Rookie Questions

So, I have a 2011 batch of Goose Island's Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout that was bottled in January of 2012 (according to the bottle). I'm a stout lover, and finally getting my hands on one of these was a dream come true. I want to age it (bottle says it can go for five years) but I'm new to the whole aging thing and had a few (possibly paranoid) concerns.

My first instinct was to age it in the fridge. To me, it was the most logical place to put it. But as I started to do research, I read that the higher the ABV (and the BCBCS clocks in at 14%) the higher the temperature you should store it, most likely around 60 degrees. Obviously, if I kept my fridge this warm, all my food would spoil rather quickly. So, I considered putting it in my basement, but we're in the middle of a remodel, and there's no safe place to store it. And, the house is usually kept at about 70, but we don't have air conditioning and it can get a lot warmer in the summer. How much would this beer be affected if it was aged at a standard fridge temperature as opposed to a warmer temp?

Also, I know of the dangers that light can present to a beer, however, I've never really concerned myself with it because I usually drink the beer before anything could possibly happen. With aging a beer as long as I'd want to with this, would the brief exposures to the interior light over a period of five years affect anything?

Should I get some bottling wax and cover the cap to make a better seal? I feel as though just having a cap on might not be enough for such a long time.

Do I have to worry about the beer becoming flat if it's jostled around too much, i.e., if it was placed in the door rack and moved around every time someone opened the fridge?

Is it better to lie it flat like wine or to stand it up? I've read both sides of the argument.

Is there REALLY that much of a difference between tasting it now as opposed to five years down the line?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, everyone.

 

Thanks dude, I appreciate the input.

 

I've been eyeballing the Rasputin for a while now, but I just haven't gotten around to picking it up yet. I'll definitely give it a go.