Review beers fresh or aged?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by bubseymour, Apr 12, 2015.

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  1. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Ideally, I think you should review a brew fresh. If you can, revisit it, and feel free to update your review. As @champ103 noted, just make sure you mentioned it in your review.

    Some brews age exceptionally well, but even then, if the purpose of a review is to give someone else an idea as to what they can expect, relatively fresh is the only fair angle.
     
    #21 Roguer, Apr 12, 2015
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  2. GetTheYayo

    GetTheYayo Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2012 Pennsylvania

    I go fresh 9/10 times. Plus I lack cellar discipline.
     
    #22 GetTheYayo, Apr 12, 2015
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  3. Mike_Aguirre

    Mike_Aguirre Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2015 Mexico

    I believe it must be fresh since just a small portion of beer drinkers have the possibility of cellaring in the right way.
     
    #23 Mike_Aguirre, Apr 12, 2015
  4. RBassSFHOPit2ME

    RBassSFHOPit2ME Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2009 California

    Just state before the review where the beer is in it's life. Other than that, who freaking cares. It's a free website.
     
    #24 RBassSFHOPit2ME, Apr 12, 2015
  5. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    Since many people just rate beers now instead of a review with words that would explain bottled on or best buy in the prefix of the written review how would we ever know the freshness or vintage
     
    #25 gatornation, Apr 12, 2015
  6. AugustusRex

    AugustusRex Initiate (0) Apr 12, 2013 Canada (ON)

    It would be nice if Beeradvocate provided an application showing how rating increases/decreases with time in the cellar.
     
    #26 AugustusRex, Apr 12, 2015
  7. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    Thanks for the advice. I won't stash the WW sour then. Basically I think for storing for 12+ mo., I'll set aside my repeats and BW's (whether I've had them or not), but everything else I'll just work through on a first in/first out basis without any further thought about it. I'm about through my Dec 2014 purchased cellar bottles so I'll just keep plugging through them and move into my January buys.
     
    #27 bubseymour, Apr 12, 2015
  8. papat444

    papat444 Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,961) Dec 28, 2006 Canada (QC)
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    Yeah, I always include the bottling date though lately my reviewing skills have gotten lazy :grimacing:
     
    #28 papat444, Apr 12, 2015
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