How many beers on hand and your storage methods

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by Leebo, Feb 13, 2018.

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Home beer storage and cellar, most have a few choices and fridge on a regular basis?

  1. I only have less than a 6 pack of one beer on hand.

    5 vote(s)
    2.0%
  2. I have a vareity of beers, say 2-6 kinds and limited storage

    51 vote(s)
    20.8%
  3. I have a large variety of beers, say 5-15 kinds and a fridge just for beer.

    62 vote(s)
    25.3%
  4. I have a beer fridge, a cellar, extra storge and say 15-40 kinds of beer on hand

    59 vote(s)
    24.1%
  5. I'm a true beer geek, beer fridge, cellar, aging, plus verticals and have more than 50 kinds of beer

    68 vote(s)
    27.8%
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  1. Leebo

    Leebo Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2013 Massachusetts

    Beers on hand, beer fridge and storage poll. I usually have 10-30 kinds of beer on hand and have a beer fridge and a cellar. Thought that was common here? Say 5- 10 kinds of beer and dedicated beer fridge?
     
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  2. Joehio

    Joehio Initiate (0) Sep 7, 2016 Florida

    I don’t really have a cellar, but I have over 150 beers in the house (probably 90 unique, most bombers or 750ml). I have a dedicated mini fridge, a chest freezer with converter so it’s a fridge for homebrew kegs and a few bottles and then the rest is in boxes stored on a bookcase in my 3rd bedroom that no one uses.
     
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  3. jhavs

    jhavs Grand Pooh-Bah (3,587) Apr 16, 2015 New York
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    I have a beer fridge that is pretty much always full and a cellar with about 250 bottles of various age. Rotate a few from the cellar up to the fridge every time I bring more down.
    Try my best to drink the cellar down, but it seems to continue to grow.
     
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  4. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    Beer fridge in the garage, probably 20-25 different beers in there
     
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  5. Wiffler27

    Wiffler27 Pooh-Bah (2,092) Aug 16, 2009 South Carolina
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    Mini fridge for beer, currently 7 different beers in it. a bunch of Nugget Nectar plus a 6pack of Ruination and some random singles.

    a full fridge that i keep stragglers in plus I have a kegerator for my 2 kegged homebrews
     
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  6. Snowcrash000

    Snowcrash000 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,041) Oct 4, 2017 Germany
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    Did not vote as the poll is not tuned finely enough.

    I currently have about 30 beers on hand, no dedicated beer fridge, and cellar storage. I keep about 10 of them in my normal fridge and the rest in the cellar.
     
  7. Harrison8

    Harrison8 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,285) Dec 6, 2015 Missouri
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    My college mini fridge still stays cool, so for the time being I have a mini-fridge dedicated to beer. At any one time, I have somewhere between a half dozen to nearly a couple dozen varieties of cold beer on hand. Just depends if I'm in a new-beer kick (i.e., most often season changes when the mix six shelves get loaded up with the new seasonals, I'll have more variety on hand).

    Cellar remains pretty much the same throughout the year. At this point, I estimate I have about 150 bottles down there, about 75 of which are bombers and the other 75 are 4/6 packs aging to generate some verticals in the years to come.

    Of course when I decide it's time to move, I'm going to have to whittle my cellar down to a few boxes. I imagine I'll make some pretty good friends to help me get there.
     
  8. Harrison8

    Harrison8 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,285) Dec 6, 2015 Missouri
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    I was/am kinda curious about how many people do not have a dedicated beer fridge. It just so happens that my mini fridge is still working, but once it kicks the bucket, I doubt I'll pick up another for the sake of beer.

    Who knows. Wild things could happen. Maybe I'll just give up buying food for the refrigerator and stick to frozen meals. :stuck_out_tongue:
     
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  9. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    About 40 different beers on hand but as was the case with others, I did not vote since some of them are in the kitchen fridge and most of them are resting quietly in a corner of the basement and there's no beer fridge, even on the horizon.
     
  10. Sweatshirt

    Sweatshirt Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2014 New Hampshire

    I have 10 or so bottles of lambic that I keep and rotate out of my cellar. I keep anywhere from 4-12 beers in my fridge for immediate consumption. Not huge on holding onto beer or having a ton on hand .
     
  11. davesfolly

    davesfolly Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2015 North Carolina

    Some in the crisper drawer since I don't have anything crisp at the moment.

    Some in my closet waiting for their turn in the crisper.

    Some still at the store, waiting for me to adopt them.

    Frozen Pizza is the best thing to keep in the freezer. Goes with about every beer I drink!
     
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  12. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    There speaks a bachelor. :sunglasses:
     
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  13. Celtics76

    Celtics76 Pooh-Bah (1,781) Sep 5, 2011 Rhode Island
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    I use the main fridge to store 3-5 beers to be consumed within the week. In the cellar 6-8 beers at various stages of aging to be consumed whenever. That's it. Nice and easy.
     
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  14. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    My norm is a mixed 6er in the fridge and 10-15 bottles in the cellar.
     
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  15. Hinda65

    Hinda65 Pooh-Bah (1,908) May 7, 2017 Utah
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    I voted 2nd to last...I have a large beer fridge with a temp control set at 52 degrees...A small beer fridge I drink from and a bunch of shelving that I keep multiple bottles stashed... Not sure on the total bottles but its probably between 150 and 200.
     
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  16. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Technically, my cellar isn't "on-hand". It's actually in my friends basement, where I have 2 shelves 2 feet deep x 5 feet long full of beer. In my fridge at home I have 32 bottles, cans, crowlers of various styles, not counting the 4th beer of the day I'm currently working on.
     
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  17. scream

    scream Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2014 Wisconsin
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    Did not vote-I did not fit any choice.

    Storage-cellar/unfinished basement that stays about 55°F yr round. I only put beer in the fridge for those who want it cold. My belief is that cold kills/mutes the flavor.

    Types-44 types

    Qty-105, mostly 12 oz btl. w a few BCS pints and assorted bombers, a few cans-I don't like cans
     
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  18. beer_beer

    beer_beer Pooh-Bah (2,306) Feb 13, 2018 Finland
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    Hi there!
    New to your excellent site! I'm into non-alcoholic beers. The middle alternative in the poll fits the best. Have half the (big) fridge reserved for beers. Right now there are only about 15 in total, try to keep them nearer 30. At a time maybe 20 different, usually buy them in pairs.
     
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  19. jseit89

    jseit89 Initiate (0) Jan 10, 2016 New York

    Probably because I am obsessive, but I have a beer fridge in the apt, a beer cellar at my parent's (where I keep most the verticals) and beer stored in the normal fridge as well as some spare tavour boxes : /. All in total probably cellaring ~ 100.
     
  20. TongoRad

    TongoRad Grand Pooh-Bah (3,884) Jun 3, 2004 New Jersey
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    I'm not sure that the 4th option fits, but that's how I voted.

    I have a beer fridge for regular drinking - about 1 to 2 cases at all times, 6 to 8 styles. The stock comes and goes with my moods.

    Then there's a case and a half of cellar beers, mostly high gravity stuff, with some brett beers in there as well.
     
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