I've always planned on keeping up with this monthly post, but I keep getting caught up in other ideas and usually forget to participate in this. I actually remembered this month. It seemed to work out since this month's theme is a beer audit of what you have at home. The Session for March 1 is hosted by Pints and Pubs (from beer to eternity).I've shed light on my issues with the beer I have in previous posts. I've never actually cataloged any form of an inventory of what beer I have here. I usually just have a mental idea of what's there. To put it simply, I have enough cases of beer here that the kitchen table is now rendered useless.
Some might have a problem with the amount they drink. I have such a variety here now that I once had to tell my uncle that he could stop over, not try every type of beer I have and still be on the floor. I'd have to say my problem is actually having it. I look at the beer I have like money and I hate having to spend it.
I have a tendency to keep beers so long that sometimes they over-age. I have bottles from cases in my kitchen that I bought about a year ago. When a case of beer gets near the end I'll usually take what's left and move them to another almost empty case in order to make a little more room.
The way I keep my beer seems a bit chaotic, but I always know what's left, where it is and what's exactly in the fridge. I always make sure there's at least 15-20 bottles in the fridge at one time. I also attempt to make room for at least one growler should that opportunity present itself.
The most systematic thing I have in terms of my beer auditing/storage is what I call "my queue." This queue is where about 75 percent of my beer reviews on this blog come from. The queue consists of approximately two mix-and-match six packs I picked up over time. These beers are the closest to being placed int he fridge for possible drinking than any other bottles in the kitchen. These are beers I specifically picked out to try or were given to me as a gift. If these beers are lucky, they'll be consumed in about a month.
