So... You're At A Great Beer Bar

I'm always gonna look for something that I can't get in my area. When I was at BierCab last summer I immediately ordered a Westvleteren XII knowing that it may be my only chance to try it.

 

For me, the whole point of going to a place like this would be to expand my horizons. I'd most definitely go for something I hadn't tried before, maybe even something in an unfamiliar or not-readily-available (to me) style.

If they had Westy and/or Utopias, I'd be all over it.

 

I always try to have things I've never had before first. Then I will go with old favorites.

 

I first look for something I haven't tried before, then I go with style or if there is something made locally that piques my interest.

 

Whalez of course- so that I can then post a pic in the WBAYDN thread and bask in the avalanche of likes received.

In all seriousness, like the others have said- typically something I haven't tried that I know I may never get a chance to try again. This is where price usually tends to go out the window.

 

Like the other replies, I prefer something I haven't had before, preferably a regional offering. I figure the big national brands will be obtainable at some point in a store.

However I tend to stick with styles I prefer. I don't go for styles I'm pretty sure I won't like, based on previous tastings or descriptions.

 

Usually I will select 3 beers I really would like to have and settle on two. It's usually going to either be something I have not had but have heard a lot about or one I haven't had that looks intriguing. If I can't come up with two or three must have never tried before beers than I'll opt for something I really enjoyed from a bottle but never had on tap.

 

See what's on tap. Match that with what I'm in the mood for. Order that. I don't travel to drink what I already know about

 

Something new or hard to find in a style I like would be my choice.

 

I will go for one of my favorite styles. That would be an IPA or a stout. Then I will usually look for one I have not had by a brewery I have not tried. And finally horror of horrors the nirvana would be a hyped beer from that brewery. I am human and love to try what other people think is great.

 

Whatever they have that's the highest on my want to try list.

 

Agree with most of the other posters that I typically get a full pour of something I've never had before that I can't get in my area but, if there are so many things that I want to try that I wouldn't be able to cover them all in full or even half pours, I'll get a flight.

 

Whatever I haven't had before and is on my wants list.

 

Doesn't make a difference to me if it's out of a bottle or on draft, I always just like to try something I haven't had before.

 

Drink what I like best, depending on mood as to which style.

 

1) The best stout on offer; or in the alternative...
2)The best Belgian dark ale or German hefe/dunkel on offer.

Failing that, then I wouldn't consider the place to be that great of a beer bar, haha.

 

I'm a flight type of guy.

 

barrel aged stouts