I saw another post on here that sparked my interest in aging beer and giving as gifts for Christmas, birthdays and other occasions. What styles of beer age well for +1 year besides the usual RIS and Barleywines?
I would think wee heavy and strong Belgian ales like quads would age well.
Belgians do age well, but they tend to lose a lot of their unique fruity and phenolic Belgianiness over time. End up tasting more like an aged barleywine after many years in my experience. But still great.
There's a reason RIS and barleywine, and Biere de Garde, and maybe Double IPAs or similar, are noted as the best styles for aging -- it's because it's true. Other beers don't age well at all. And I would know. I'm the guy with 10 cases of beer in the cellar that's several years old. I end up dumping some of it, not all but a few, because *shock* it all does go bad over time.
The other "style" that tends to age well are the Brett and sour beers, IF you're into that kind of stuff at all. The more alcohol, the longer it will last. And the alcohol thing holds true for most styles.