joshualoomis
Well-Known Member
i have been aging beer for a while. i pick my favorites or the extremely limited brews and put down a few. this past christmas i enjoyed a 2005 chimay (blue cap). it was fabulous, though had lost about half of its carbonation. same for a bottle of 2006 DFH olde school that i shared with a few friends.
every christmas i break out one of each of my celebration ales and taste them next to each other and take notes. it's a good time, even my wife sips along.
some notables in the beer closet:
sierra nevada celebration ale:
multiples each of 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010
sierra nevada bigfoot:
multiples each of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
sierra nevada estate ale 2009 (not the waxed top organic, this is the original)
the thirtieth anniversary grand cru is gonna be amazing in twelve months.
life and limb 2009
many hoptimums 2011
flossmoor station ipa: two mustard yellow wax bombers
bells hopslam 2008
stone anniversary 13, 2009
stone double bastard 2009
stone vertical epic 2008
DFH 120:
2006 and 2007
DFH squall 2010
avery maharaja:
2006 batch four: one
2008 batch eight: two
2009 batch nine: three
2010 batches eleven and twelve: many
waiting for this month's 2011...
i love fresh beer, but aging is fun and it's interesting to see how some flavors mature and some fade.
this was an epic first post after months of soaking everything in. thanks, guys.
every christmas i break out one of each of my celebration ales and taste them next to each other and take notes. it's a good time, even my wife sips along.
some notables in the beer closet:
sierra nevada celebration ale:
multiples each of 2006, 2007,
2008, 2009, 2010
sierra nevada bigfoot:
multiples each of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
sierra nevada estate ale 2009 (not the waxed top organic, this is the original)
the thirtieth anniversary grand cru is gonna be amazing in twelve months.
life and limb 2009
many hoptimums 2011
flossmoor station ipa: two mustard yellow wax bombers
bells hopslam 2008
stone anniversary 13, 2009
stone double bastard 2009
stone vertical epic 2008
DFH 120:
2006 and 2007
DFH squall 2010
avery maharaja:
2006 batch four: one
2008 batch eight: two
2009 batch nine: three
2010 batches eleven and twelve: many
waiting for this month's 2011...
i love fresh beer, but aging is fun and it's interesting to see how some flavors mature and some fade.
this was an epic first post after months of soaking everything in. thanks, guys.
