Beer maturation - how to rate?

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Message McWorta beers 1632 º places 156 º 11:17 Thu 7/24/2014 Hi, Just a quick wonder if it would make sense to have ratings for matured beers? Something like year ranges could be an idea. I recently trid a Brugge Triple which was matured 5 years in a cellar and it was astonishingly good...
Message lb4lb beers 2659 º places 27 º 11:22 Thu 7/24/2014 I personally don’t think beer should play with itself and wouldn’t want to watch.
Message CLevar places 23 º 11:23 Thu 7/24/2014 Cool idea! I think that it’s very important to be able to let other beer sommeliers know how much cellar cred you have. It’s an integral part of this passion.
Message Prufrockstar beers 2132 º places 83 º 11:34 Thu 7/24/2014 I’d just note it in your review.

Message McWorta beers 1632 º places 156 º 11:46 Thu 7/24/2014 Originally posted by Prufrockstar I’d just note it in your review. Yea thought about it but then again would that not falsify the overall score? It becomes a pretty different beer over the years... Sometimes for the very good ;)
Message MacBoost beers 2074 º places 37 º 11:48 Thu 7/24/2014 You’ll go blind
Message Prufrockstar beers 2132 º places 83 º 12:17 Thu 7/24/2014 Originally posted by McWorta Originally posted by Prufrockstar I’d just note it in your review. Yea thought about it but then again would that not falsify the overall score? It becomes a pretty different beer over the years... Sometimes for the very good ;) ... and often for the very bad. There is so much that is variable about beer and how we experience it (batch variation, freshness, ourselves), the best I figure I can do is note it if I have a drastically different experience from one product. If you have a beer once and it’s a 3.0, but then have it again and it’s a 3.6, no harm in editing your rating to 3.3 (or whatever you think is appropriate) and noting it in the comments. The information is still recorded and can be used by others, and it gives a more complete picture of the beer.
Message Frank beers 4561 º places 92 º 12:23 Thu 7/24/2014 It’d be kind of a cool feature but I don’t know if it is all that useful. The vast majority of beer is drank fresh--or, at least, should be. You are allowed to rate based on whatever criteria you want. If a beer ages well or ages poorly, make note of it, and adjust your rating as you see fit.

Message HeffIAm 12:34 Thu 7/24/2014 Originally posted by lb4lb I personally don’t think beer should play with itself and wouldn’t want to watch. I would watch once.
Message ClarkVV P beers 13481 º places 112 º 21:41 Thu 7/24/2014 You should never rate a beer lower for being "too old or passed its prime." Don’t rate it. Or judge it on what is obviously must have been like (good beers you can always tell). But people rating old beers poorly is so stupid and ignorant. Unless the beer sucked to begin with, but you can’t tell from an old bad beer because it just tastes terrible for so many reasons. Always rate a beer fresh, or within a few years.
Message McWorta beers 1632 º places 156 º 04:46 Fri 7/25/2014 Maybe you can also rate a beer higher due to maturation... Deschutes label some of their beers "best after..."