The Beer Thread

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

I had some on draft the other night and I think "mediocre" is giving this stuff too much credit. Maybe my expectations were too high?

On another subject. I notice that you cellar a lot of beers, even beers that the brewers never intended people to age.

I'm with you and understand that many beers improve with age.

You really seem to like most of the aged beers. How about the flip side?

I can't believe that every beer that you cellared benefited from aging. C'mon str0ker0ll, give us the scoop on the stuff that you aged, and ended up using as slug bait!

Well, let's see here, currently I have 28 beers in my cellar, but I've only drank around 7 aged beers altogether. Yes, they have all been good. However, the 3 year old Midas Touch was definitely not as good as the 2 year old Midas Touch...and I have two of those left. If the trend continues, I expect the 4 and 5 year old Midas Touches to be pretty bad

I also haven't gotten in to some IPAs I've aged. A Heavy Seas Loose Cannon is in there with a huge amount of sediment on the bottom. I expect some of these to go bad, but it's all about experimentation and documentation .

[No_Pressure]

Anybody who is a fan of Bavarian Hefeweizen I would like to pass along:



I am a big fan of traditional Bavarian wheat beers. I was introduced through Franziskaner and Paulaner, moved on to Hacker-Pschorr and Augustiner (I actually like their heller bock better) but I must say, my favorite of them all is Weihenstephaner.

As with all the wheat beers I've tried I feel it is much better on tap than bottled, but unless you take a trip to Germany you aren't likely to find any Weihenstephaner on tap. All I can say is that if you like wheat beers this one is full of flavor and I highly recommend it.

[Skinsfan1311]

Well, let's see here, currently I have 28 beers in my cellar, but I've only drank around 7 aged beers altogether. Yes, they have all been good. However, the 3 year old Midas Touch was definitely not as good as the 2 year old Midas Touch...and I have two of those left. If the trend continues, I expect the 4 and 5 year old Midas Touches to be pretty bad

I also haven't gotten in to some IPAs I've aged. A Heavy Seas Loose Cannon is in there with a huge amount of sediment on the bottom. I expect some of these to go bad, but it's all about experimentation and documentation .

You definitely have to share the results from that one! I still have one more HeavySeas Below Decks from '07 Can't wait to try it this winter.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

You definitely have to share the results from that one! I still have one more HeavySeas Below Decks from '07 Can't wait to try it this winter.

That should be something else man, a 5 year old Barleywine. Only one I have is the Flying Dog Horn Dog Barleywine, it's coming up on 2 years old I think. If yours turns out to be awesome, I'll probably push mine to 5 years. I checked the Loose Cannon earlier, thing is a snow globe. Drink-by date is Nov 2011. Maybe on Thanksgiving I'll do an aged vs. fresh test with the Loose Cannon.

Welp, it's September, and that means time to dive in to the pumpkin beers. Six pack of Schlafly Pumpkin Ale.

Beautiful clear mahogany with a small sheet for a head. Aroma is cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and brown sugar as expected. Not a very strong smell, but still has that deep pumpkin pie character. Flavor is extremely heavy with the spice. The alcohol is also a factor from beginning to end. A sort of "hot" mouthfeel because of all this. The body is silky, not heavy. This beer goes beyond the spice of Grandma's pumpkin pie, it kicks. The Southern Tier Pumking is a lot more towards a traditional pumpkin pie flavor than this beer is. Still, this is a beer to try this time of year.

[GoSkins561]

Had a Shlafly Pumpkin last night, I really don't like the fruity beers, this is my new favorite. Pumpking is coming out this week, so is Flying Dogs The Fear, i'm looking forward to both of them.

[Skinsfan1311]

That should be something else man, a 5 year old Barleywine. Only one I have is the Flying Dog Horn Dog Barleywine, it's coming up on 2 years old I think. If yours turns out to be awesome, I'll probably push mine to 5 years. I checked the Loose Cannon earlier, thing is a snow globe. Drink-by date is Nov 2011. Maybe on Thanksgiving I'll do an aged vs. fresh test with the Loose Cannon.

I'll be at brewery in a couple of weeks and, (if I manage remember...I'll put a reminder in Outlook), I'll ask one of the brewers what he thinks how a 1-yr old Loose Cannon will evolve, (or not!).

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Had a Shlafly Pumpkin last night, I really don't like the fruity beers, this is my new favorite. Pumpking is coming out this week, so is Flying Dogs The Fear, i'm looking forward to both of them.

Having a cold Schlafly Pumpkin Ale right now, totally kills the beer. The closer to room temperature, the better. These pumpkin beers are classified as spice/herb/vegetable beers. Spice/herb/vegetable beers by good breweries usually kick serious tail.

I'll be at brewery in a couple of weeks and, (if I manage remember...I'll put a reminder in Outlook), I'll ask one of the brewers what he thinks how a 1-yr old Loose Cannon will evolve, (or not!).

It'll be 1 year expired, not 1 year old. Will be cool to see if a brewer can predict the outcome. My prediction is that it will be extremely malty for an IPA. It just seems that malt shines with age.

[amm0409]

i don't know about this one? Kind of makes me want to just thinking about it

[GoSkins561]

Having a cold Schlafly Pumpkin Ale right now, totally kills the beer. The closer to room temperature, the better. These pumpkin beers are classified as spice/herb/vegetable beers. Spice/herb/vegetable beers by good breweries usually kick serious tail.



It'll be 1 year expired, not 1 year old. Will be cool to see if a brewer can predict the outcome. My prediction is that it will be extremely malty for an IPA. It just seems that malt shines with age.

Oddly, enough i just finished a Schlafly Pumpkin Ale and now I am having a DFH Indian Brown.....solid as usual.

[Skinsfan1311]

It'll be 1 year expired, not 1 year old. Will be cool to see if a brewer can predict the outcome. My prediction is that it will be extremely malty for an IPA. It just seems that malt shines with age.

Yeah....it'll probably be closer to 1 1/2 years....but I don't know how they determine the "best by" date on the Loose Cannon.

On another note, my son went to DuClaw and had one of my growlers filled. "Mad Bishop" is with their version of an Octoberfest. I'm not a big fan of the style, and it's definitely not like any Octoberfest I've ever had....too malty and sweet for my taste.

[ixcuincle]

We can all brew Obama's beer now!

[Sebowski]

That old Loose Cannon is going to suck. My prediction is you don't finish the glass. IPAs or built to be drank fresh. The hops will be gone and the malt bill won't be string enough to really hold it's own after that long.

[Skinsfan1311]

That old Loose Cannon is going to suck. My prediction is you don't finish the glass. IPAs or built to be drank fresh. The hops will be gone and the malt bill won't be string enough to really hold it's own after that long.

That's what I'm thinking. A buddy of mine gave me a case of Magic Hat #9, a few years back. It was over a year old when I got it. I tried one....it had lots of sediment and was terrible. I couldn even cook with it.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

Got a 4 pack of Dogfish Head Punkin Ale for the crappy ass opener tonight. Also stashed away a 6 pack of Heavy Seas Marzen for the game on Sunday. Going hunting for the Pumking before the game as well. Will pop that bastard open right as the kicker kicks off our season. Cheers!

[Warpath11]

Tonight I'm drinking whatever I have left in the beer fridge (some random IPAs sitting around). For kick off Sunday Im going with Black Butter Porter (my 1st porter since early spring). After that I'm moving on to some Octoberfest (Otter Creek.../meh). Looking forward to getting my dark beer on for the fall/winter.