Interested in upping your beer game? It’s time to start aging some beers. While it is difficult to buy a beer and not immediately drink it, harnessing your patience and storing away the right beer in the right conditions can offer a reward well worth the wait. Beer is a living, breathing beauty. When given the right opportunity and enough time, some of your favorite beers can develop entirely new flavor profiles and allow you to experience the beer in a way no other person will. However, not all of your favorite beer will age well and sometimes things just may go wrong. Hang in there.
Most people have some area of their house conducive to quality aging conditions. While 55 degrees is considered the sweet spot for aging beer (and wine), it’s mostly important to maintain consistency of temperature. Should you find yourself only able to manage a steady 70 degrees or so, your beers will be safe and age well, albeit a little faster. Heat is the enemy as well as changes in temperature. If it’s been in the fridge, it’s not a good idea to try aging. Find somewhere dark and centrally located in your home. A closet that doesn’t get used much will do the trick just fine. And if you have a small electric cellar that can maintain 55 degrees, you’re sitting at pro status. Just remember, beer ages best when upright.
So which beers are best for aging? Stronger beers always fare better when aged, and by stronger, we mean more alcohol. Dubbels, Tripels, strong ales, belgian dark ales, barley wine, imperial stouts, old ales and lambics are some of the most common. And while most of these age to fruition in 1-5 years, Barley wines and imperial stouts can hang on for up to 20 years.
Wowser. So grab some proper beers and start storing.
Some Beers that would do well in a cellar:
This post was created by D Partners Studio on behalf of Karbach Brewery. Visit their site to learn more about their beers and to try your hand at cellaring.
When given the right opportunity and enough time, some of your favorite beers canꃞvelop entirely new flavor profiles and allow you to experience the beer in a way no other person will.
Most people have some area of their house conducive to quality aging conditions. While 55 degrees is considered the sweet spot for aging beer (and wine), it’s mostly important to maintain consistency of temperature. Should you find yourself only able to manage a steady 70 degrees or so, your beers will be safe and age well, albeit a little faster. Heat is the enemy as well as changes in temperature. If it’s been in the fridge, it’s not a good idea to try aging. Find somewhere dark and centrally located in your home. A closet that doesn’t get used much will do the trick just fine. And if you have a small electric cellar that can maintain 55 degrees, you’re sitting at pro status. Just remember, beer ages best when upright.
So which beers are best for aging? Stronger beers always fare better when aged, and by stronger, we mean more alcohol. Dubbels, Tripels, strong ales, belgian dark ales, barley wine, imperial stouts, old ales and lambics are some of the most common. And while most of these age to fruition in 1-5 years, Barley wines and imperial stouts can hang on for up to 20 years.Wowser. So grab some proper beers and start storing.
Looking for suggestions?
Some Beers that would do well in a cellar:
- Adelbert’s Trible B
- Saint Arnold Pumpkinator
- Brooklyn’s Black Chocolate Stout
- Community Inspiration or Trinity Tripel
- Deep Ellum Darkest Hour
- Martin House Sugar and Spice
This post was created by D Partners Studio on behalf of Karbach Brewery. Visit their site to learn more about their beers and to try your hand at cellaring.
