Looking to start cellaring a few stouts and figured Black Tuesday is a good place to start. I alreadyy have the 2011 vintage but am looking to see what it takes to get a 2010 or even a 2009. Has anyone traded one away recently and are you willing to say what you got for it?
From what I've seen, the '09 is a certified white whale at this point, so think of the usual whale-ish suspects. (Ultra rare sours, other stout vintages, etc) The '10 is probably a bit more fuzzy - I'd imagine newer limited releases with much smaller bottle counts than '11 BT could probably score it - like Black Note or KtG.
no problem at all, ill add to that... how many bottles of 11'? how many bottles of 10'? how many bottles of 09'?
I would trade mine for something rare and sour. Id add to it for something like beatification, ddg, cable car,etc
I think this is the general ballpark... 7000 '11 3000 '10 1000 '09 They don't release bottle count numbers, but you can usually estimate based on Reserve Society allocations times number of members. In 2011 they opened up a bit to public sales though, so it's higher than the roughly 5000 that went to RS members.
I recently traded one of my 2010s for an AleSmith BA Decadence 2008. I'm open to trading more 2010s. Though I have to put the thought out there... I don't think BT is necessarily a good beer to experiment with cellaring on. I think the beer is going to last a very very long time, and it will take an inordinate amount of time to notice changes to it.
The other guy is vacax, that posted just 2 posts before you. I'm pretty sure he his aware as Alesmith announced it themselves before the release. He had the beer before and enjoyed it.
The infection in that one was very subtle, at least when I had it back in December. I thought it actually added a unique element to it and rather enjoyed it myself.
"This has proved to be a very interesting edition of BA Decadence. The 2008 batch, an English-style barleywine aged in bourbon barrels, took on a pleasant sourness. Such quirks of nature can provide intriguing drinking experiences, like the many excellent wild ales being produced today. We think you’ll enjoy this delightfully unconventional offering." This was Alesmith's press release before the release.
Yeah as Mr. BdubleEdubleRUN stated, I was the guy who actually received the BA Decadence. It is a very nice beer. The sourness being unintentional in no way affects the actual tastiness of said beer. My only regret is that now I also need another non-barrel aged version if I want to do a side-by-side.
wow, surprised to hear that. the reviews seem to say that the infection is a negative. enjoy. 2010 BT was a gell of a beer.
Everybody I know liked the beer at the release. I don't think people give it a fair chance. If they had just released it as a new dark sour everyone would rave.
