OT Hello: Founders Dirty Bastard
It's great to love where you work. And free beer too??? You must have died and gone to heaven, my friend.
The only reason I'm leaving is to go back to grad school.
As far as cellaring goes, I would dedicate a fridge (or mini fridge) to beers you want to age. Set it to around 50-55F.
If you don't have access to a dedicated beer fridge, try to keep it in an area that holds as constant a temperature as possible (for most people it is in their basement) and in a closed door cabinet or box. The most important things to remember:
1. Don't let it come into contact with sunlight
2. Keep it as constant a temperature as possible.
So your garage is probably not a great place.
As far as how long you should cellar a bottle, it depends on the beer. For example, I have some '13 and '14 KBS in my collection, and a few other Barrel-Aged goodies. I'll try to cellar them for a while and maybe do a vertical tasting if I am able to get my hands on some '11 and '12 KBS.
IPAs don't really age well, because one of the first flavors to go are the hoppy floral notes. The fresher the better for IPAs.
I think beers that derive their flavor from malts and/or non perishable adjuncts and additives age the best. The flavors change dramatically. I like to drink a bottle of KBS as fresh as possible, cellar one for a year and see what it tastes like.
I think stouts and porters age the best, but cellaring a Backwoods Bastard would be fun, too.
Real men drink SCOTCH.
Fat Bastard?
I think Fat Bastard is a party store that carries many craft brews and maybe brewing supplies. They don't brew there.
I went to the Shorts 10th Anniversery Party a few months back and they had 99 of their beers on tap... what caught my eye was they had a burbon barrel series with all of their regular line beers...huma lumpa, bellaire brown, pandamonium and so on, which was nice. I know they are coming out with burbon barrel version of evil urges which is a belgian dark strong ale.
Dirty Bastard is excellent. Had my first in Disney couple years ago and I'm fortunate to be in Michigan so it's become a regular for me. As for the All-Day IPA, I'm not a fan. Love the Centennial and Bell's Two Hearted, but the All-Day is VERY bitter for me.
Session IPAs all tend to be that way it seems. If I'm in the mood for something lighter but still hoppy, I'll usually go for a pale ale, which tends to be similar in alcohol content but is more balanced that the session IPAs. New Glarus Moon Man is an example of an incredible pale ale that I just had for the first time a couple weeks ago. New Glarus does not ship outside of WI, however.
Has anybody seen the old man out and about yet? Their calendar says it's released in July, I haven't seen any in my local spot yet.
Just got home from Meijer's. Founder's Dirty Bastard on sale for $8.99/six pack. I will be tasting it.