The First Beer You've "Aged"

Abyss 2014.

I had it "fresh" and really enjoyed it. Cellared a few bottles and tried one about a month ago. I think I actually liked it better before the 1 yr mark.

 

Uhhh ... various homebrews, by accident. You just kind of shove them to the back and forget about them. I made a Belgian quad that was great after the one year mark.

 

I don't know what nefarious activity you're implying by "aged" beer....

Just kidding. It sort of just happened after I heard it was possible to age beer. I just remember having a closet with 5-8 beers all of the sudden. I believe it started after I learned most sours improved with a few years on them.

 

I think it might of been Bigfoot 2012 when it came out. Still have a couple.

 

Stone Vertical Epic 02/02/02. I still have one, along with '03, '04 and '05. Thinking about finally drinking it alongside the fresh Encore 02/02/02 Stone is releasing this year. That should be interesting.

 

bigfoot and bells third coast. third coast is simply an amazing beer to age, "babbi's first cellar beer" in my opinion.

 

i have quite a few in my cellar now.

my first in the cellar was Stone Brett IPA Enjoy After 7/4/16
haven't had any out of my cellar yet, i have some good beers in there too. RIS, old ale, barleywine, double porter, etc. looking forward to my aged bottles of 120 Minute.

i actually enjoyed 120 minute. it wasn't near as bitter or strong as i expected. i liked the taste, feel, and aroma of it. wouldn't mind the mellowing of it.

 

Rochefort 10

 

Bell's Cherry Stout. I found it a bit too tart when I first grabbed it, and an experienced friend suggested aging. Much better after a year. I still have one with just over two years on it, waiting for a get together with some friends to crack it.

 

BA Narwhal was my first. Still haven't opened it, but I'm new to the game.

 

I know a good amount of people whos cellars started out with stone old guardian.

 

Pretty new to aging beers but right now I have some Russian River sours, Alesmith Reforged and a belching beaver Old Dirty barrel. I always want to buy a couple so I can try one and hope I make that mental bookmark so when I open I can make that comparison in my my mind.

 

2014 bcbs reg, bw, and coffee. Have since drank the coffees i had cellared away. Hoping to save the rest for some verticals a few years down the road

 

I started stashing Firestone "box beers" in 2012... Now I've probably got 25+ in the wine fridge.

2012-16 verticals of Sucuba, Anniversary Ale, plenty of Parabola, Stickee Monkey, Etc...

Outside of that just have a few Stone "enjoy after" and a couple of their limited releases

 

@BloodInMyHair and @vileplume ... Same here for me with the Bigfoot.

 

I have a 2014 5050 Eclipse stout in my fridge. I'll drink it on my birthday in July. Also have a couple 2012 Courage stouts that I don't have a plan for.

 

The first beer I ever aged is a Founder's Backwoods Bastard. I still have it. It somehow accidentally went unnoticed in my stash for about 2 years before I noticed it and decided to age it for even longer. It's now been about 10-11 years.

 

Cant say for sure, but I'm thinking it was Samichlaus from 2014. Still have it.

^also, that sounds awesome. I love that beer

 

2014 Dragon's Milk with Chilis. It's still aging.