Yesterday I sampled a bottle of batch #5, Mulligan ESB. This was a beer that never carbonated in the bottle; I hate throwing things out, so it's just been sitting for a little over seven months in my junk room.
I was rather astonished to find how well it had matured. It's still basically uncarbonated, but it has developed a flavor profile similar to a barleywine or a Belgian dubbel (albeit lighter in color and flavor intensity). I was rather impressed, to say the least. I'm looking forward to trying it on its one-year birthday to see how much more it has matured.
I'm also considering opening all the bottles and kegging it. I probably have about 18 or so bottles of it left, so that's about 3 gallons total; it may just be worthwhile to do so.
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