My Cellar...suggestions?

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.

 

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!

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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.