Should I Age An American Strong Ale?

[namyarb3]

Otter Creek 20th anniversary, to be exact.
I usually drink iipa's that are best fresh. My brother shipped me a bottle of this among others.
Will this age well? 12%, so maybe time will smooth the alcohol burn?
Should she be in the cellar with the others, or put her down tonight... With other others.

 

[musikguru6]

Believe strong ales should age well. The high ABV combined with a smaller hop presence helps. I'm currently aging a St. Arnold DR12, which is also a strong ale.

 

[namyarb3]

Thank you! Away she goes into the darkness with my (relatively few) others.

 

[Calichusetts]

LOVE American strongs. Brewing one this weekend but I usually buy two or three. One to drink and one a year later. I judge what to do with the last by the taste of the year old one.

I find that New Years Eve is a great excuse to do this. Wifey goes out and buys champagne and other things, I buy barleywines and american strongs (Belgians too) and have one that night and save the rest. I get a nice pipeline that way, have done it for two years now.