re: FBD 7/3

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I admit I have about 30 or so beers in my cellar that I really don't know why I'm aging

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I am slowly taking out a bunch of beers in my cellar as well, without adding many in their place.

Great article.

Interesting read, I have anywhere from 150-200 bottles in my cellar. Most of them are bombers. I do believe some beers benefit from aging. The when it's gone, it's gone psychology does factor in. I also think a lot of this hoarding could be alleviated if the breweries would release in 12oz bottles instead of bombers. More bottles in theory would mean more people get these rare releases. I personally find myself sitting on bombers because I don't want to consume the whole thing. More bottles in the 12oz format would be a win-win in my eyes.

I read that yesterday. I agree and disagree on a few things.

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“The product that you pop in five years isn’t the product that the brewer released—it’s what the brewer released, and then you did something to it,” he explains. “I don’t tell someone to paint watercolors on the Mona Lisa and then call it better.”

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I disagree when it comes to some beers. The majority of beers are alive. If you want people to enjoy the product you put out, then go the route NB went and pasteurize your beer. Otherwise deal with it.

I agree about saving stuff for a special event to happen. The only beers I save for "special events" are actually planned events and they usually involve vertical tastings.