04-10-2010, 08:21 PM
Wow that was my second column for TMR 2004
http://www.tmrzoo.com/?p=2308
Here you go cliff notes updated for 2010:
You want to age higher alcohol beers the higher the ABV the longer you can keep it. I look for 7%+ for anything over a couple of years.
Hops will also help preserve a beer: Barleywines. IPAs and Imperial Stouts are all great candidates. Look for beers with high IBUs 50+ (should be listed on the brewer's website)
You want high ABV% or high IBUs in a perfect world both.
If the beer foams like a volcano throw it out. That would be bacteria.
Store the beer somewhere around 50 degrees that is dark and the temperature does not swing wildly.
Taste it if it taste good then drink it. Both Preacher and New Glarus have plenty of beers that would not only be good after 6 years but actually would be better.
http://www.tmrzoo.com/?p=2308
Here you go cliff notes updated for 2010:
You want to age higher alcohol beers the higher the ABV the longer you can keep it. I look for 7%+ for anything over a couple of years.
Hops will also help preserve a beer: Barleywines. IPAs and Imperial Stouts are all great candidates. Look for beers with high IBUs 50+ (should be listed on the brewer's website)
You want high ABV% or high IBUs in a perfect world both.
If the beer foams like a volcano throw it out. That would be bacteria.
Store the beer somewhere around 50 degrees that is dark and the temperature does not swing wildly.
Taste it if it taste good then drink it. Both Preacher and New Glarus have plenty of beers that would not only be good after 6 years but actually would be better.