A while back I was debating the merits of a keggerator vs. a beer fridge. Kegs would be so much easier come packaging time, but I do tend to buy a good deal of commercial bottles as well. My final decision erred on the side of constraints; we don’t have much space in our place, so bottles + kegs just wouldn’t work. Beer fridge it is.
After a bit of research I decided on this Magic Chef unit, which is spacious and has precise temperature control. While the photo shows four rows of shelves, it turns out champagne capped bottles take up a lot of room and I was only able to use two. Still, that’s enough space for 60 to 80 bottles, depending on size.
Now the problem becomes remembering what the hell I have collected in there. To my surprise, my previous system of keeping the bottles distributed across a handful of cardboard boxes actually worked better for my memory, I guess because I tended to rifle through them on a more frequent basis than I do the fridge. So inspired by intermittent drinking buddy Chuck’s cellar page, I figure keeping a running tally and putting it online might be fun.
Most recent additions in bold. Beer site ratings [RateBeer/BeerAdvocate] are in brackets where available. Last edit: 2 September 2013
The Cellar
- Avery Samael 2013 [-/-]
- Brewer’s Reserve Barley Wine Bourbon-Aged (13%) 2013 [99/-]
- Cantillon Vignerrone 2012 [100/100]
Central City Thor’s Hammer (Barrel Aged) 2011 x3 [-/-]
Central City Thor’s Hammer 2012 [84/90]
De Molen Hel & Verdoemenis bottle #001 2011 [100/91]
Deschutes Black Butte XXIII 2011 [99/93]
Deschutes Black Butte XXIV 2012 [99/92]- Deschutes Black Butte XXV 2013 [99/92]
Deschutes The Abyss 2011 [100/100]- Deschutes The Abyss 2012 [100/100]
Deschutes The Dissident 2012 [99/92]
Deschutes/Hair of the Dog Collage 2012 [99/93]
Dieu du Ciel Solstice d’Hiver 2011 [98/88]- Dieu du Ciel Solstice d’Hiver 2012 [98/88]
Driftwood Bird of Prey 2011 [91/93]
Driftwood Old Cellar Dweller 2009 [96/90]- Driftwood Old Cellar Dweller 2010 [96/90]
- Driftwood Old Cellar Dweller 2011 [96/90]
- Driftwood Old Cellar Dweller 2012 [96/90]
Driftwood Old Barrel Dweller 2012 x2 [-/-]
Driftwood Singularity 2011 [94/92]- Driftwood Singularity 2012 x2 [94/92]
- Driftwood Singularity 2013 x2 [94/92]
Firestone Walker Double DBA 2012 [99/91]
Fullers Vintage Ale 2010 [95/-]- Fullers Vintage Ale 2011 [95/-]
- Fullers Vintage Ale 2012 [95/-]
Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws 2011 [100/93]
Howe Sound Woolly Bugger 2011 [96/-]- Howe Sound Woolly Bugger 2012 x2 [96/-]
- The Kernel Imperial Brown Stout 2013 [-/-]
- Midtfyns Bryghus Barley Wine 2012 [93/-]
- New Belgium Lips of Faith La Folie 2013 [-/-]
Parallel 49 Barrel-aged RIS 2012 [-/-]
Russian River Consecration 2012 [100/97]
Russian River Temptation 2012 [100/97]
Samichlaus Bier 2006 x2 [94/89]
St. Ambroise Vintage Ale 2012 [99/89]
Swans Legacy Ale 2013 [83/84]
Thomas Hardy’s Ale 2006 [100/91]- Thomas Hardy’s Ale 2007 [100/91]
Unibroue 17 2010 [99/92]
Vancouver Island Brewery Hermannator Eisbock 2012 x2 [89/86]
Westvleteren 8 2011 x2 [100/100]
Westvleteren 12 2011 x3 [100/100]- Westvleteren 12 2012 x3 [100/100]
- Westvleteren 12 2013 x2 [100/100]