[darvyle]

A buddy and I made a barley wine a few weeks back and I'm torn if i should bottle or keg my half?  I'm leaning towards bottling for 2 reasons.  first I'll free up a spot in my Keezer to drink other beer and secondly if it is on tap I'll be temped to have a drink more often then not to taste it.  If i bottle I can stick it in a corner and rely on the out of sight out of mind rule to keep it around for a while. 

Are there any advantages to keeping it in a keg over bottling?

Thanks for your input,

[tumarkin]

Barley Wines (and a number of other high gravity styles) can benefit from extended aging or cellaring. If you want to age your bwine, you won't tie up a keg long term. Aging is also most effective when bottle conditioned, with the live yeast active in the bottle, rather than kegged.

[tygo]

I'd bottle it as well if I were you, provided the ABV isn't too high.  12-13% or so are probably as high as I'd go personally.  Definitely add some additional yeast at bottling time and plan on giving it some time in the bottle to properly carb up.

[bonjour]

Bottle,  but counter pressure fill if it is really big as that will eliminate carbonation issues.

Fred

[euge]

Bottle it. I'm trying to finish a keg of BW and it's hard slow work.

[alikocho]

Bottle. Then you can still find one in ten years time 

[darvyle]

thanks for the input guys i think i'll bottle it

[realbeerguy]

Bottle it. I'm trying to finish a keg of BW and it's hard slow work.

Slacker........(j/k  )

I will bottle most of my bwine, but put about a gal or so on tap using a 3 gal keg.

[beerocd]

Those who have done it - what's the preference for long term storage?

gasketed flip top, crown cap,cork, cap and cork?

[realbeerguy]

Crown cap has been fine.

[tumarkin]

I've usually seen cork & crown only on meads. And even there it's not necessary. A well crimped crown cap will last a loooong time.

[myh3adhur7s]

Bottle all the way with cap crown. But the cork does look nice.

[beersk]

Bottle,  but counter pressure fill if it is really big as that will eliminate carbonation issues.

Fred

Good suggestion.  But, I wouldn't necessarily worry about counterpressure filling it.  The BEST barley wine I've ever had was a homebrewed BW that was in the bottle for 5 years, that another brewer made.  All of the carbonation was gone, but the beer was incredible.  For a really well aged and excellent barelywine, I don't think carbonation is too important. 
You could keg it, carbonate it, and bottle it from the keg on the cheap.  That's what I'd do, see!

[hopfenundmalz]

Bottle it. I'm trying to finish a keg of BW and it's hard slow work.

With anything over about 8% in kegs, I find that my productivity on other work around the house suffers.

Bottle it.

[oscarvan]

I am planning on bottling for all the reasons above.....

You could keg it, carbonate it, and bottle it from the keg on the cheap.  That's what I'd do, see!

Hmmmmm, interesting. How good an idea is this?