137 year old beer found...

THRiLL KiLL · 11-December-06, 03:15 PM

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	London, Dec 11: A recently discovered cache of 1869 ale should have been undrinkable, but liquor and beer connoisseurs are claiming that the brew tastes Ã‚â€œabsolutely amazingÃ‚â€. The Victorian beer was part of a cache of 250 vintage bottles found in the vaults of WorthingtonÃ‚â€™s White Shield brewery in Burton-on-Trent. The bottles will not be sold and have yet to be valued. According to The Telegraph, the 137-year-old ale has the flavor of raisins and sultanas, baked apple and honey. The 1869 Ratcliff Ale is bright and luminous like an ancient Amontillado sherry and has a meaty character like smoked partridge with hints of molasses. One of a handful of people to have tasted the 137-year-old beer is Mark Dorber, a beer connoisseur and publican at the award-winning White Horse in ParsonÃ‚â€™s Green, London, who has the largest range of bottled beers in Britain. Ã‚â€œItÃ‚â€™s amazing that beers this antique can still taste so delicious,Ã‚â€ he said. The Ratcliff ale commemorates the birth of Harry Ratcliff into the brewing family, which became part of the Bass, Ratcliff and Gretton Empire. All the beers were bottle conditioned, which means they were allowed to develop and mature after they were corked, like a wine. They were also strong - around 10 per cent proof. The high alcohol content, similar to barley wine, stopped them from deteriorating.The beers will be recorked to preserve them and displayed at the Museum of Brewing at Coors Visitor Centre in Burton.

I would kill to get some =)

from here

4x0n · 11-December-06, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by THRiLL KiLL


	I would kill to get some =) from here

Up for a heist

Slaymate · 11-December-06, 03:27 PM

Count me in.

IcEMage · 11-December-06, 03:34 PM

I will provied the get away car

PHLAK · 11-December-06, 07:58 PM

Wow to be able to taste one of those bottles would be a dream come true for me. I would be in heaven!

Nerdz · 11-December-06, 08:25 PM

Telegraph? What ages are they living in..Unless they were refering to "back then"

I'll provide the Uh..Well, I'll just help you get in that vault...heh. So all we need now is a plane ticket.

thedemonxanth · 11-December-06, 11:53 PM

BR:I Beer Run Impossible

Master Yunk · 11-December-06, 11:54 PM

Jump the exhibit and drink it on site!!!

4x0n · 12-December-06, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Master Yunk


	Jump the exhibit and drink it on site!!!

Dear god no! It has to be drunk in some quiet place so you can savor the taste, not rush it down just to get a little buzz going before we get busted.

Master Yunk · 12-December-06, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 4x0n


	Dear god no! It has to be drunk in some quiet place so you can savor the taste, not rush it down just to get a little buzz going before we get busted.

Well at least you can smash the bottle to defend yourself when they come after you!

THRiLL KiLL · 12-December-06, 11:15 AM

to bad you cant go back in time... the brewery shut down in 2000... i would love to purchase it, sell the beer and make a profit =)

11-December-06, 03:27 PM		#3 (permalink)
Slaymate PCApex Reviewer From Hell	Re: 137 year old beer found... Count me in.

11-December-06, 03:34 PM		#4 (permalink)
IcEMage Apex Tech God	Re: 137 year old beer found... I will provied the get away car

11-December-06, 07:58 PM		#5 (permalink)
PHLAK Apex Tech God	Re: 137 year old beer found... Wow to be able to taste one of those bottles would be a dream come true for me. I would be in heaven!

11-December-06, 08:25 PM		#6 (permalink)
Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot	Re: 137 year old beer found... Telegraph? What ages are they living in..Unless they were refering to "back then" I'll provide the Uh..Well, I'll just help you get in that vault...heh. So all we need now is a plane ticket.

11-December-06, 11:53 PM		#7 (permalink)
thedemonxanth Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	Re: 137 year old beer found... BR:I Beer Run Impossible

11-December-06, 11:54 PM		#8 (permalink)
Master Yunk D.O.A. Tournament Champion	Re: 137 year old beer found... Jump the exhibit and drink it on site!!!

12-December-06, 11:15 AM		#11 (permalink)
THRiLL KiLL PcApEX's PuNK ROckER	Re: 137 year old beer found... to bad you cant go back in time... the brewery shut down in 2000... i would love to purchase it, sell the beer and make a profit =)

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