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I had like a 2010 version earlier in the winter at a friends house and it was incredible.

 

I don't think I've had an aged version, I'll have to try that.

 

That's commitment. Not a bad idea for sure

 

I would literally have to bury it in my back yard in order to save a beer for 5+ years without drinking it.

 

I had Uinta's Labryinth sit for about a year before opening it. I couldn't wait any longer. But it was so worth it.

 

It's worth buying a six pack and then just throw it in storage and have one each year.

Yeah it is.

I didn't age it, it was a customer of mine and he invited a bunch of us over for a share. He told us to not bring any bottles because he does so much travelling for his work, his cellar is enormous.

 

Life goals.

 

I once traded for a 4 year vertical of BA Blackout stout...that's probably the only way I'll ever get close to it.

 

That's what I was thinking, especially at, what, $15-16 six pack? I might see if I can locate one this weekend.

 

I need to do this with Mad Elf.

 

The key is to do it with an easy to find beer that will certainly age well. I'm in the midst of a Stone IRS vertical of 4 years. I don't have too many urges to drink that many 22oz IRS's by myself so I'll probably crack them all with a few drinking buddies at the 6/7 year mark.

 

Yeah, he's an awesome dude and quite generous with giving beer to us and he does a lot to help the local breweries here because he's a good business man. We had a Westie 12, that 2010 Expedition, a 2013 Uncle Jacob Stout and a few others that are more local to michigan. It was such a good tasting.

Yeah, definitely. The one we had almost felt like an aged barrel-aged stout. It was crazy.

 

That's awesome. I've read a lot about people aging stouts above other types. That seems to be the go to and sounds like they age well.

 

They have like 30 beers on tap, 15 are 5 dollar fills. Love it

 

Stouts are safe...Mad Elf is so much better when the flavors and booze tone down after a year or two as well. Not sure what extended aging would do to it. Could turn into a nice sweet Belgian.

 

I enjoy Great Divide a lot so I might start with Yeti and their Yeti variants. Even Old Ruffian would be a fine putaway.

 

I have an almost 4 year old Bitches Brew and a 4 year old 120 minute. Then I have some other stouts that are 2-3 years old. Aging is awesome.

 

This thread is awesome.

I'm loving the Expedition Stout praise. One of my all time favorites. Bell's is such an incredible brewer. Big fan of Bell's, Sierra Nevada, Stone and Oskar Blues.

I've been drinking a lot of Left Hand Milk Stout and Ballast Point Sculpin lately. Just finished off my last Stone Ruination 2.0 tonight.

 

At the distributor last night they had a Leinenkugals (so?) rep and she had 2 shandys, a new "tart" beer and 2 alcoholic sodas. I think she got pissed when I didn't want to try any of them but I can't stand that shandy beer. Fucking awful. She said the tart was new and a little less sweet.

 

That "tart" beer is supposed to be their take on a Berliner Weisse, which I only found out after I sampled. It tasted nothing like a BW, but it had a champagne-like effervescence and dryness, which was surprisingly good.

I don't know if I'd buy it (though the wife would love it) but if you're at a BBQ or something and all they have is Leinie's, it's not a bad choice.

 

Leinenkugels is great "on the beach" beer for me because they're usually pretty light and refreshing. Harder to drink with a meal or just hanging around the house due to their sweetness, but I'll definitely give that semi-BW a try at some point this summer.

 

Spring House Lexicon Devil Grapefruit Pale Ale is looking to be a go to this summer!
Not sure if they have distribution outside PA.

What's the deal with Otter Creek Citra Mantra? Is it real full bodied and filling like most lagers? It intrigues me.

 

Yeah the Springhouse cans are going to be in heavy rotation for me this summer, same with Mango Even Keel. The hard sodas will be everywhere. I'm honestly surprised it's taken this long to blow up, the Root Beer was all over last year

 

I hate those sodas.

 

I had a mill street brewery original organic beer last night. Made in Toronto. Have any Americans tried it?
Really not bad at all.

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