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What is the WORST aged beer you've had?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by coffeeguy, Feb 26, 2013.

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  1. coffeeguy

    coffeeguy Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2013 Illinois

    Today I cracked open a 5 month old breakfast stout to see how my 2012 batch was aging and it was terrible! Very acidic, starting to go flat, and had a pretty lame nose on it. I'm very new to cellaring beers so pardon me for my rookie choices in beer.
     
    #1 coffeeguy, Feb 26, 2013
  2. vthippie

    vthippie Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2012 Vermont

    Schlitz of undetermined age, still had the pull tap top.
     
    #2 vthippie, Feb 26, 2013
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  3. infi

    infi Savant (1,060) Apr 4, 2009 New York
    Trader

    Coffee-oriented beers aren't prime candidates for aging, especially if you love coffee flavors. So that's a good rule of thumb to keep in mind.

    And SA Triple Bock '97. Though it's so unique, even in a 2 oz. taste. Definitely a bucket-list beer.
     
    #3 infi, Feb 27, 2013
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  4. FunkyMacGroovin

    FunkyMacGroovin Initiate (0) Sep 22, 2009 California

    Definitely, definitely Triple Bock.
     
    #4 FunkyMacGroovin, Feb 27, 2013
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  5. coffeeguy

    coffeeguy Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2013 Illinois

    Thanks for the tip on coffee-oriented beers. As for the triple bock I've heard a lot of mixed reviews about it. Do you think it was so bad due to the way the bottle handled/aged, or was the beer really just that bad?
     
    #5 coffeeguy, Feb 27, 2013
  6. Jfriz25

    Jfriz25 Initiate (0) Jun 8, 2012 Wisconsin

    Something is going on if a 5 month old breakfast stout was that bad. I just opened one the other day and it was delicious; better than fresh IMO.
     
    #6 Jfriz25, Feb 27, 2013
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  7. infi

    infi Savant (1,060) Apr 4, 2009 New York
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    I think it's just the nature of the beer itself, especially after 15+ years. No bad handling assumed, but it's just how beer goes.
     
    #7 infi, Feb 27, 2013
  8. Kopfschuss

    Kopfschuss Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2009 Oregon

    2009 Piraat. This beer needs to be consumed fresh IMO.
     
    #8 Kopfschuss, Feb 27, 2013
  9. iwantmorehops

    iwantmorehops Zealot (739) Sep 25, 2010 Vermont

    This^ I had one two days ago that was devine, not much different than fresh. Drinking a 2011 Wake and Bake right now and really enjoying it, its not the coffee forward beer it is fresh, but it's chocolatey and delicious.
     
    #9 iwantmorehops, Feb 27, 2013
  10. coffeeguy

    coffeeguy Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2013 Illinois

    Maybe my 5 month old was just mishandled at the liquor store I purchased it at, a bad cap or something else all together. I also have a 4 pack that was bottled 2 months later, and purchased at a different store so hopefully they'll turn out better.
     
    #10 coffeeguy, Feb 27, 2013
  11. Spaceloaf

    Spaceloaf Initiate (0) Nov 27, 2008 Oregon

    That's easy, a two-year old Pliny the Elder. Absolutely terrible (I'm talking BMC bad). That beer is completely dependent on hops; no malt backbone to speak of.
     
    #11 Spaceloaf, Feb 27, 2013
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  12. jegross2

    jegross2 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2010 Illinois

    2009 Mirror Mirror or Short's Uber Goober. Take your pick.
     
    #12 jegross2, Feb 27, 2013
  13. Kopfschuss

    Kopfschuss Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2009 Oregon

    Infected Mirror Mirror? I was lucky and had one that was left in the fridge since it was bought. It was delicious! I would gladly take the gamble for this one in the future.
     
    #13 Kopfschuss, Feb 27, 2013
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  14. stx00lax

    stx00lax Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2009 Washington
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    I will also nominate 97' triple bock. So bad, yet so fascinating. I cant bring myself to pour the rest of my bottle out. Its like that wound in your mouth that you cant help but poke repeatedly.
     
    #14 stx00lax, Feb 27, 2013
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  15. xnicknj

    xnicknj Initiate (0) May 25, 2009 Pennsylvania

    Any DIPA that some dummy thinks is going to magically turn into a barleywine after a couple years.
     
    #15 xnicknj, Feb 27, 2013
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  16. jegross2

    jegross2 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2010 Illinois

    Yep. It was one of the nastiest things I've ever consumed
     
    #16 jegross2, Feb 27, 2013
  17. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    As others have said, SA Triple Bock. Not only the worst aged beer, but THE worst beer period.
     
    #17 UCLABrewN84, Feb 27, 2013
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  18. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,842) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Most disliked....2007 Thomas Hardy's Ale

    I'd love to say Triple Bock but can't because the one I had wasn't aged much.
     
    #18 jbertsch, Feb 27, 2013
  19. salzar

    salzar Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2008 California

    a non-ba Coton that had been stored in the fridge for 2years. I could bearly choke down that one
     
    #19 salzar, Feb 27, 2013
  20. Jaap

    Jaap Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2012 Washington

    :astonished:

    That stuff is gnar.
     
    #20 Jaap, Feb 27, 2013
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