Limited release cellaring

I would, but that's just me. I usually try to get 3 bottles - one to drink now, one to drink in a year (if I remember to), and one to forget about. I haven't exactly been good about this, and usually end up not drinking one after a year. Regardless, I would take notes somewhere to compare the aged beer to what you remembered it being fresh, assuming you buy multiples.

 

I'd buy two if they will sell you more than one and spending that much is fine with you. I don't think most of us cellar beers solely to do side by side comparisons. Take notes when you drink the fresh one, and in fact take notes any time you have a beer from your cellar or when you have a beer fresh that you plan to cellar. You never know if they'll release the beer again in five years, and you'll wish you'd taken notes.

 

I am neither rich nor a hoarder, so I usually try to get a fresh pour on tap and then buy a bottle for the cellar.

 

A friend of mine always buys full allotment on pretty much every limited release he buys from. 80% of the beers I've had from his cellar (mainly stouts and barley wines) that are over a year old, end up tasting worse than they started off as. I say buy one to drink now, and one to drink in a year.

 

I have noticed firsthand that beers with too many added flavors don't seem to cellar very well. Odd Side's BBIMM was AWFUL after a year (unless you like unbalanced sweet then heat), and KBS doesn't seem to hold up very well either (I like to be able to pick out the separate flavors). Those are just my thoughts though...

 

Drink it now or maybe give it a few months to think about itself. In my short 4 or 5 years of cellaring beer, very few have improved

 

I also find most adjunct heavy variants don't age well. Coffee turns to green peppers, chocolate and spices fade quickly. I stay away from those.

 

I wouldn't consider storage vessels an adjunct.

 

Barley wines typically age well, but do you want to spend $20 each additional bottle? Some beers age well, others don't if you want to experiment buy an extra and see what you think.