Online Beer Tastings - Idea Submission Thread (2021)

The old thread had been around for 5 years, and was getting unwieldy so we're kicking off a brand new online beer tasting - Idea Submission Thread.

This thread is where the BA community can come to offer suggestions and input in determining the next online tasting. More recently, these online tastings have been happening roughly every 6-8 weeks here on Beer Advocate (in 2020 we had 7 online tastings throughout the year). The theme or topic of the tasting can be a single beer, a single style, a subset of similar styles, or a particular theme. In recent memory we have had tastings that fit into all of those various parameters. Its a great opportunity for people to hopefully explore beers they may not have been otherwise inclined to explore, to learn more about these beers, to review these beers on BA, and most of all, to have fun and interact with other BAs.

Although we've tried a couple ways to pick the tasting topics, the current method is just general discussion until a general consensus is reached. So jump in here, offer suggestions, offer thoughts and input, and be part of choosing the next topic. And if your suggestion is not picked? Don't worry, there is always the next tasting.

Once a tasting topic is chosen, a weekend will be chosen (again, by general consensus) and then a host will set up a separate tasting thread for the specific tasting.

 

For reference, here is the old tasting - Idea Submission Thread: https://www.beeradvocate.com/commun...ings-idea-submission-thread-2016-2021.476806/

Also, a major, major thank you to @ChicagoJ for tracking the prior tasting threads. Again, for reference, here are the prior tasting threads through the posting of this new Idea Submission Thread, so keep these prior tastings in mind when making suggestions:

Previously Completed Beer Advocate Online Tasting Events (2015 - April, 2021)

2021
Bock beers (April 23-25) @TongoRad (532 replies)
Porters (March 12-14) @FBarber (495 replies)
Barelwyines (January 29-31) @SierraNevallagash (492 replies)

2020
Holiday Beers (December 18-20) @FBarber (254 Replies)
Bourbon County Brand Stout (November 26-29) @ChicagoJ (271)
Lambic (October 30 - November 1) @ChicagoJ (108)
Oktoberfest II (September 19-20) @TongoRad (421)
West Coast IPA (August 7-8) @FBarber (339)
Pilsner (May 29-30) @FBarber (475)
Saison (April 3-4) @FBarber (256)

2019
Bock, Doppelbock, Weizenbock, Dunkelweizen (November 30) @FBarber (252)
Belgian Dubbel (June 15) @zid (214)
Beers You Inexplicably Haven't Had (February 2) @FBarber (66)

2018
Pumpkin (October 20) @FBarber (128)
Irish Dry Stout (March 24) @Riff (212)

2017
Belgian Christmas Ale (December 16) @Scott17Taylor (84)
Oktoberfest (September 23) @Scott17Taylor (127)
Berliner Weisse (July 8) @Scott17Taylor (102)
American Adjunct Lagers (June 3) @TongoRad (221)
Maibock (April 8) @Harrison8 (256)
Barleywine (March 4) @Scott17Taylor (277)
Dopplebock (February 4) @Harrison8 (208)
Ten FIDY (January 7) @Scott17Taylor (198)

2016
Weihenstephaner Hefe Weissbier (May 7) @Urk1127 (56)
Ayinger Celebrator (April 2) @BrewsingBuffalo (74)
Orval II (March 26) @dcotom (52)
Bigfoot (March 12) @Scott17Taylor (208)

2015
Delirium Noel (December 18) @SammyJaxxxx (260)
The Abyss 2014 (November 15) @JayWhitson (119)
Orval (September 20) @Todd (49)
St. Bernardus Abt 12 (July 19) @ThisWangsChung (301)

 

To get things rolling with this new thread, when we did that poll for people to vote on the next style, dark lagers was the second highest vote getter (after porters), so that should be in consideration for this next tasting.

@jonphisher also suggested wheat beers:

What say you all? Also keep in mind, this would tentatively be in early to mid June ...

 

Id like to do this one as well.

 

How did you miss the barleywine tasting?!