Ale, Beer, Stout appreciation

This looks a good lineup:

https://twitter.com/GRUBMCR/status/942441208273686528?s=17

Looking for some good beers to age.

I bought a load of Orval last year and will be having one for NY but would like to add to the stock.

Thinking about Imperial Stouts and some other Monastery types that will develop over the years.

Suggestions on a postcard please?

Like every imperial stout ever.
Buxton do a lot of high abv stuff that suits aging.
Same with those crazy monks...

I'm making an attempt at dry jan, otherwise would be all over this.

New Patagonia shop is having a launch on Feb 1st. Free Cloudwaters.

"Temperance Street"

:)

Fuller's Golden Pride is legendarily supposed to be at its best 2 years after the best before date... 2017 Vintage Ale is out now as well.

Speaking of aged beers, I will probably be finishing my last bottle of Thomas Hardy's Ale this Christmas; has anyone seen the new (Italian) THA for sale anywhere in the wild? Last I checked their website was spectacularly opaque about how to actually get hold of any.

Some diy required me to unpack the cupboard of doom on the staircase to gain access to the crawlspace of despair.
Found this Crimbo gift pack from the late '90s.

Rodenbach Bier 5.0%
Rodenbach Alexander (Cherry) 6.0% (Platinum medal World Beer Championship 1996)
Rodenbach Grand Cru 6.5%
Pity the best before dates are 18 11 98 / 03 02 99 / 03 05 99

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Might find some tips: https://twitter.com/thomashardysale

Rasputin by De Mollen. (With apologies for possible spelling fails)

https://www.tryanuary.com looks worth a go surely?

best before

Not 'use by'

The 6.5% might have enough alcohols to have kept well?

Good spot. Famous also for a certain Google street view scene iirc.

Cheers for the tips.

Just returned from local bottle store.

Back there tomorrow to get a variety pack of Leeds Gin for Mother. Must resist spending more cash...

That's my hope as well.
Bottle conditioned (for 20 years)!

Drink them. If you don't drink them, I will.

Where have you seen the 2017 Fullers? I've struggled to find it this year (not looked that hard TBF)

I have a few older ones I laid (2007 is the oldest I think)

Picked up a couple in my local big Waitrose, as well as a limited edition imperial stout (£5/£8 respectively). There weren't that many left on the shelf, but would have thought there'd be more coming in - they're not that limited.

Only a 2007 and a couple of 2012 left for me otherwise...

Was going to suggest the Burning Sky

Ex Dark Star brewer IIRC.

Great beer and it was the first one I grabbed.

Whole foods at Soho had a couple of cases of Fuller Vintage 2016, I grabbed a couple of bottles, £6 each.
Also got Delerium Christmas to see if that's any good.

The 1997 Fullers Pride is being listed at £550 a bottle at the moment!

To øl jule mælk

Oh. My. Fucking. Days.

Get hold of some YOLO Maelk not tried it yet, I'm a bit scared to

The 1997 Fullers Pride is being listed at £550 a bottle at the moment

It's a bubble. Sell now before 2018

Just came on here to post exactly that. Warming the fuck out of my cockles