landhoney

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Brewtopia, and this thread: http://www.tastybrew.com/forum/thread/125433 really inspired me to start doing this. I have a wine cellar, so now the bottom is devoted to beer. I've got ~30 bottle so far, mostly 750mL bottles but not all: Orval(2), Ommegedon(2), RIS's - Avery, Oak Yeti, Brooklyn Cocolate(4), Cantillon Gueze/Kriek, Hansenns Gueze/Kriek, Rose de Gambrinus, Allagash Curieux, Rodenbach/Grand, The Duchess, Deus, Three Philosophers, Equinox, Roch 8/10, Grand Cru of the Emperor(2), and a few others that I'm forgetting....but that's the point

I started this thread to hopefully encourage others to try this, and to see what those who do this already are saving in their cellars. Or if you had a Samichlaus from 1988 like the above thread, let us know how it was and that we should really be putting away some. I feel this is a growing trend and is a worthwhile endeavor. Beers like Ommeggedon actual suggest you cellar it for at least 6 months on the label, and I want to see if Orval gets funkier with some age on it.

I know wop31 and topia are already, but is anybody esle thinking of trying this, or already doing it?

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PseudoChef

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I am cellaring a lot at the moment, but I have no idea at what date I should drink them. They'll definitely be just special occasion beers for sure. I don't know what other people have around in their cellars in this area, so I don't know if an old beer night is a possibility.

In other news, I had the Curieux the other day. Really did taste like a trippel with a shot of bourbon dropped in it. Wish I would have sat on that one longer

Zar

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Ive always wanted to try cellaring beer, but dont really have a good place for it (florida = no cellar). A friend of mine has been keeping some Big Foot in his closet for about a year now. Hes probably going to crack one open when this years Big Foot comes out so he can try them back to back.

brewt00l

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I have a few odds and ends. It is interesting to compare the changes, both good and bad.

We has a local bottle shop that cellars beers and tosses them on the shelf every so often. It's pretty sweet to walk in and see something like several years of old foghorn on the shelf for an impromptu vertical.

Danek

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I'm cellaring a few big English beers ATM, including some Thomas Hardy Ale. Though I like the idea of laying down some Belgians as well.

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Evan!

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I've got a nice cellar, but it could be bigger. Some stars are the JW Lees 1998 Harvest Ale, and one bottle each of the JW Lees Harvest editions that he aged in different types of casks (4). I've got a Three Philosophers 750ml from 2003 in the fridge that I'm gonna drink soon.

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zoebisch01

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I have some Quelque Chose 'cellaring'. That's about it. It is hard to find individual bottles for cellaring here that are not waaay overpriced. The Quelque Chose was a group buy on a case. (PA liquor laws ftw).

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Hehe, my brother and I, our joke is that you become an immediate Philosopher when you drink it .

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landhoney

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That's awesome guys, especially the store selling the cellared beer. I need to get some JW Lees soon.

That's great Evan, and this is exactly what I'm talking about. When you drink it you'll be able to say to the community; 'yes, lay this down for ~5 years its awesome' or 'after ~5 years its really oxidized and not drinkable'. Hopefully it isn't the later, but this will help those cellaring(or thinking about it) to decide what beers to cellar and for how long.

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I had an Orval this weekend that was bottled in early 2006 and it definitely tasted different from one that I had recently that was bottled in late 2007 (they have the bottling dates on the label) The 2006 bottle had some serious spicy esters going and unfortunately I think it was a bit oxidized as I got a little cardboard taste to it as well.

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