BotM December'24 (not 25): Out with the old


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It’s just an imperial stout. But there was a time for a while when everything was i-this or e-that, rather like those science fiction things where characters would announce they were going to get a piece of Mars toast from the space kitchen.

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2012 Deschutes The Abyss while listening to Billy Gibbons The Big Bad Blues

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What a pic :slight_smile:

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12yo WV12, few days ago. Nice strong port smell at the start but all downhill from there. Raisins, cardboard, old. Not a huge fan of aged beers and this confirmed my bias.

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I aged a few for about 10 years out of interest. I’m not a big aging fan either but these were tasting very refined, really quite different to fresh, which I prefer, but really brought something original to the 12 profile.

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3F Golden Blend 2011. This is now flat but mellow and autumnal with brooding sourness but no bright acidity. Has darkened and looks like sherry now - a little in the taste too which works fine. Lambic is not better old but it remains really good… which is why I have more than I really want.

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This can has been sat in my fridge since Christmas 2021, felt appropriate to finally drink it. Sat in my fridge for three years because drinking a 12% can to myself never tempted me, but I guess it sat there long enough I forgot it was 12% until after I opened it. Pretty good.

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2009 Lost (Flat) Abbey Angels Share Brandy Barrel

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2004 Avery The Beast Grand Cru Batch 2 18.1% ABV

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Found a puddle on the floor then I found this. WTH?

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A 23 year old perry from Olivers / Minchews The Last Hurray

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2012 Avery Barrel Aged Series No. 12 Oud Floris

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How as it? I never tried an aged cider or perry so far.

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2013, and my last bottle. Ages wonderfully.

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My gut reaction seeing this on a shelf would be to avoid at all costs, but then it is 11% which helps and it has Tom’s name on it, plus you have given it 4.4… Could this be the oldest aged cider ever released?

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did the glass disintegrate from being so old?

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I am also curious about how this tastes

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@Ratman197 is winning this thread

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Its definitely not the oldest cider ever released - as its a perry!

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