What's the oldest homebrew you've had?

[pornstache]

I was thinking about some of the ancient barley wines and other cellared commercial beers fellow enthusiasts have been kind enough to share and was curious...
What's the oldest 'aged' homebrew you've had that stood the test of time well? I'm wondering if anyone has any crazy tales of 25 year old imperial stouts, etc...

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

I was thinking about some of the ancient barley wines and other cellared commercial beers fellow enthusiasts have been kind enough to share and was curious...
What's the oldest 'aged' homebrew you've had that stood the test of time well? I'm wondering if anyone has any crazy tales of 25 year old imperial stouts, etc...

I brewed a braggot in '99. I found three bottles in the back of the fridge late last year. Two of em had floaties at the bottom, so I poured those out. The bottle with the cap turned out nice. That's the longest I've let anything go.

[Mylo]

Two of em had floaties at the bottom

Umm.... wouldn't those be "sink-ies"?


Mylo

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

Two of em had floaties at the bottom

Umm.... wouldn't those be "sink-ies"?


Mylo

Well, if you wanna get technical. . .

[Mylo]

Well, if you wanna get technical. . .

JP prefers testicle...


Mylo

[crupp]

I just drank a five year old bottle of an oatmeal chocolate chili pepper stout. It was the third beer I’d brewed. You know…It wasn’t that bad. The chili really mellowed over time.

[Nate Diggler]

I have a few bottles of a Maple Double Weizenbock left from a 2003 batch... it's much smoother now that the champagne yeast sedimented out... before that it had a musty flavor, now its clean and the maple comes through strongly.

[speed]

i opened up a bottle of chimay clone i did 3 years ago, i couldn't believe how it has changed through the years. my only regret is that there is only 3 bottles left.