Aged Craft Beer

[Cigarsnjeeps]

Guess I should have bought a bigger Wineador so I could age some beer to go with my aged cigars. Never have been a wine guy, but I like craft beers and this intrigues me. Gonna need to pick up a couple bottles of some of the stringer beers I like (and the Stone beer) and start letting them age as an experiment..

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/the-current/eat-and-drink/Should-You-Cellar-That-Beer-Aged-Beers.html

 

[jfettlol]

i still have some '04 / '05 / '06 dfh wws's sitting. lol. what amazing things happen after 5+ years to that beer...

 

[UnBanded]

For aging, I go with my B&M's recommendation of most any brews with a ABV over 10%. I have some 2011-14 Stone Russian Imperial, 2010 DFH 120 Minute, and 2013 Founders Imperial Stout. Drank one of each over Xmas vacation, all outstanding.

 

[Xavier Dredo]

I've been tucking away 6 packs (now 4 packs ) of Sierra Nevada's Big Foot for the past 10 years. Once a year I'll do a vertical tasting with friends to see how they're changing, kind of fun.

 

[Craig Mac]

Longest mine age is barely enough time to get them cold. I tried to age some 120 minute once and think it made it a few weeks. The higher abv beers will stand up a lot longer, but they definitely change over time. What you like about a fresh beer you may not like about an aged beer and vice versa.

 

[daleo8803]

Dude I'm going to try this! Need to pick up a few bottles . Stupid question but can you age beer in a can? Or would it pick up metal taste?

 

[jfettlol]

Sure ya can. And fyi, just as cigars lose spice/punch from aging, beers lose hoppiness and alcoholic bite.

 

[Jesse]

I never knew you could age beer, thought it got bad after a certain amount of time. I'm guessing as long as you freeze it your fine?

 

[Stogies and Suds]

I keep a small adult beverage fridge in my kitchen that I store and age beer in. I have a beers 1-6 years old in it. I keep the aging generally to beers with 10% abv or higher as a rule of thumb. Imperial stouts, barley wines and belgian quads most of the time can keep well.

 

[herfdog]

I have a bottle of two-dogs that's from '97 - Its been in my fridges for the whole time.

Do you think its going to be better, or taste like carp?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Dogs

 

[Stogies and Suds]

I have a bottle of two-dogs that's from '97 - Its been in my fridges for the whole time.

Do you think its going to be better, or taste like carp?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Dogs

Hah! I say bring it to a bottle share party

 

[mistaforty]

I never knew you could age beer, thought it got bad after a certain amount of time. I'm guessing as long as you freeze it your fine?

Jesus no don't freeze it

 

[THEMISCHMAN]

This is interesting.

http://imbibemagazine.com/cellaring-beer/

 

[mistaforty]

Cool article. Bill is very knowledgeable last I heard he was working with Stone. We hung out and had a stick at shelleys last year before the Savor event here.