Comments on: Beer Tip of the Week – Episode 11 – Fresh is Best http://thebeerean.com/2008/07/beer-tip-of-the-week-episode-11-fresh-is-best/ The Beer Blog read by tens of Christians everywhere. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brad Ruggles http://thebeerean.com/2008/07/beer-tip-of-the-week-episode-11-fresh-is-best/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Brad Ruggles Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:43:20 +0000 http://thebeerean.com/?p=72#comment-252 My question is, why would you let good beer sit around anyway? ;-) I agree with you, just buy what you need and keep trying new stuff. I'm not into stocking up on tons of beer unless it's a beer that can age well. For now, most of the stuff I buy I do one 6-pack at a time so I rarely have a beer that lasts more than a couple of weeks in the fridge. Brad Ruggless last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bradruggles/~3/336028529/" rel="nofollow">Off The Top Of My Head</a> My question is, why would you let good beer sit around anyway? ;-)

I agree with you, just buy what you need and keep trying new stuff. I’m not into stocking up on tons of beer unless it’s a beer that can age well.

For now, most of the stuff I buy I do one 6-pack at a time so I rarely have a beer that lasts more than a couple of weeks in the fridge.

Brad Ruggless last blog post..Off The Top Of My Head

]]> By: GregQualls http://thebeerean.com/2008/07/beer-tip-of-the-week-episode-11-fresh-is-best/comment-page-1/#comment-249 GregQualls Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:51:43 +0000 http://thebeerean.com/?p=72#comment-249 Great info Erik. I have to say that I don't have the patience to let beer age. So I have to give you props for that. Great info Erik. I have to say that I don’t have the patience to let beer age. So I have to give you props for that.

]]> By: Erik http://thebeerean.com/2008/07/beer-tip-of-the-week-episode-11-fresh-is-best/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Erik Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:37:09 +0000 http://thebeerean.com/?p=72#comment-248 Great post, Greg. By and large, all the beer I purchase is consumed within a month or two of the purchase, so stale beer isn't an issue. I have found, though, a few beers that age very well. The first is Sierra Nevada's Celebration Ale. I now have a 2-year buffer of SNCA, so this winter, when they release their 2008 batch, I'll by two six packs and put 'em in storage. I'll then pull out of storage the 2006 SNCA and consume that. Mmmmmm - it gets *really* smooth after 2 years of proper aging. Contrary to what you suggested, this beer (which *is* actually fairly hoppy), still ages quite well. The key is keeping it cool and out of the light. The second beer that I keep in my cellar is Sam Adams Imperial Pilsener. In my experience, this beer is quite difficult to drink when it's young. It benefits *greatly* from a year of aging. Eriks last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/andersonfam/~3/330473001/" rel="nofollow">andersonfam -> feedburner</a> Great post, Greg. By and large, all the beer I purchase is consumed within a month or two of the purchase, so stale beer isn’t an issue. I have found, though, a few beers that age very well.

The first is Sierra Nevada’s Celebration Ale. I now have a 2-year buffer of SNCA, so this winter, when they release their 2008 batch, I’ll by two six packs and put ‘em in storage. I’ll then pull out of storage the 2006 SNCA and consume that. Mmmmmm – it gets *really* smooth after 2 years of proper aging. Contrary to what you suggested, this beer (which *is* actually fairly hoppy), still ages quite well. The key is keeping it cool and out of the light.

The second beer that I keep in my cellar is Sam Adams Imperial Pilsener. In my experience, this beer is quite difficult to drink when it’s young. It benefits *greatly* from a year of aging.

Eriks last blog post..andersonfam -> feedburner

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