by warra48 » Sunday Mar 25, 2012 12:46 pm
Storing any alcoholic beverage is best done in a dark cool place, with the least possible temperature variation.
If that's not possible, then a place with the least temperature variation. Large fluctuations are not kind to beer, wine etc.
Fortunately, I have two large cellars at the back of my garage, underground, and on the South East corner of the house. It's dark, and the temperatures are stable. Perfect. I can pull a 10 to 15 years old red wine from the cellar, and it will have no ullage, with the corks showing no sign of seepage. Same for my beer, it's cool and dark. Just had a Stout two days ago, brewed in July 2010, and it was perfect.
If you can't achieve that at your place, try to get as close to ideal as you can. Or learn to drink your beer real quick before it deteriorates.