Beer to age for years

[1beerbaron]

I was listening to some of the archives and they were talking about aging mead. It can be aged for a long, long time. Are there any beer recipes you guys know that would age for years? Not just 2-3, but 10-20.

[Brandon]

Barley Wine, Imperial Stout are the first 2 that come to mind

[andy77]

A nice big Belgian would age quite nicely, too. Say a strong dark over 10%

[Sven]

All the above, plus Old Ale

[Mylo]

Dead Hookers? Whoops.... sorry, wrong thread. Rat Pad!


Mylo

[one_dead_soul]

lambics and sours

[Caped Brewsader]

Sours age incredibly well. Oude Geuze is perhaps the best beer you could possibly age. Always improving. I have some 20+ year old bottles in my cellar and they blow my mind everytime I have one. But trying to make your own oude geuze wouldn't be easy. First you'd have to make your own lambic. Then Do that three years in a row. Then masterfully blend the three years together and then wait a year (no yeast or sugar added for carbonation) while the bottles naturally carbonate and age. Yeah, I don't think I'll be doing that either.

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

Sours age incredibly well. Oude Geuze is perhaps the best beer you could possibly age. Always improving. I have some 20+ year old bottles in my cellar and they blow my mind everytime I have one. But trying to make your own oude geuze wouldn't be easy. First you'd have to make your own lambic. Then Do that three years in a row. Then masterfully blend the three years together and then wait a year (no yeast or sugar added for carbonation) while the bottles naturally carbonate and age. Yeah, I don't think I'll be doing that either.

I was going to ask how you had the patience to do that. "Ice Store" is the answer, I believe.