Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 5:59 pm
i can't imagine how much the flavors have fallen off in the oracle, which was bottled last august.
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Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 7:26 pm
So how do you choose which to age?
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:09 pm
really, any non-IPA (or APA), lager, pilsner where the hops degrade with time.doone wrote:So how do you choose which to age?
so as a rule of thumb, typically stouts, porters, barleywines, wild ales, or lambics can be good to age. in fact, with bourbon-barrel aged stouts and porters, i like to age them for at least 4-6 months to let the heat die off (otherwise you're not tasting the underlying beer, but just the barrel).
as a caveat, though: be careful with stouts aged with subtle additives such as vanilla, cocoa, coconut, etc. the longer you age them, the greater likelihood that those flavors will eventually fall off.
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:10 pm
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:13 pm
$500 per bottle begs to differtragabigzanda wrote:Hahaha, those aren't beers.Chris_H_2 wrote:really, any non-IPA (or APA), lager, pilsner where the hops degrade with time.doone wrote:So how do you choose which to age?
so as a rule of thumb, typically stouts, porters, barleywines, wild ales, or lambics can be good to age. in fact, with bourbon-barrel aged stouts and porters, i like to age them for at least 4-6 months to let the heat die off (otherwise you're not tasting the underlying beer, but just the barrel).
as a caveat, though: be careful with stouts aged with subtle additives such as vanilla, cocoa, coconut, etc. the longer you age them, the greater likelihood that those flavors will eventually fall off.
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:15 pm
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:16 pm
i added moretragabigzanda wrote:It doesn't even say "beer" on the bottle!Chris_H_2 wrote:$500 per bottle begs to differtragabigzanda wrote:Hahaha, those aren't beers.Chris_H_2 wrote:really, any non-IPA (or APA), lager, pilsner where the hops degrade with time.doone wrote:So how do you choose which to age?
so as a rule of thumb, typically stouts, porters, barleywines, wild ales, or lambics can be good to age. in fact, with bourbon-barrel aged stouts and porters, i like to age them for at least 4-6 months to let the heat die off (otherwise you're not tasting the underlying beer, but just the barrel).
as a caveat, though: be careful with stouts aged with subtle additives such as vanilla, cocoa, coconut, etc. the longer you age them, the greater likelihood that those flavors will eventually fall off.
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:16 pm
seriously trag, you should try to come to chicago next november for the festival of barrel-aged beers. you'd really like it. you basically get whalz bro from everywhere.
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:17 pm
your house and porch look nice
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:18 pm
real wood!doug rr wrote:your house and porch look nice
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:20 pm
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:22 pm
we have a wine thread somewhere..it just needs to be dusted off and brought back to lifetragabigzanda wrote:I'm busting balls...
I love beer, but my problem is that I've got a tiny frame -- I'm good for maybe two beers before the bloating takes over. Which is why I tend to be more active in the Whiskey thread (and RM needs a good wine thread, BTW). But I will say that apart from coffee porter/stouts (many of which I love), I have yet to experience a "flavored" beer, or beer made with adjuncts, that holds a candle to any of the great Germanic beers made with just hops, barley, yeast, and water. So while I'm really blown away by phatj's beer collection (righetous!), I haven't had too many of those beers; and most times that I try a new beer, it's typically an American microbrew made in the Germanic style.
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:22 pm
i'll be having my first beers this weekend in over 6 monthsChris_H_2 wrote:real wood!doug rr wrote:your house and porch look nice
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:31 pm
i land in la on sunday. not good timing.doug rr wrote:i'll be having my first beers this weekend in over 6 monthsChris_H_2 wrote:real wood!doug rr wrote:your house and porch look nice
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:33 pm
it's definitely an acquired taste. the problem with most of those beers is that they come in 22 oz or .750 ml format, and it's nearly impossible to drink one by yourself at 12% ABV+tragabigzanda wrote:I'm busting balls...
I love beer, but my problem is that I've got a tiny frame -- I'm good for maybe two beers before the bloating takes over. Which is why I tend to be more active in the Whiskey thread (and RM needs a good wine thread, BTW). But I will say that apart from coffee porter/stouts (many of which I love), I have yet to experience a "flavored" beer, or beer made with adjuncts, that holds a candle to any of the great Germanic beers made with just hops, barley, yeast, and water. So while I'm really blown away by phatj's beer collection (righetous!), I haven't had too many of those beers; and most times that I try a new beer, it's typically an American microbrew made in the Germanic style.
that's why i'm more into sours than anything. they're barrel-aged, but they typically ring in at sub 6.5%. plus they're amazing. drinking a peach or apricot wild ale in the summer is pretty cathartic.
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:34 pm
i forget, why are you here again?Chris_H_2 wrote:i land in la on sunday. not good timing.doug rr wrote:i'll be having my first beers this weekend in over 6 monthsChris_H_2 wrote:real wood!doug rr wrote:your house and porch look nice
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:35 pm
i have a mediation on monday.doug rr wrote:i forget, why are you here again?Chris_H_2 wrote:i land in la on sunday. not good timing.doug rr wrote:i'll be having my first beers this weekend in over 6 monthsChris_H_2 wrote:real wood!doug rr wrote:your house and porch look nice
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:36 pm
where? i'm back on tuesdayChris_H_2 wrote:i have a mediation on monday.doug rr wrote:i forget, why are you here again?Chris_H_2 wrote:i land in la on sunday. not good timing.doug rr wrote:i'll be having my first beers this weekend in over 6 monthsChris_H_2 wrote:real wood!doug rr wrote:your house and porch look nice
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:40 pm
downtowndoug rr wrote:where? i'm back on tuesdayChris_H_2 wrote:i have a mediation on monday.doug rr wrote:i forget, why are you here again?Chris_H_2 wrote:i land in la on sunday. not good timing.doug rr wrote:i'll be having my first beers this weekend in over 6 monthsChris_H_2 wrote:real wood!doug rr wrote:your house and porch look nice
i leave monday night though
Re: You Will Drink Good BEER ... And It Will Be Delicious!
Posted: Wed March 15, 2017 8:42 pm
welp..anyway, go get chicken at howling ray's in chinatown on sunday or a french dip at philippe'sChris_H_2 wrote:downtowndoug rr wrote:where? i'm back on tuesdayChris_H_2 wrote:i have a mediation on monday.doug rr wrote:i forget, why are you here again?Chris_H_2 wrote:i land in la on sunday. not good timing.doug rr wrote:i'll be having my first beers this weekend in over 6 monthsChris_H_2 wrote:real wood!doug rr wrote:your house and porch look nice
i leave monday night though