I'm having a bottle of a strong ale I brewed at least 18 months ago. It's really not that bad. It's been in the bottle all that time and, brother, it really needed that time to mellow. Initially all I could taste was bitterness and really nasty (to me) higher alcohols (winey type taste). After all this time, I'm finally getting a taste of the malt. It's a real shame I've only got a handful of bottles left. But it does go to show that sometimes you really just have to set them aside and forget about them.
What percentage is it Andrew?
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With the exception of a DIPA I have to agree 100%.
Even the ones that taste great when young, taste much better a couple of years down the line. Quads are definitely better aged...
Quote from: Eoin on October 16, 2013, 07:30:22 PM
What percentage is it Andrew?
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I'm not sure exactly because I'm on a different notebook from when I brewed it (and by 'notebook' I mean a pen and paper job), but I remember it being up around 9%.
Interesting article here on bottle aging from Zythophile which you may find interesting Andrew.
http://zythophile.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/bottle-ageing-beers-the-donts-and-dos/
The only high ABV beers I make are IPAs or accidents. Recently had quad by these guys and it was amazing despite the high alcohol http://www.bdbrewing.com/Beers/BarrelAgedDroughts/TheTwelveQuad.aspx
Must brew up a quad or a RIS or something that lends itself to long ageing
Quote from: johnnycheech on October 20, 2013, 08:43:49 AM
Interesting article here on bottle aging from Zythophile which you may find interesting Andrew.
http://zythophile.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/bottle-ageing-beers-the-donts-and-dos/
Thanks for linking to that. It was great. That site is a real goldmine.