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Beer Cellar Aging - A Short Experiment
Fermentedly Challenged | July 21st 2008 by Chipper Dave
I've recently begun experimenting with aging beers in my basement. I've heard from a few readers about the benefits of aging higher alcohol beer and how it can change the complexity and flavor of a brew. One of my favorite sites that I follow is: T read more
A Few Beer Cellaring Links From Around The Web….
The Brew Basement | July 16th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Hello fellow beer geeks. I hope your summer has been going well. Once again, here’s a few recent cellaring links I’ve come across. Enjoy! Every day I get a handfull of people landing at the site as a result of searching for information on read more
Southampton Abbot 12 - Tasting and Aging Notes
The Brew Basement | July 14th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: Abbot 12 Brewer: Southampton Style: Belgian Quadruple Vintage: 2008 Cellared On: June 6th, 2008 Original Tasting: July 6th, 2008 Hello everybody! I’m back from a few technical difficulties and extremely happy to be leading off with a brew read more
June Tasting Updates - Allagash, Bear Republic, Ommegang, Rogue,…
The Brew Basement | June 26th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Here’s my latest batch of aged beer tastings. As usual, I had a mixed batch of success and failure. Ommegang Ommegeddon - Six month tasting - Six months have immensely improved this beer. Complex and subtle, it was really fun to drink. Increase read more
Deschutes The Abyss 2007 - Tasting and Aging Notes
The Brew Basement | May 22nd 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: The Abyss Brewer: Deschutes Style: Russian Imperial Stout Vintage: 2007 Bottled On: December 2007 Cellared On: January 23rd, 2008 Original Tasting: May 8th, 2008 OK, so I admit that this wasn’t the original tasting for this brew. The firs read more
Amazing Vintage Beer Charity Auction Results - $719.30 For ONE Be…
The Brew Basement | May 11th 2008 by Jason Tucker
If there was any doubt about it before, there certainly isn’t now. Beer enthusiasts are a generous lot. Of course, it always helps to have the right motivation. In this case, some absolutely tremendous rare and aged brews proved to be the corre read more
North Coast 2008 Old Stock Ale - Tasting and Cellaring Notes
The Brew Basement | May 8th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: Old Stock Ale Brewer: North Coast Brewery Style: Old Ale Vintage: 2008 Cellared On: March 30th, 2008 Original Tasting: May 2nd, 2008 Much like the 2007 version - okay, more like exactly like the 2007 vintage; North Coast’s Old Stock Ale p read more
Massive Online Vintage Beer Auction For Charity!!!!
The Brew Basement | May 6th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Feel like getting your hands on some rare and vintage brews? Feel like supporting a good cause? Liquids Solutions (my favorite online beverage retailer) is giving you a chance to do both by hosting a vintage beer auction starting this Friday, May 9th read more
Beer Cellaring Mailbag Time!
The Brew Basement | May 5th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Hello fellow beer fanatics! I seem to be getting more and more mail lately and please trust me, I’m trying hard to answer everyone somewhat timely (unfortunately I’ve been terrible about responding to comments on the site - I promise to g read more
Weyerbacher Insanity - Tasting and Cellaring Notes
The Brew Basement | May 4th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: Insanity Brewer: Weyerbacher Style: Barleywine Vintage: 2007 Bottled On: December 8th, 2007 (Date printed on case) Cellared On: March 21st, 2008 Original Tasting: April 26th, 2008 Every year, Weyerbacher takes a portion of their Blithering Idio read more
Green Flash Trippel 2008 - Tasting and Cellaring Notes
The Brew Basement | May 1st 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: Trippel Brewer: Green Flash Style: Tripel Vintage: 2008 Cellared On: April 9th, 2008 Original Tasting: April 20th, 2008 Brews from Green Flash Brewing in San Diego are a brand new addition to the beer scene here in Upstate NY this spring. The g read more
Presenting Clint’s Beer Cellaring Sheet and Another Vintage Bee…
The Brew Basement | May 1st 2008 by Jason Tucker
Today I’d like to give special thanks to Brew Basement reader Clint who has generously allowed me to share his fantastic Beer Cellaring Spreadsheet with you all. I’m in the process of putting my collection over onto this sheet’s for read more
Stone Old Guardian Barleywine - Aging and Tasting Notes
The Brew Basement | April 30th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: Old Guardian Brewer: Stone Style: Barleywine Vintage: 2008 Cellared On: March 7th, 2008 Original Tasting: March 29th, 2008 I wasn’t sure if this brew would make to Upstate NY or not. Not every Stone offering seems to make it this far (no read more
Some Recent Beer Cellaring Links
The Brew Basement | April 27th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Hello everyone! I just thought I’d share a few recent cellaring links I’ve come across! Enjoy! For those of you looking a way to organize your cellared brews, here’s a great spreadsheet for beer cellaring put together by RunAwayJim. read more
April Six Month Tastings - Jolly Pumpkin, Victory, Brooklyn BCS
The Brew Basement | April 23rd 2008 by Jason Tucker
Here’s my latest round of six-month tastings! It’s amazing what seems to happen on these vintage tastings - there’s always a mixed bag of success and failures. Jolly Pumpkin La Roja - Big disappointment here. Diminished sweetness ha read more
Victory Brewing’s Baltic Thunder - Aging and Tasting Notes
The Brew Basement | April 20th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: Baltic Thunder Brewer: Victory Style: Baltic Porter Vintage: 2008 Cellared On: March 3rd, 2008 Original Tasting: April 13th, 2008 This is one brew with a history - that’s not something you can usually say with a new brewing! In this case, read more
Southern Tier Jah-Va - Tasting and Cellaring Notes
The Brew Basement | April 15th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: Jah Va Brewer: Southern Tier Style: Imperial Stout Vintage: 2007 Cellared On: March 3rd, 2008 Original Tasting: April 4th, 2008 The very first stout I tasted for this website was Dogfish Head’s Chicory Stout. Despite being a very tasty c read more
The Protective Effect of Smoke Phenols In Beer (Part 2)
The Brew Basement | April 14th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Thanks for tuning in to the second part of this series. If you haven’t yet, be sure to check out the first part, Smoke’s Preservative Effect on Aging Beer. There’s a whole host of phenolic compounds present in beer, but three are mu read more
Aging and Tasting Notes For Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier (Weizen)
The Brew Basement | April 13th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: Rauchbier - Weizen (Wheat) Brewer: Aecht Schlenkerla Style: Rauchbier Vintage: 2007 Cellared On: March 21st, 2008 Original Tasting: April 12th, 2008 My second beer from Aecht Schlenkerla (their Weizen) started off a bit differently then the las read more
Aging and Tasting Notes for Aecht Schlenkerla Rauchbier (Urbock)
The Brew Basement | April 12th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: Rauchbier - Urbock Brewer: Aecht Schlenkerla Style: Rauchbier Vintage: 2007 Cellared On: March 21st, 2008 Original Tasting: April 12th, 2008 After popping the cap on this brew, there’s no doubt what you’re dealing with here. Smoke, read more
Recent Vintage Beer Tastings - Chimay, Avery, Stoudt’s, Rogue,…
The Brew Basement | April 9th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Hello everyone! I’m taking a break from my recent writing about smoked beers to bring you the latest results from the cellar. This batch is comprised of mostly six month tastings - except for the Chimay Grande Reserve, which is a 2006 vintage. read more
Smoke’s Preserative Effect On Aging Beer
The Brew Basement | April 7th 2008 by Jason Tucker
I would guess it’s no great surprise to anyone when they find out that smoked beers tend to age well. Most of us have been exposed to all sorts of preserved smoked meats, seafoods, and other products for all our lives – why should smoked beers be read more
Track These Smoked Brews Down For Your Cellar!
The Brew Basement | April 3rd 2008 by Jason Tucker
Looking for a good smoked brew? They’re a bit of an elusive breed, to be honest. In your typical US beverage store you’ll find stacks and stacks of lagers, row after row of pale ales, but not very many smoke flavored beers. It’s a s read more
2008 Old Stock Ale On The Shelves
The Brew Basement | April 1st 2008 by Jason Tucker
” ..Old Stock Ale is well-designed to round-out and mellow with age. We know it’s hard to believe that this exquisite beer can actually improve, but trust us. The waiting can be an excellent exercise in self-discipline and the reward is b read more
2007 Alaskan Brewing Smoked Porter - Tasting and Aging Notes
The Brew Basement | March 31st 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: Smoked Porter Brewer: Alaskan Brewing Style: Rauchbier (Smoked Beer) Vintage: 2007 Cellared On: November 28th, 2007 Original Tasting: March 31st, 2008 Check out that picture - it’s not too bad of an award haul for a single beer, wouldn read more
Reader Question About Aging Smoked Beers
The Brew Basement | March 30th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Hello everyone! I’ll be diving into the world of smoked beers this week. I’ll be examining the science behind the preservation power of smoke, posting the results of a few tastings of some famous smokey brews, and doling out a few recomme read more
March Six Month Tasting Updates - Avery, Brooklyn, Corsendonk, Vi…
The Brew Basement | March 26th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Hello everyone! How about that Siena beating up Vandy in the NCAA tourney last Friday! Here’s my latest round of six-month tastings. Not a bad bunch of aged brews here, I must say. One disappointment, but the others are going strong! Corsendonk read more
2008 Southern Tier BackBurner Barleywine - Tasting and Aging Note…
The Brew Basement | March 25th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: BackBurner Brewer: Southern Tier Style: Barleywine Vintage: 2008 Bottled On: N/A Cellared On: February 20th, 2008 Original Tasting: March 12th, 2008 Even though my main mission on this site is obviously aging and cellaring beers, some of you ma read more
Recent Beer Cellaring Links From Around The Web
The Brew Basement | March 19th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Hello everyone! I am VERY excited tonight - tomorrow is my absolute favorite beer drinking day of the year. Yes, it’s the first day of the NCAA college basketball tournament here in America (Go Siena!). Sports just doesn’t get better then read more
2008 Dogfish Head Red and White - Tasting and Aging Notes
The Brew Basement | March 18th 2008 by Jason Tucker
Name: Red and White Brewer: Dogfish Head Style: Beats the hell out of me Vintage: 2008 Bottled On: N/A Cellared On: 3/13/2008 Original Tasting: 3/15/2008 One of my big regrets last summer is that I didn’t get a chance to cellar any of the origi read more
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