Conditioning AFTER aging?

[GabrielKnight]

Hi,

My most recent kit was Woodfordes Headcracker which I started in a large stainless pan for a week or so.
I transferred to a polypin for secondary and put a bit more sugar in for conditioning, letting out the remaining gas through the tap every couple of days.

The beer was a bit rough around the edges when first put into secondary but after 2 months or so, it had aged to a very tasty grog. There was no indication that the beer had spoiled in the polypin for that long a period, but all of the conditioning had gone.

Is it acceptable to age a beer first, then condition a few days before drinking, or will the young alcohol from the conditioning sugars affect the flavour of the beer for the worse?

[Mr. Dripping]

Big beers are often bulk aged prior to bottling.
I've bulk aged a RIS for 8 months and the reseeded with yeast to bottle.