Category: Fun

My 10 Most Popular Beer Cellaring Pages of the Year »

Hello fellow beer geeks! After digging through my Google Analytic stats for the year, I thought it would be interesting to share with everyone what the Brew Basement’s most popular pages were. I ranked the pages according to the unique number of page views that each one received. I thought the results were rather interesting!
1. 15 Strong Ales […]

Stone Brewery Beer Cellaring Page »

I came across a pretty cool section of the Stone Brewery Website that’s all about cellaring beers. They age a number of their own beers, and then do tastings of them at six month intervals. It’s pretty interesting to read their commentary on how the various beers are changing over time. 
But that’s not even the best thing about […]

Cool Beer Cellars: Gramercy Tavern, New York City »

Even before they were featured on a NY Times blog article about pairing vintage beers with food, the Gramercy Tavern in New York City was known for their fantastic selection of aged brews and ciders (never mind the awesome food). If you check out the their list of cellared beers, you’ll see some very interesting […]

10 American Craft Beer Fall Seasonal Releases You Should Be Cellaring »

August is winding down and summer is almost over. And I only got to go skinny dipping ONCE this year. Where did the time go?
With summer ending, the time for summer ales and heffe-weizens are almost done. Fall’s the time for stronger brews, beers that can take some chills off your bones (at least here […]

The 10 Commandments of Aging and Cellaring Beer »

1. You should not try to cellar most of the beer out there - Most of the beer you purchase will just deteriorate with age. Learn to spot the signs of a promising cellar dweller.
2. Don’t be afraid of the dark - Light is one of the big enemies of beer, and sunlight can permanently […]