stupac2
Well-Known Member
I said I'd start this thread as soon as I had some cellared beers, so here we go!
Big tasting yesterday, here are the aged bottles we had:
Millennium Gueuze: Big thanks to eikhcsel for opening this one! I thought it was doing great, funky with a nice backbone of sourness and that weird (but enjoyable) mint thing some of these older 3F blends have.
Cherry Rye & Bramble: I'm not a big fan of either of these beers, and I don't think time has helped them much. But literally everyone else was saying that they've gotten better, (especially Cherry), so take that for what it's worth. I'm still not convinced that adding fruit to a stout is a good idea.
2009 Cantillon Classic: Not as sour as I was expecting. Very subdued in general, which surprised me. But it has good amounts of funk and tartness, plus the mineral flavors you typically associate with 3F, not Cantillon.
Darkness 2008: Loved it. Tons of dark fruits that I typically associate with aged quads, plus the typical Darkness flavors. By far the best Darkness I've had.
Big tasting yesterday, here are the aged bottles we had:
Millennium Gueuze: Big thanks to eikhcsel for opening this one! I thought it was doing great, funky with a nice backbone of sourness and that weird (but enjoyable) mint thing some of these older 3F blends have.
Cherry Rye & Bramble: I'm not a big fan of either of these beers, and I don't think time has helped them much. But literally everyone else was saying that they've gotten better, (especially Cherry), so take that for what it's worth. I'm still not convinced that adding fruit to a stout is a good idea.
2009 Cantillon Classic: Not as sour as I was expecting. Very subdued in general, which surprised me. But it has good amounts of funk and tartness, plus the mineral flavors you typically associate with 3F, not Cantillon.
Darkness 2008: Loved it. Tons of dark fruits that I typically associate with aged quads, plus the typical Darkness flavors. By far the best Darkness I've had.