barleywinefiend
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This thing is going the distance and drinking amazingly great.
Question: if I want to post in the cellaring forum, do I have to refer to how a beer is "drinking" right now? Or can I say it tastes a certain way?
I don't want to break protocol or come off as a commoner.
Okay good. I've been drinking pretty well lately.
If I get the good news I'm expecting soon, I'll drink my 07 worldwide stout and tell all you mofos about it.
Okay good. I've been drinking pretty well lately.
If I get the good news I'm expecting soon, I'll drink my 07 worldwide stout and tell all you mofos about it.
Been drinking through a box i recently discovered from 2011-2012 of random ass shelf stuff.
Sierra Nevada ovila dubbel batch 1 cap n cork was quite nice. It is much smoother around the edges than fresh, and the pit fruit is starting to shine through. Med carb. Creamy as hell. 8/10 wish I held a few more as this is hitting a sweet spot now.
JP sombre humano palena 4-26-12. Remindes me of RR damnation with more tropical flavors. Not as juicy as when fresh but still quite delicious. Mild oxidation. Low carb. Wouldn't age more. 7/10.
Haandbryggeriet krøkkebic- mild acidity, bright tart berry taste, like a mix of raspberries and apricots. A bit on the watery side but easy as hell to drink. Almost like a fruited Berliner. Med carb. Quite interesting. When I initially pulled it from the box I wondered why the hell I would have saved one of those, but now I'm happy I did. 7/10.
Ovila quad b1, ommegang Aphrodite 2011, Hebrew 1515 up next
The red wine aged version was pretty darn good.I remember than Ovila dubbel being almost tasteless when it launched. As a friend put it "a dubbel fermented with US-05".
Which was pretty accurate.
So I went to my regular tasting not expecting much. I love when that happens.
08 Midnight Sun Berserker
I didn't even ask how this was stored but it was cold when it hit the table. It was quite smokey, still has a good amount of carb and a little thin but not anything you wouldn't expect from a 6 year old bottle. I never had this fresh or even any of the other vintages to compare to.
Russian River Beatification Batch 001
The dude who brought this said a friend gave it to him. He had no idea what he had. First impression, just very sweet, not sour and very delicate. A little funk on the nose but not at all tart or sour tasting. This was ****ing tits.
Deschutes 2010 Jubel
My last bottle. I just figured **** it, this would be a small tasting so I might as well open something that I have no idea when I would open otherwise. This beer is not over the hill as has been reported, everybody there said it is holding up great. A little oxidation and its thinned out but it's by no means bad. And I say that as someone who just opened his last bottle so I have no reason to inflate its value.
Pelican MOAS '12
Huge dark fruit and bourbon aromas. The flavor is HUGE fig with notes of bourbon, coconut, vanilla, leather, caramel, slight notes of oxidation, but all that is dominated by figs. Slight carbonation, obviously no head retention, just a light ring around the glass. Really really ****ing good. This beer is aging beautifully. Definitely built to last.
Pretty darn delicious! No infection, oxidation and plenty of barrel character. This was my first BA Hibernation. It was a treat indeed.
This beer is so awesome. Wish I could have picked up more than one bottle. I've never had BA yeti, but BA hibernation is easily the best Great Divide beer I've had.
glad to hear this, as i have a bottle that i have never even bothered opening because of how horrid the reviews were when it came out.wootstout V1 Is drinking very well
Booze has faded to a myriad of chocolate, balanced barrel juice, and a great almond/pecan pie like aspect out back.
Almost hated this beer fresh...
Pelican MOAS '12
Huge dark fruit and bourbon aromas. The flavor is HUGE fig with notes of bourbon, coconut, vanilla, leather, caramel, slight notes of oxidation, but all that is dominated by figs. Slight carbonation, obviously no head retention, just a light ring around the glass. Really really ****ing good. This beer is aging beautifully. Definitely built to last.
This banger has almost three years on it. Great barrel sweetness with some light vanilla and oak. Some raisin and mild sweet bread. Light carb and really well rounded. Still holding up strong. Sadly this was my last one.
I didn't get any...what gives?I opened up a 2010 at DLD with beachstrength49 and it was drinking amazingly. I love this beer with age.
I accidentally aged a Stone 12/21/12 Enjoy By and opened it in early October. Yes, a beer I was supposed to consume about 2 years ago.
It was really good. Not sure why, but it hadn't turned into a barleywine and actually had some nice hops left. The color had started to turn, but it wasn't the copper color of really old DIPA's I would expect. Just a little darker than a fresh bottle. Stored immaculately (at 45 degrees and upright since day one when it was purchased cold), but still I am in shock. Anyone ever aged a Heady Topper or Pliny by accident for over a year?
I didn't get any...what gives?
Ahhhh...In line during the D time slot. You were cashed out by then I would imagine
Anyone ever aged a Heady Topper or Pliny by accident for over a year?
Anyone ever aged a Heady Topper or Pliny by accident for over a year?
18 months old. Why is this... so good?
I'm going to age a 3 week old can next to a Dec 2012 Enjoy By I forgot about. Maybe DLD next year?2.5 years was my longest, blinded next to fresh heady with 6 people we all preferred the aged.....lol
I'm going to age a 3 week old can next to a Dec 2012 Enjoy By I forgot about. Maybe DLD next year?
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