Will Firestone velvet Merlin age well?

Discussion in 'Cellaring / Aging Beer' started by torr99, Apr 15, 2015.

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  1. torr99

    torr99 Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2015 Nevada

    Will it age gracefully? Or is it too low abv?
     
    #1 torr99, Apr 15, 2015
  2. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Welcome to the site. Lots of great resources here, including a cellaring forum where they'll have the answer to your question.
     
    #2 drtth, Apr 15, 2015
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  3. 57md

    57md Grand Pooh-Bah (3,033) Aug 22, 2011 Pennsylvania
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    Never tried it but my guess is that it is waaaaaay too low in ABV to age well.

    Drink it now.
     
    #3 57md, Apr 15, 2015
  4. RobertColianni

    RobertColianni Pooh-Bah (1,789) Nov 4, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    ...or you could always answer for him.

    OP, Velvet Merlin ages into a semi-metalic Porter. I suggest drinking it fresh.
     
    #4 RobertColianni, Apr 15, 2015
  5. torr99

    torr99 Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2015 Nevada

    Thanks guys for your help
     
    #5 torr99, Apr 15, 2015
  6. Rback

    Rback Crusader (489) Feb 26, 2012 New York

    Will only age well in my basement. Please send your inventory by the end of this week. Will return when aging process is complete.
     
    #6 Rback, Apr 15, 2015
  7. drtth

    drtth Initiate (0) Nov 25, 2007 Pennsylvania
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    Well, since I have no idea of how it ages, never having had it or even seen it, that would be a bit hard/misleading. BTW, when I made that reply this thread was a first time post by a brand new member and in the general beer talk forum rather than here. So perhaps you have a better idea about how to respond instead of a welcome and a pointer to where help answering the question can be found?
     
    #7 drtth, Apr 15, 2015
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  8. Skunkdrool

    Skunkdrool Savant (1,160) Jul 31, 2010 California
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    Ive aged several vintages, and it just ends up being cooked with. Its much better within 6 months of bottling.
     
    #8 Skunkdrool, Apr 15, 2015
  9. Brolo75

    Brolo75 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,134) Aug 10, 2013 California
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    I had a 2014 a couple weeks ago, honestly, prefer it fresh.
     
    #9 Brolo75, Apr 16, 2015
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