Widmer Raspberry Russian/Chocolate Russian 13, Now or Later?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by BKBassist, Jun 27, 2013.

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  1. BKBassist

    BKBassist Initiate (0) Jan 24, 2013 New York

    Just got hooked up with a bottle of each of these. I've never been a big Widmer fan, but I'm generally pretty easy going on RIS (I've rarely had one I didn't at least find decent). Anyone with familiarity with these have any advice on cellaring or should I just pop em open now? I know coffee stouts lose the coffee with age, does fruit/chocolate also fade?
     
    #1 BKBassist, Jun 27, 2013
  2. DevilsCups

    DevilsCups Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2010 New York
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    Drink them now I'd say. I find it hard to age a beer I've never had fresh.
     
    #2 DevilsCups, Jun 27, 2013
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  3. RDMII

    RDMII Initiate (0) Apr 11, 2010 Georgia

    Drink now. The raspberry fades QUICK in that one.
     
    #3 RDMII, Jun 27, 2013
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  4. Infinite1

    Infinite1 Initiate (0) Jul 2, 2010 Illinois

    I tried to age mine and the raspberry was really faint
     
    #4 Infinite1, Jun 27, 2013
  5. UCLABrewN84

    UCLABrewN84 Initiate (0) Mar 18, 2010 California

    I recently had a pour of the raspberry one from an older keg and it was pretty disappointing. I say drink that one for sure.
     
    #5 UCLABrewN84, Jun 27, 2013
  6. mitch3114

    mitch3114 Pundit (849) Feb 20, 2012 New York

    I never had it fresh but picked up a 2012 that was brewed 03/12 last fall for $4.99 and held on to it until March this year... it was really good, but the raspberry was really faint. When I first poured it into the snifter I got a hint and if you really swirled and agitated it in your mouth you could pick up a very slight hint... but if someone served it to me and just told me it was an imperial stout I would have never suspected that it was brewed with raspberries... if you can get another one and drink one and let the other sit for a year or so.
     
    #6 mitch3114, Jul 1, 2013
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