Sierra 30 beers

I have the Imperial Helles in the cellar. I agree with you that it's the least likely to do well, but what the hell, I'm giving it a try.

 

had the black barelywine in october. its still pretty tasty but not as good as it was fresh. i didnt like the stout too much, but maybe it turned around.

 

The stout is fantastic now. I had it on draft in February, and it was like drinking a chocolate pumpernickel pretzel.

 

I have several of the Grand Cru and Barleywine put away and was wondering the same thing myself. Maybe I need to pop one and find out sooner rather than later.

 

For whatever reason I didn't try any of these when they were released but I've had the Imp. Stout laying down for awhile (been waiting to open it with some friends) so maybe I'll bust it open sooner rather than later.

 

i loved the stout fresh, thought it got worse after a year or so.

didn't hold on to any of the helles for the same reasons as other people.

have some grand cru (which i didn't like fresh) and black barleywine (which i did like fresh), but will probably wait a year or so more for both of them.

 

Ive got about 15 bottles of the black barleywine hanging out in my cellar so im really banking on them to age wonderfully, now that i think about it i havent cracked one yet, soooo maybe tomorrow night ill post again

 

there is store near me that has 3 left, i bought two. first one was fantastic, second one was mehh. im thinking next time i go back ill pick up the last one (if its there) and celler it.

 

The Grand Cru is tasting fantastic at the moment. I poured this at a tasting I host, two weeks ago, let's just say the 6 to 8 bottles my store had still in stock are now just about gone. People were shocked to see how well beer can age.

 

i enjoyed the stout fresh very much and i dont think it tastes as good as it used to. i still have two bottles left of that. I had a grand cru a few months ago and it was still really hoppy. if i remember correctly i think bill manley said it was mostly bigfoot so it should age wonderfully. i cant speak too much about the black barleywine but i would think it should age nicely cause it also has a big hop presence

 

Drank the stout a couple weeks ago, I thought it fell off quite a bit. Tasted dull and lifeless to me. I drank both the barleywine and the grand cru at the brewery 3 months ago and both were great, with the grand cru being the biggest surprise. Still had a nice hop presence with the Bigfoot malty goodness starting to show through.

 

I just had all four in a series tasting with a friend. I thought the grand cru and stout did excellent with age. I preferred the black barleywine when it was fresh and I never really loved the bock either fresh or aged. I have another complete series I am going to give another year and try again.

 

I had the Black Barleywine last week and thought it was fantastic. I had never had it fresh to compare to though.

 

I have a black Barleywine that I plan to age long term. A semi local bottle shop still has Grand Cru for sale ($9.99). I am going to buy some next time I stop in. I had one fresh when they released (had all 4 and enjoyed them). I'll drink one right away and post thoughts on the age.

 

wish i had more than one bottle left of the grand cru. very curious to try it, but want to let it go longer... maybe if i see one languishing somewhere i'll grab it.

 

The black barleywine has been consistently getting better. The stout has been consistently getting worse. Just like mikehblack wrote. The barleywine has really been the star of the 4. Really wish I grabbed some grand cru.