Poll Question: How many bottles do you typically buy?

Usually buy 2, 1 to drink and 1 to cellar. If it turns out to be absolutely amazing after cellaring for a year or two, I'll generally buy more the next round (assuming it wasn't a one-time brew).

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I think my ideal purchase is like 2-3 bombers, and maybe a six pack to enjoy throughout the week

 

Completely depends on the bottle format and if I have any experience with aging it. If I have experience aging it then I usually lay down 3 bombers or 1 sixer. If it's just an experiment usually just 1 bomber or 1/2 a sixer or four pack.

 

Usually a mixed 6 pack or a couple of big bottles per visit.

 

matters on if its easily available or limited. Often I can only get one limited, but wish I could get 2+. Many times if its limited Ill get one and save it for sometime I can share and appreciate it.

 

If I can ever afford it one day, I'd love to do this (for beers that can handle it well, like geuzes, big barleywines, big stouts, etc.):

A) Buy 10 + however many I want to drink presently, so maybe 12-15.
B) Do the same thing each year for each beer.
C) From year 10 and beyond, you always have a 10-year vertical each year for each beer.

 

One to try, one to cellar...

If I'm disappointed with the try, then at least I can look forward to see what tincture of time can do w/ the cellared bottle...

If I like, I may reconsider buying more at a later date.....

 

2 or 3 is usually my limit, makes it hard to build up verticals or keep them around long enough but I've grabbed 6+ bottles of a few beers once I tried them and knew they'd age well.

 

If it is something I really like, such as Stone IRS, or Parabola; I'll get a case for the storage cellar and a few bottles to drink fresh. Aged beer makes a great gift for folks that appreciate it.

 

Normally 3, but it also depends on the beer. If its a 1 off production, 2 or 3, one to drink right away and get an idea of the beer before buying more. If its something like a once a year production, I'll buy one to drink, one for down the road in like 10-14 months, and 1 for a vertical. That way I have had it fresh, and if it didn't do a whole lot more for me around the year mark...well, the new batch will be out so I'll buy more to drink fresh! Verticals, well, I just find them fun so with several beers I'll do that regardless of the fresh vs 1 year test. My usual vertical keepers are stouts and barley wines, especially the cheaper stuff that is easy to find and hold on to...Bigfoot, Green Flash barley wine, Samael's Ale, Alaskan Smoked Porter, so on and so forth. As cool as it would be years down the road, I just really don't get into doing whale verticals....partially because I don't have the patience lol And having like a 4-5 year vertical of say Black Tuesday or something (once there are that many vintages of course) just sounds like a big hot drunken mess of a night.

 

I bought 3 cases of Flying Mouflan after having a taste of Scratch #4 (same thing) a couple years back. It ages phenomenally.

 

I usually like to get anywhere from 3-5. Some for drinking and cellaring as well as trading.

 

Only two, one to try now one to age.

 

Most of the time, at least 3 bottles. One for now, the rest for the cellar. Sometimes I'll go higher, depending on the brewery and/or the release.

 

For me, it depends on the beer, the bottling format, the style and my previous experience with cellaring the beer. For those that have cellared well previously, and I enjoyed them throughout the aging process, I'll get 1-2 cases every year. For those that are new to me for cellaring, then I'm only picking up 2-3 of them. I tend to buy more quantity for the smaller formats. And it also depends on how long I plan to store the beer, which is largely dependant upon the beer itself. If I plan to age it longer, I buy more of it.

There's no one answer.

 

Depends...the pricier the beer, the fewer I tend to buy obviously. Also, I tend to buy more if they come in smaller formats, allowing me to open four or six 12 oz bottles instead of just a couple bombers. Ex: GI Sofie

 

I only buy by the case.