Posts Tagged: Aged Beer
Session 73: Beer Audit Or What's In Store
Posted by on Friday, March 1, 2013 in - 3 comments
Not sure I understand this edition of the session but maybe that is because I don't put too much energy into the particulars of my beer stash as long as I have a certain volume of brew tucked away. This is the question that has been put to use by Pints and Pubs: • I’m interested to know if you …
England: Fuller's Vintage Ale 2012, Jolly Old, L'town
Posted by on Saturday, December 1, 2012 in - leave a comment
I've been tracking the Fuller's vintage beers since 2005 and started these five year old side by sides a few years ago. I buy a few every year as part of our local state monopoly's beneficence and every year I think... that'll take a few years to get there. This year's version, as almost …
Why Isn't Dramatic Hop Instability A Fault?
Posted by on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 in - 13 comments
... and the brewing of a beer with that characteristic to be sold at full price not a failing? I am reminded by Stan's post of the arc of a baseball in flight. The batter's hope is at its highest the point of concussion between bat and ball but the truth is only known when it either reaches the …
England: Past Masters XX Strong Ale, Fullers, London
Posted by on Sunday, June 24, 2012 in - leave a comment
The unexpected find of two bottles of this sealed my fate for this afternoon's England v. Italy game. I thought a lot about this beer when it was released late last autumn by the local government store. I was particularly happy as Boak and Bailey¹ had reviewed the beer and, somewhere, asked what a …
Tending To The Stash Is Each Beer Nerd's Duty
Posted by on Saturday, June 23, 2012 in - leave a comment
What is that? Duty? We don't like duties much these days. But as we get into the first muggier days of summer, I like to haul out the musty cardboard, rearrange and rebox as I check how this bottle or that case is doing. Gotta see and if there are any bottles that need moving up on deck for … read more »
Not Exactly The Sort Of Aged Beer I Was Looking For
Posted by on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 in - 5 comments
There comes a time in every Canadian's year when NHL hockey is over and it is good that NHL hockey is over. The season lasts for two months after which the Stanley Cup tournament lasts another two. It is the most grueling schedule in sports... at least in Canada. We say stuff like that. Because we …
But What If I Like The Taste Of Their Chocolate Ale?
Posted by on Thursday, February 16, 2012 in - 12 comments
Or what if I drank it and didn't like it, then downed it or drained it... so I also want my money back? • Kansas City’s Boulevard Brewing Co. decided to offer refunds on a limited number of batches — up to a third of the bottles of chocolate ale sold — that the brewery said didn’t meet its …
England: Fuller's Vintage Ale 2006 v 2011, London
Posted by on Sunday, January 29, 2012 in - 4 comments
In December 2010, I decided that I had to get at the task of drinking the Fuller's Vintage Ales that I had been hoarding in the stash. I figured I needed to compare beers that were brewed five years apart and posted the '05 v. '10 results. Now, it's time for the second edition comparing 2006 to …
What Are The Best Rules For Aging Good Beer?
Posted by on Sunday, January 15, 2012 in - 23 comments
I have been happily aging beer for years. The oldest beer I have is 18 years old. I have also been happily reading rules about aging beer for years. But it was only when reading this article in the Poughkeepsie Journal, which for the most part is pretty good, that I realized I don't really follow …
Alberta: Loaded Goat, Alley Kat Brewing, Edmonton
Posted by on Friday, November 11, 2011 in - leave a comment
There are not many things fun about getting pneumonia but gifties left at the door are among them. This was delivered last week as a gifting on from someone who brought it from Alberta. It was a special release from last spring but at 7.3% it should still be a fairly safe bet. • Caramel coloured …
