Old Guardian extra Hoppy aging

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Ipaupaweallpa, Apr 1, 2015.

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  1. Ipaupaweallpa

    Ipaupaweallpa Savant (1,022) Dec 26, 2014 Alabama
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    Wouldn't it be contradictory to age an extra Hoppy old Guardian as the hop profile would fade /diminish?
     
    #1 Ipaupaweallpa, Apr 1, 2015
  2. MonkeyBread

    MonkeyBread Maven (1,308) Apr 26, 2014 Nevada
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    Nothing wrong with aging it. Think of Bigfoot (the most hoppy barleywine I can think of), which ages fine for years.
     
    #2 MonkeyBread, Apr 1, 2015
  3. Patches826

    Patches826 Pooh-Bah (2,479) Aug 28, 2013 Massachusetts
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    It drinks great fresh. But hey, if you have multiples, why not try aging it to see if it turns out any different than regular OG? Only time will tell.
     
    #3 Patches826, Apr 1, 2015
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  4. DoubleJ

    DoubleJ Grand Pooh-Bah (4,516) Oct 13, 2007 Wisconsin
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    What does the bottle say? Does it suggest to age, drink fresh, or both?
     
    #4 DoubleJ, Apr 1, 2015
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  5. TheBeerdedCharmer

    TheBeerdedCharmer Pooh-Bah (1,652) Oct 24, 2013 Pennsylvania
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    A friend and I asked the same question a while back. The majority of the responses told us not to age it. A few months is fine but after that, it supposedly loses it's hop character. A couple people claimed to have talked to Stone and gotten that answer but who knows. It is an amazing beer fresh.
     
    #5 TheBeerdedCharmer, Apr 1, 2015
  6. Relik

    Relik Zealot (603) Apr 20, 2011 Canada (NS)

    buy a few drink some fresh the drink some with age and see what you enjoy.
     
    #6 Relik, Apr 1, 2015
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