Cellaring Commercial Beer

[landhoney]

More added to the cellar:
2 - Rogue RIS 2007
3 - Chimay Blue Reserve(07)
2 - Samichlaus 2006
2 - Nostradamus
2 - Old Engine Oil
1 - North Coast Olde Stock Ale 2007 (they only had one )
1 - Traqair House Ale (Wee Heavy)
2 - Bell's Kalamazoo Stout
1 - St.Bernardus Abt 12

It's getting big enough( 40-50+ bottles) that I need to start an Excel program to track inventory/etc like with my wine. Guess that's a good problem to have.

 

[landhoney]

More added today:

2 - more Samichlaus 2006
2 - DFH Fort
2 - DFH 120(haven't had this one, but still not drinking for at least 1 year)
1 - Chimay Grande Reserve(07) 750mL
1 - more North Coast Old Stocke Ale 2007
1 - more Ommegeddon( 3 total )
I still don't have the complete inventory up on excel, getting way behind.

 

[McKBrew]

I was looking at some of those high end wine refrigerators today just for pricing. I'd like to build something similar, but the most difficult part is to find an inexpensive cooling unit. Eventually something will come to mind.

 

[rbridges01]

Here's what I have in my cellar: Totals just over 5 cases

Allagash - Belgian Tripel Reserve
Allagash - Curiex Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels
Arbor Brewing - Phat Abbott Tripel
Avery - Mephistopheles'
Avery - Salvation Belgian
Bells - Java Stout
Bells - Sparkling Ale
Bells Hop Slam
Bells Third Coast Old Ale
Big Eddys Imperial Stout
Brooklyn Barley Wine
Brooklyn Local 1
Dogfish Head - 120 IPA
Dogfish Head - Immort Ale
Dogfish Head - Old Scholl Barley Wine
Duchese De Borgone
Founders - Devil Dancer Triple IPA
Home Brew - Porter
Home Brew - Ron's Xmas Ale
Jolly Pumpkin - Bam Noire - Dark Farmhjouse Ale
Jolly Pumpkin - Biere de Mars - French Style Stock Ale
Jolly Pumpkin - Laroja Artisian Amber Ale
Jolly Pumpkin - Lucienrnaga - Grand Cru
Jolly Pumpkin - Madrugada Obscura - Dark Dawn Stout
Jolly Pumpkin - Maracaiibo Especial - Specail Brown Ale
Kuhnenn - Fourth Dementia - 2007
Kuhnenn - Jessies' Road Rash
Kuhnenn - Old Ale - 2007
Kuhnenn - Solar Eclipse
Kuhnenn - Tanacious Cassis
Kuhnennn - Rasberry Eisbock 2007
Ommegang - Chocolate Indulgence
Ommegang - Ommegeddon Farmhouse Ale
Ommegang -Three Philosophers (2007)
Ommegang- Three Philosophers (2006)
Promethieous
Rodenbach - Sour Ale
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale
Soudts - Fat Dog Imperial Oatmeal Stout
Stone - 070707 Vertical Epic

 

[talleymonster]

I started a little last year, but then we drank all but one of them

Now that I have resumed


Ommegang Ommegeddon (from my "old stock")
Stone Vertical 8-8-08 (whole case....soon to be 1 or 2 more)
Stone XI(2007) Anniversary
Stone XII(2008) Anniversary
Stone Old Guardian Barleywine
A couple of my first Apfelwein, well over a year old now
and a couple of my first HB (1 year+) in the fridge chilling for sunsumption later on this week.


I guess I need to diversify a little bit, get some other breweries in there.

 

[CaptKiRkLeS]

When cellaring, are you laying bottles on the side?

I am getting a 12 bottle wine fridge that stores bottles horizontally. Is that a problem?

I have read mixed reviews on this but I cannot find those threads...

 

[rwinzing]

When cellaring beer it should be standing upright for a couple of reasons. If it is a cork and cage brew the active yeast can eat at the cork and cause oxygization.

If it is capped it can cause corrosion of the bottle cap. Long term aging should be done standing up.

If you plan on drinking them in a shorter time frame 1 year or less it shouldn't make to much of difference. Light and temp are you biggest factor to haveing beer age well. Generally the higher the ABV the longer you can age it (except for IPA's which you want to drink as fresh as possible) I normally age Stouts, Barley Wines and Sours mostly.


I have recently gotten into trading beers and have developed a fairly lage stash in a short amount of time. I need to have some people ove and drink some of this.

07,08,09,10 - Bigfoot (the 07 is drinking good)
Stone VE - 05,06,07,08,09,10
Stone RIS
Graditude - East End Brewery 09,10
Dark Lord 10
Sexual Chocolate
Life & Limb
******* Brew
Black Ops
2 Turtle Doves
3 French Hens
Westy 12
Westy 8
Black Betty
Night Stalker
Mirror, Mirror
Behemouth BW
Rabid Duck
The Lady of the Wood
The Vine

To name a few I have over 200 bottles and I can't seem to stop. Plus my three taps of homebrew and all my normal IPA's I drink without cellaring. I have a problem. I have two beer fridges plus my keggerator (three taps) plus a wine fridge. That doesn't include the 200(+) bottles in my cellar

 

[CaptKiRkLeS]

Wow, that's impressive. I just got a small wine cooler. Looks like it can fit about 10 750ml bottles standing up. So far I have Black Tuesday and '10 christmas ale. Going to try to add a few more to it this weekend.

 

[rwinzing]

I would give my left arm for a Black Tuesday

 

[boostsr20]

I will have to make a list. I have just acquired 4 sours from trinity brewing that I am super excited about. Gabf gold winner too.

 

[r2eng]

^^ I wanna' crash in your basement!

You, sir, are ready for the zombie apocalypse!

 

[boostsr20]

I need more friends that like good beer!
Homebrew

Minifridge in brew room.

Kegerator with 2 full 6th bbls and some bmc.

One shelf of our main fridge.

 

[CaptKiRkLeS]

I would give my left arm for a Black Tuesday

Unfortunitly, I don't need a left arm.

My brother hooked me up big time for xmas. I don't know how it got his hands on it...

 

[rwinzing]

Enjoy! it is one of the "whales" i haven't been able to land

 

[boostsr20]

I've been looking for it too. I have some choice bottles if anyone is interested in a trade.

 

[CaptKiRkLeS]

Unfortunitly I don't want to trade because it's getting saved for my wedding. I am looking for a bottle of Westvleteren 12 though....

 

[rwinzing]

I have a Westy 12 and may be able to get another if you want to part with that BT!

 

[Ace_Club]

Very nice brew cellars! Right now, I've only got cases of Trader Joe's Vintage Ales (2008, 2009 and 2010) that I am cellaring. Excellent beers and they only get better with age. I've also got a Duchesse and am waiting to stock up on some Bigfoot when it hits the shelves.