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.
What a pic
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.
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.
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.
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.
A 23 year old perry from Olivers / Minchews The Last Hurray
How as it? I never tried an aged cider or perry so far.
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?
did the glass disintegrate from being so old?
I am also curious about how this tastes
@Ratman197 is winning this thread
Its definitely not the oldest cider ever released - as its a perry!