What makes a beer good to age? Well most say a beer that has a higher alcohol content above 10% abv are good candidates. So thats usually what I go by. Beers unlike wines should be stored standing up. This is actually a highly debated topic, but to me it’s clearly the correct way. But we can discuss that another time.
Now comes the two beer killers, light and heat. A perfect solution to maintain the perfect climate for your stored beer is to designate a dedicated corner of your basement and put some shelves up and store your beer in some boxes on those shelves. Another light solution is a brown paper bottle bag. Refrigerators are not ideal for long term storage because the are designed to remove humidity which could lead to drying out the cork of corked beers. Corked beers are generally best stored in a basement where humidity is generally present.
Currently Aging in the Cellar:
Anchor, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year – Winter Seasonal Ale
Boulder Beer Company, Killer Penguin – Barleywine – 10% abv
Dog Fish Head, Midas Touch – Turkish Dry Ale – 9% abv
Heavy Seas, Yule Tide – Belgian Triple Ale – 10% abv
Great Divide, Yeti Imperial Stout – Imperial Stout – 9.5% abv
Green Flash Grand Cru – Grand Mantis – Winter – 9.1% abv
Jaargang, Gouden Carolus, Noel – Belgian Strong Ale – 10.5% abv
Jaargang, Gouden Carolus, Cuvee Van De Keizer Blauw – Belgian Strong Ale – 11% abv
Left Hand Brewing Company, Jackman – American Pale Ale – 5.2% abv
Long Trail, Brewmaster Series – Imperial Porter – 8.3% abv
Magic Hat, Howl – Black Lager – 4.6% abv
Mikkeller, Santa’s Little Helper – Belgian Ale – 11% abv
Mikkeller, Beer Geek Breakfast – Oatmeal Stout with Coffee – 7.5% abv
Nørrebro Bryghus, Nørrebro Julebryg – Winter – 7% abv
Rogue, Santa’s Private Reserve Ale – Red Ale
Rogue, Juniper Pale Ale – Pale Ale
Rogue, Captain Sig Northwestern Ale – India Red Ale
Samuel Smith, Winter Welcome Ale – Winter Seasonal – 6% abv
Stone, Vertical Epic 2009 – Belgian Porter with Spices – 8.9% abv
Troeggs, Mad Elf – Ale with Honey and Cherries – 11% abv
Victory, Golden Monkey – Triple – 9.5% abv
Weyerbacher, Blithering Idiot – Barleywine – 11.1% abv
Wychwood, Hobgoblin – Ruby Beer – 5.2% abv
