Shorts Woods Master

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by Ant7780, Mar 7, 2015.

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  1. Ant7780

    Ant7780 Crusader (451) Dec 2, 2012 Michigan

    Has anyone cellared this? Does it hold up or do the flavors fade?

    I have a feeling they mature. It's such a subtle flavor that I don't see how it could fade too much.
     
  2. CD83

    CD83 Initiate (0) Nov 9, 2014 Michigan

    My theory is drink em now! Of course I find it hard to hold onto anything that I intend to "cellar". That maple will drop off, I'm sure.
     
  3. atone315

    atone315 Initiate (0) Oct 8, 2008 Wisconsin

    OP, what would you look to gain by cellaring this beer?
     
  4. MSEGUIN

    MSEGUIN Initiate (0) Apr 6, 2011 Michigan

    curious to know myself.
     
  5. Ant7780

    Ant7780 Crusader (451) Dec 2, 2012 Michigan

    Well, I've found that when beers age well they develop deeper, more complex tastes. In my experience flavors don't really fall off as much as meld with each other (with the exception of accidentally buying some old IPA's). I've had some oldish Breakfast Stouts which were fantastic. I've also had two year old Pilgrim's Dole where one might say the bourbon fell off, but one also might say it matured and became more subtle and complex.

    Sorry if that sounds arrogant and pretentious. The other reason is that I buy a lot of beer and I always try to drink the hoppy ones first, so some get pushed to the back, and given the flavor of this beer, I feel like it would be a good candidate for aging (based on my above observations), probably just until next winter.
     
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