
Yet another 04/10/2014 Orval, this one a day older so showing slight additional maturity, nice apple overtones, also the yeast lees I swirled in are settling out a bit so there's a touch more spiciness than the first totally clear (fully-settled) bottle I cracked yesterday. The right amount of lemony and bitter is shining through.Never had a thousand year old beer before
Craig wrote:Which style? I've had the 25th anniversary stout recently and it's still excellent. I've still got two of those in my cellar.
Tapsucker wrote:Yes, Imperial Stout. That's why I wasn't 'Russian' to drink it.Craig wrote:Which style? I've had the 25th anniversary stout recently and it's still excellent. I've still got two of those in my cellar.
Belgian wrote: A good Russian Imperial Stout should age well forever. Not all of them do. I'm looking forward to opening my bottle of 25th anniversary. This is good news.
Belgian wrote:A good Russian Imperial Stout should age well forever. Not all of them do. I'm looking forward to opening my bottle of 25th anniversary. This is good news.
Belgian wrote:Having a 2009 St-Ambroise Stout Impériale Russe, also in remarkably fine shape at 7.5 years of age. Also has bold and rich flavors of winey dark fruit, chocolate ganache torte and a dry hint of coffee liqueur. Solid creamy palate is supported by a remainder of bittering hop, ALL the rough edges are gone leaving a beautiful mellowing beast of a RIS - this is so much smoother than it was 7 years ago and so perfectly knit. If you still have a few you will see what I mean.
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