 29, 2012
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