Online Beer Tastings - Idea Submission Thread (2016 - 2021)

Discussion in 'The Bar' started by Harrison8, Dec 20, 2016.

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What theme or style would you like to see be featured in the next online tasting? (Select up to 3)

Poll closed Feb 15, 2021.

  1. "Chocolate beers"

    5 vote(s)
    18.5%

  2. Dark lagers (sub styles tbd)

    15 vote(s)
    55.6%

  3. Porters (sub styles tbd)

    16 vote(s)
    59.3%

  4. Quads

    8 vote(s)
    29.6%

  5. Scotch ales/Wee heavies

    12 vote(s)
    44.4%

  6. Smoked beers

    7 vote(s)
    25.9%

  7. Stouts (non barrel aged / non-adjunct)

    12 vote(s)
    44.4%
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  1. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Hey people, its the second weekend in January - when do people want to do the barleywine tasting? Should we push it off to early February? (not sure if people are doing dry January or not)
     
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  2. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    HOLY SHIT Great minds and all that .... :joy::joy::joy::joy:
     
    #682 FBarber, Jan 10, 2021
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  3. Snowcrash000

    Snowcrash000 Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,041) Oct 4, 2017 Germany
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader


    Haha, indeed :grin:.

    Also, I always prefered Sober October to Dry January, it rhymes :sunglasses:!

     
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  4. ChicagoJ

    ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (5,247) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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    Tagging @SierraNevallagash

    Looking forward to the tasting!
     
    #684 ChicagoJ, Jan 10, 2021
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  5. Beersnake

    Beersnake Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,884) Aug 17, 2013 California
    Mod Team Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    A barleywine tasting is about exciting as it gets! Can't wait! @SierraNevallagash - do we have a date? Next weekend?
     
    #685 Beersnake, Jan 10, 2021
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  6. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,786) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    This will be awesome! I wont even have to shop for anything, as my cellar shelf is stocked with barleywines always!
    @SierraNevallagash really looking forward to this one!!
     
    #686 sulldaddy, Jan 10, 2021
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  7. SierraNevallagash

    SierraNevallagash Initiate (0) Sep 23, 2018 Maine
    Trader

    Are we all ready? I wanted to give everyone enough time after Christmas to have a palate cleanserl.

    If everyone still in favour of moving forward (and any permission I might need) then i will go ahead and draft up a rough outline, and we can settle on it.

    How does everyone feel about next Friday the 13th? Not set in stone, just an idea.
     
    #687 SierraNevallagash, Jan 10, 2021
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  8. SierraNevallagash

    SierraNevallagash Initiate (0) Sep 23, 2018 Maine
    Trader

    God, me too. I've been holding onto some heavy hitters for awhile now! I may not even know what to open! I've been deliberately avoiding barleywines for a month, because I intend to go all out here.
     
    #688 SierraNevallagash, Jan 10, 2021
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  9. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,786) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Sounds great, except that would be the 15th! did you already start going all out???
     
    #689 sulldaddy, Jan 10, 2021
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  10. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    But, but, but... Oktoberfest!

    (Nevermind... Oktober seems to be September in Germany!) :wink:
     
    #690 MNAle, Jan 10, 2021
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  11. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    If you want to kick it off Friday, thats fine, but it should continue through the weekend - especially since these are going to be high ABV beers so you'll want to allow more time for people to participate.

    Also, I vote for later in the month or the first weekend in February.
     
    #691 FBarber, Jan 10, 2021
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  12. jkblr

    jkblr Grand Pooh-Bah (5,132) Nov 22, 2014 Indiana
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    First weekend in February might make for some interesting posts with several folks coming off a dry January and jumping back into double digit beers with newly lowered tolerances...
     
    #692 jkblr, Jan 10, 2021
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  13. sulldaddy

    sulldaddy Grand Pooh-Bah (5,786) Apr 6, 2003 Connecticut
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    I like the potential that this scenario creates! And definitely also support multiple days to account for the big ABVs, common for the style!
     
    #693 sulldaddy, Jan 10, 2021
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  14. unlikelyspiderperson

    unlikelyspiderperson Grand Pooh-Bah (3,966) Mar 12, 2013 California
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Ya I'd also vote for pushing it back to at least the weekend of the 22nd or 29th. Seems like a good idea to give at least a month between the tastings. Either way, I'm working weekends these days so I'll try to squeeze one in at night. I'll have to take a gander at the shelves and see what I can find, I hope I can find sucaba
     
    #694 unlikelyspiderperson, Jan 10, 2021
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  15. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Exactly.
     
    #695 SFACRKnight, Jan 10, 2021
  16. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    Except for the beers that I have tucked away aging, I have nothing but barley wines at home. Am I doing it backwards? :slight_smile:
     
    #696 zid, Jan 10, 2021
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  17. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    IMO, this coming weekend is too soon.

    BCBS: Nov 27-29
    Holiday/Winter beers: Dec 18-20

    If we do barley wines Jan 15-17, that will be 3 tastings of big beers in 7 weeks.
     
    #697 MNAle, Jan 10, 2021
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  18. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    This is strange times my friend.
     
    #698 SFACRKnight, Jan 10, 2021
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  19. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
    Trader

    Damn, I don’t have any BW here, no idea whats available that has some local flavor to it. I’m out hunting beers anyway so we’ll see.
     
    #699 nc41, Jan 10, 2021
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  20. FBarber

    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
    Mod Team BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah Trader

    By the time we hit March it'll just be every weekend. :wink:

    But I do agree with your point - I tend the think the last weekend in January or the first weekend in February would be perfect
     
    #700 FBarber, Jan 10, 2021
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