Episode 165 - Old Barleywines

The general beer aging debate rages on, but barleywines have long been a staple for cellar keepers with the promise of better beer always further ahead. For this episode, we take on a murder of aged barleywines, chiefly American in style, often barrel-aged, and mostly just downright unpleasant. Perhaps we were influenced by our Bracket Fever, but this show brings a lot of lousy old hops and sickly sweet malts, one completely flat beer, and an overflowing Dumpy the Dump Bucket. We do sample some cheese pairings while also discussing Craig's Shameful Bed Cheese Incident, faded cops, and what killed off the elders of craft beer. Science!   Beers Tasted (For Science)   New Glarus Barley Wine (2012) Central Waters Kosmyk Charlie's Y2K Catastrophe Ale (2013) Founders Bolt Cutter (2012) Dark Horse Monster 29 (2012) 3 Floyds Barrel-Aged Behemoth (2013) Flossmoor Station Fireside Chat (2013) Stone Old Guardian (2010) Firestone Walker Sucaba (2014)