Who's Aging Beers Here?

[imaguitargod]

So, I’ve started down another hobby. Aging beer. I thought I might post the lists of beers I have aging in the basement and see if anyone else here is doing the same thing. Here’s the ones I have going:

Heavy Seas - Small Craft Warning (Über Pils)
Stone 07.07.07 Vertical Epic
Great Lakes Brewery Blackout Stout (two bottles)
Palo Santo Marron by Dogfish Head Brewery

I just started the ordeal recently and will be continuing to add to the collection.

[DevilDuck]

Mine age for a week at most. They're lucky to last a couple of days.

[imaguitargod]

Mine age for a week at most. They're lucky to last a couple of days.
I'm actually surprised that I haven't broken into those beers and drank them. But I'm getting money in to buy beer daily so so far so good......not tempted.

[ring sting]

Age? Beer? only long enough to cool it down...

Does beer age well? Cant be like red wine, no tanin. lat time I cracked a 2yr old beer I didn't like it.

[xgrafcorex]

http://www.bacchus-barleycorn.com/PDFfiles/LearnMore/Beer%20Tannins.pdf

there is tannin in beer. ^

i don't have any beers aging right now. found it surprisingly easy to not tap into the aging beers...it's simple..just buy other beer to drink and keep your hands off the aging stuff. :lol:

what conditions are you storing the beers in igg? i had some that i was aging but didn't have good temps..didn't turn out that great. :(

[ring sting]

http://www.bacchus-barleycorn.com/PDFfiles/LearnMore/Beer%20Tannins.pdf

there is tannin in beer. ^

I stand corrected. Good article on what tanin does in beer. Thanks!

RS

[Pam]

I've got some put back, but if I open the closet to check, I might start drinking them.

I am bummed that for a second year in a row, I haven't been able to get hold of any Brooklyn Brewery Black chocolate Stout to age. It really mellows after a year or so.

[imaguitargod]

Does beer age well? Cant be like red wine, no tanin. lat time I cracked a 2yr old beer I didn't like it.
Certain beers age quite well (especially the ones that ferment in bottle...bottle conditioned as they are called).

what conditions are you storing the beers in igg? i had some that i was aging but didn't have good temps..didn't turn out that great. :(
They are in a dark cabinate in the basement at around 65 degrees.

I am bummed that for a second year in a row, I haven't been able to get hold of any Brooklyn Brewery Black chocolate Stout to age. It really mellows after a year or so.
I had a bottle of this years and it was quite tasty. The place I frequent (La Cave Du Vin) has one or two of their bottles from 1999 that I am tempted to crack open.

[cheezydemon]

I am aging lots of homebrews.

The bottle conditioning means that live yeast was in the beer at bottling. They do go dormant after a couple of months and do eventually die, but beers, especially high abv(alc by volume) or high "gravity" brews will change and improve over time.

Even force carbed beers will mellow and age, but most commercial brews do not improve over time. I don't recommend puting any BUD ICE in the basement to age.