Body and Aging

[rdkopp0153]

We all know that our bodies usually get worse with aging but what about with beer?

I know alcohol levels will mellow and flavors change and meld, but
will the body and mouthfeel of an aged beer improve or get worse over time?

 

[erikpete18]

I suppose it depends on the beer. Unless you have an infection, the complex sugars and proteins that normally make up the "body" shouldn't be breaking down any more, unless you're really aging a long time. However, I feel like I've heard repeated somewhere (secondhand-secondhand info?) that some oxidation products, like the sherry notes you can get, can act to increase the perception of the body, and those would increase with age. I suppose that if the original beer had a hot alcohol taste, that might serve to thin the body out initially, and allowing that to mellow might cause the beer to seem like it has more body. I don't know what you're going for, but I wouldn't be surprised if some beers improve over time.

 

[GHBWNY]

We all know that our bodies usually get worse with aging but what about with beer?

Nope. Beer hasn't made my body get worse.