Most Satisfying Vertical Tasting?

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  1. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    What beer did you try a vertical tasting of that just blew you away? I'm trying to build up my cellar and I would love to have some quality verticals in my future.
     
    #1 TylerKitchens, Dec 23, 2014
  2. Rothobinide

    Rothobinide Pundit (947) Jun 28, 2014 California

    Double Bastard all the way from 2003 to 2014 was amazing.
     
    #2 Rothobinide, Dec 23, 2014
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  3. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    Awesome so should I buy 2 every year and cellar one for a future tasting of multiple years or should I buy like 8 now and try a 2014 DB every year for 8 years.
     
    #3 TylerKitchens, Dec 23, 2014
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  4. THANAT0PSIS

    THANAT0PSIS Pooh-Bah (2,275) Aug 3, 2010 Wisconsin
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    Gueuzes and lambics of any sort.
     
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  5. GreesyFizeek

    GreesyFizeek Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,026) Mar 6, 2013 New York
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    I didn't have them all at the same time, but I've had a '08, '09, '12, '13, and '14 BCBS in the last few months, and it was really excellent to see the differences there.
     
    #5 GreesyFizeek, Dec 23, 2014
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  6. gibgink

    gibgink Pooh-Bah (1,581) Oct 27, 2014 Missouri
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    BCBS 11-14. Fantastic. Really nice to be able to taste the differences for each year.
     
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  7. Kfitch

    Kfitch Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2014 Illinois

    <------Undisciplined! I am terrible at sitting on great beers for any length of time. I buy multiples with a vertical in mind, but end up drinking them or sharing with friends.
     
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  8. AndyEdgar

    AndyEdgar Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2014 Illinois

    8 years of Bigfoot barley wine accompanied by various barrel aged versions was nice. And of course, BCBS.
     
    #8 AndyEdgar, Dec 23, 2014
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  9. kfordham281

    kfordham281 Crusader (475) Oct 29, 2005 Georgia

    A recent Black Ops tasting was highly disappointing. 2008 - 2014; I would suggest a NOT on this one.

    A Black Tuesday vertical was awesome though. We did all years of BT and every year of every BT variant (Gray, Mocha, Rain, etc).

    A recent Abyss vertical was also tasty; but not as good as the Black Tuesday.
     
    #9 kfordham281, Dec 23, 2014
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  10. Fox82791

    Fox82791 Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2014 New York

    What year was your favorite abyss?
     
    #10 Fox82791, Dec 23, 2014
  11. Brewventurer

    Brewventurer Initiate (0) Dec 23, 2013 Tennessee

    Surly Darkness 2010-2013, Surly Syx & Seviin, Deschutes XXIV, XXV, XXVI Deschutes The Abyss 2010-2013. All on the same night.
     
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  12. Brewventurer

    Brewventurer Initiate (0) Dec 23, 2013 Tennessee

    I should also add that at the same tasting there was founders Backwoods Bastard 2010-2013 and Founders Imperial stout 2011-2013 not to mention that I didn't mean to suggest that Surly Syx and Seviin qualified as being part of that vertical, just that they were present.
     
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  13. Dan_Inreallife

    Dan_Inreallife Initiate (0) Jan 22, 2012 Colorado

    Odell Woodcut #1 - #7 as a vertical beer dinner earlier this year. It was amazing
     
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  14. DerelictPI

    DerelictPI Initiate (0) Dec 26, 2010 New York

    I just did a 4 year Mad Elf vertical and it was cool seeing the cherry fade (spoiler alert: that beer is fantastic at any age).

    My favorite though are quads. 3 Philosophers is very easy for me to get, so that is probably my favorite.
     
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  15. kcbaby

    kcbaby Zealot (595) Jun 30, 2010 Massachusetts

    Darkness. '08-'13 was awesome.

    Also every few years of Westy XII from '88-'13. That beer changes wonderfully.
     
    #15 kcbaby, Dec 23, 2014
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  16. luwak

    luwak Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2010 Arizona

    gueuzes
     
    #16 luwak, Dec 23, 2014
  17. TylerKitchens

    TylerKitchens Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    What a tasting man! That must have been quite the party!
     
    #17 TylerKitchens, Dec 23, 2014
  18. Brewventurer

    Brewventurer Initiate (0) Dec 23, 2013 Tennessee

    I want to say it was overkill but they were all so amazing I just can't complain. There were also other single beers like Firestone Walker Sucaba and XV as well as Stone Wootstout and Wootstout 2.0. I did choose to use 5oz snifter's so I could actually walk home after but I was glad to be in walking distance.
     
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  19. kfordham281

    kfordham281 Crusader (475) Oct 29, 2005 Georgia

    2010 and 2011 are still drinking well. We did 2010 - 2013.
     
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  20. Brolo75

    Brolo75 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,134) Aug 10, 2013 California
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    Building my cellar as well, I'm two years in with Bigfoot, Narwhal, and a few others. Hopefully in another year, I can do a three year vertical.
     
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