If it's a 750ml there might be a bottling year & batch # stamped on the crown of the cork.dmits wrote: Thanks for the info... I did not actually expect it to go bad in 2009, just could not remember the year that I got it. I plan to use the bottle as an experiment in self control... shelf live of a bottle conditioned beer vs. the temptation to drink it
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Top 5 in Your Cellar
In Beerum Veritas
Beers
Russian River Damnation/Consecration 2010 (Thanks Stephen)
Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood 2007
Young's Old Nick 1996
Rodenbach Grand Cru best before 1997
Thomas Hardy's 1994
Dark Horizon 1st Edition
Brewdog Paradox Islay Cask - Batch 001
Whiskies...
Pappy Van Winkle 20 year old
Famous Grouse 30 year old blend
Highland Park Earl Magnus Edition One 15 year old
Nikka Yoshi Single Malt
Lagavulin 1993 Distiller's Edition
Done a lot of trading recently, most of my older beers have gone to other cellars in exchange for west coast ales.
Russian River Damnation/Consecration 2010 (Thanks Stephen)
Hair of the Dog Fred from the Wood 2007
Young's Old Nick 1996
Rodenbach Grand Cru best before 1997
Thomas Hardy's 1994
Dark Horizon 1st Edition
Brewdog Paradox Islay Cask - Batch 001
Whiskies...
Pappy Van Winkle 20 year old
Famous Grouse 30 year old blend
Highland Park Earl Magnus Edition One 15 year old
Nikka Yoshi Single Malt
Lagavulin 1993 Distiller's Edition
Done a lot of trading recently, most of my older beers have gone to other cellars in exchange for west coast ales.
Ian Guénard
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Heh here is my top 5 beers I know are baaaad, but I keep for some reason:Jon Walker wrote: And one worth mentioning because I KNOW it won't be any good...
A bottle of 2002 Brakspear Bitter, one of the last bottlings before the brewery sold up it's 200 year old Henley on Thames brew house and the license passed on to Refresh. Henley is my home town and I was really sad to see the legendary brewery get shut down.
Wychwood's Dog Bollocks, from god knows when...
Floreffe Double 1989 (not a typo)
Huit Cylindres Doppelbock 1990
Big Bang Apollo Space crafted Ale 1999 Oak Aged
Delirium Tremmens 1998
I should sink them, but cant get myself to.
Ian Guénard
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Let me know if your ever in the Ottawa area, we can open one up (I have more than 1 '97 rodenbach).dmits wrote:iguenard wrote:Beers
Rodenbach Grand Cru best before 1997
Dark Horizon 1st Edition
wow... I'm a big fan of rodenbach, and this one isnt much younger than I am... Nice
Also very jealous of the 1st edition. I've had both Nogne O's Imperial stout and the 2nd edition... Delicious
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07-09 Bigfoot
06,08,10 Cuvee Van de Keizer
03,05,06,08 Thomas Hardy's
mid-70s bottle of Gentle Ben Beer (from Uncle Ben's brewery in Winnipeg) - tried a bottle of their cider last April, had some cardboardy oxidation in the finish but otherwise good.
McEwan's Strong Ale (circa 1945-1959) - I found 2 bottles in a local antique shop, tried one in Dec 09 and it was surprisingly good.
06,08,10 Cuvee Van de Keizer
03,05,06,08 Thomas Hardy's
mid-70s bottle of Gentle Ben Beer (from Uncle Ben's brewery in Winnipeg) - tried a bottle of their cider last April, had some cardboardy oxidation in the finish but otherwise good.
McEwan's Strong Ale (circa 1945-1959) - I found 2 bottles in a local antique shop, tried one in Dec 09 and it was surprisingly good.