The Brew Basement

Hello all! I noticed a couple of the online beer merchants have some aged brews in stock right now. Since questions asking about where you can purchase aged beers are among the most common inquiries I get, I thought I’d take a moment and point them out to you.
First off, check out the Vintage/Rare section [...]

…. well maybe not vacation exactly. Call it a little break, a little time off to focus on some personal things and recharge the ol’ posting batteries at the same time. Thanks to all of you who wrote to check up on me, I’ll be replying to your emails soon.
As you can imagine, I have [...]

Hello folks! I’d like to share a little email exchange I had with Brew Basement reader Mark the other day. Maybe one of you can help him out!
Jason,
Great site. I’m just getting started in cellaring beer and am eager to try some aged beer NOW, rather than wait years for my collection to pay [...]

Hi everyone. I hope you all had a great weekend.
It was labor day weekend for those in the US, which meant Lisa and I didn’t have to go into work on Monday. The day off came at a perfect time for my wife and I as August has been a bit of a tough month [...]

This past weekend my wife and I hopped in the car with a couple of friends and took a drive out to the Finger Lakes area of Western NY, otherwise known as NY Wine Country. Our specific destination was Watkins Glen, where the Finger Lakes Wine Festival was being held this weekend.
This was truely a [...]

It’s a bit hard for me to believe, but the Brew Basement is now officially one year old.
Running a site like this has been an interesting experience. I’ve received more attention and traffic then I thought I would. Between all of you regular subscribers (check out the upper right-hand corner of this site if you [...]

Feel like getting your hands on some rare and vintage brews?
Feel like supporting a good cause?
Liquids Solutions (my favorite online beverage retailer) is giving you a chance to do both by hosting a vintage beer auction starting this Friday, May 9th and ending on Sunday the 11th. All proceeds will be going to a Parkinson’s [...]

Hello fellow beer fanatics!
I seem to be getting more and more mail lately and please trust me, I’m trying hard to answer everyone somewhat timely (unfortunately I’ve been terrible about responding to comments on the site - I promise to get better there). I have just one request for you all - please keep those [...]

” ..Old Stock Ale is well-designed to round-out and mellow with age. We know it’s hard to believe that this exquisite beer can actually improve, but trust us. The waiting can be an excellent exercise in self-discipline and the reward is built in… …We suggest a year’s cellaring to let the complex flavors develop, but [...]

Hello everyone! I’ll be diving into the world of smoked beers this week. I’ll be examining the science behind the preservation power of smoke, posting the results of a few tastings of some famous smokey brews, and doling out a few recommendations for purchasing some brews of your own.
I thought a nice way to kick [...]