The Cellar
Everyone has heard of a wine cellar, but a beer cellar is a little less common. Yes, beer can be cellared and it ages excellently. Aged beer tastes much different that fresh beer; toffee, chocolate, cream and coffee are a few common flavours found in a cellared brew. We have put together this page dedicated to our cellars which we will update regularly with reviews, and new additions as our collections continue to grow and age. Please enjoy. Check out our notes on making your own cellar.
Erik’s Cellar
My cellar is still quite young – the oldest ale is only one year old. It is a humble cellar in a basement closet, but it is growing rapidly.
Here is what is currently in my cellar:
- Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron (2008)
- Bush de Noel – Scaldis Noel (2008)
- Gulden Draak (2008)
- Bornem Tripel (2008)
- Bornem Dubble (2008)
- Augustijn Ale (2008)
- Piraat Ale (2008)
- Fullers Vintage Ale (2007)
- Fullers Vintage Ale (2008)
- Aventinus Wiezen Eisbock(2008)
- Phillips Burley Barley Wine (2008)
- Driftwood Brewing Old Cellar Dweller Barley Wine (2008)
- Spinnakers Jameson’s Scottish Ale (2008)
- Brooklyn Brewing Local 1 (2008)
- Home brew – Belgian Blonde Ale (2008)
- Home brew – Nut Brown (2007)
- Fat Cat Brewery – Old Bad Cat Barley Wine (2008)
- Unibroue – 17
Chris’ Cellar
My Beer Fridge Cellar
I recently purchased a new beer fridge to replace my humble cardboard box cellar because my garage was getting too warm. I posted about it. My cellar consists of very few beers at this point in time, but my stockpile will grow. The meager number of bottles in my cellar has to do with my lack of patience and the knowledge that Erik will probably share his aged goods with me:)
Note: What with moving overseas, I had to empty my cellar. Here’s the post about it.
My cellar once contained:
- Phillips Burley Barleywine (November 2008)
- Fullers Vintage Ale (2008)
- Driftwood Old Cellar Dweller Barleywine (2008)
- Brasserie Dubuisson Scaldis Noel (2008)
- Philips The Hammer Imperial Stout (January 2009)
- Fat Cat Old Bat Cat Barley Wine (2008)
- Rogue Old Crustacean Barley Wine (2009)
- O’Hanlons Thomas Hardy’s Ale (2006)