My Cellar...suggestions?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Armando_Perez, Jul 15, 2013.

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  1. Armando_Perez

    Armando_Perez Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2013 Florida

  2. Roger85

    Roger85 Pundit (965) Aug 24, 2012 Illinois

    Drink the espresso stuff sooner rather than later. Coffee flavors will fade over time. Victory at Sea is freaking amazing when fresh. Never had it aged though.
     
  3. HighWine

    HighWine Initiate (0) Dec 11, 2010 Illinois

    Sit on the Expedition and Worldwide Stout for 2+ years. Drink the Ten Fidy whenever you want. I did a 3 year vertical a couple of years ago and they all tasted the same. I wasn't impressed with Storm King fresh so sit on that one and tell me if I should buy another bottle!
     
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  4. Dupage25

    Dupage25 Savant (1,044) Jul 4, 2013 Antarctica

    Needs more barleywines. Wait at least two years on the Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, one year didn't seem to do much. Never aged any of the others for any particularly long time (still sitting on Expedition).


    Also, needs more barleywines.
     
  5. jzeilinger

    jzeilinger Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,847) Dec 4, 2004 Pennsylvania
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    That's a tough call because they're all not "overly/old" right now and it depends on your personal taste preferences. The only one I'm not familiar with is the OMG Ale. Other than that, the other stuff on your list are solid "agers" and would bring satisfaction consuming them now or in a year or two. If you like more bitterness in your beers, better to consume earlier because that will fade. Ideally, buy at least two of each (or more if possible) and drink one early on, take notes, and let the other one sit...take notes again and compare the two.
     
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  6. Armando_Perez

    Armando_Perez Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2013 Florida

    You're right, Victory at Sea is amazing, I picked up a couple more bottles. I will have one now and give the others about a year.
     
  7. Armando_Perez

    Armando_Perez Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2013 Florida

    Closest thing I've had to a barleywine is The Bruery's White Oak. Which ones do you recommend to age?
     
  8. Armando_Perez

    Armando_Perez Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2013 Florida

    Thank you for the feedback. OMG is a special release from a local brewery here in St. Pete called Rapp Brewery. It's a decent little brewery receiving more and more accolades as the months pass.
     
  9. Dupage25

    Dupage25 Savant (1,044) Jul 4, 2013 Antarctica


    J.W. Lees Harvest ale.....for about ten years. North Coast Old Stock Ale starts to get good around 2-3 years. Ignore this site's categorization for Old Stock, it's an English barleywine (for the most part, old ale and English barleywine are interchangeable). And should be readily available, and is inexpensive for the style, so that would be my first pick if you have to prioritize. Dogfish Head Olde School at 2 years was the first beer I ever cellared, did not disappoint. Traquair 2020 might be worth a shot if you can find it, but honestly all but one of the bottles I've had in the last year were so good I don't think I could hold on to more than one till the magical date (April 2020). Not a barleywine, but Samichlaus Helles (red label) with 4.5-5 years on it tastes like a barleywine.

    Other popular picks which I have little or no experience with include Sierra Nevada Bigfoot, Bell's Third Coast Old Ale, Fuller's Vintage Ale, and Thomas Hardy. Third Coast Old Ale is not to be confused with Third Coast Beer.
     
  10. vos-slc

    vos-slc Initiate (0) Jul 19, 2013 Utah

    Good variety on the Expresso Stout. Now if what Roger85 say is true, 'Coffee flavors will fade over time', I would highly recommend aging the Russian Imperial Expresso Stout. She has a hell of kick in coffee flavor. Aging this brew for a year or two would be a bad idea. But then again its all on personal preference and what your taste buds desire.

     
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  11. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    If I were you, I'd drink all but one fresh and age the last one if you really want to experiment. Otherwise just pick up more Expedition, WWS, Yeti, or other imperial stouts and age that instead. The vanilla and coffee in the VaS is what makes it so incredible, and those qualities will fade with time.
     
  12. MetalMountainMastiff

    MetalMountainMastiff Initiate (0) Oct 1, 2012 California

    I wouldn't bother aging the ten tidy. It declined for me in taste after a year.
     
  13. RichardMNixon

    RichardMNixon Maven (1,431) Jun 24, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Don't age the Punkin, the spices will fade and you'll be left with something that I can't imagine would be any good.
     
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  14. paulys55

    paulys55 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2010 Pennsylvania

    :astonished:
     
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