Abyss, Parabola, BCBS, etc. tasting...

People will suggest just having two tastings. Too many of those huge beers will not be great in the long run. Tastes will be hard to differentiate after time

 

abyss, black butte and natale would be my trio.

 

i'd be winning to let you send me an invite

 

Big determining factor is how many people will be sharing each bottle?

 

Parabola, BCBS and Biscotti are my favorites of the bunch....Those are all great beers. Can't go wrong with any combo.

 

Mogli is always nice thrown into the mix

 

Black Butte XXVI fresh? Always abide by the best after date

 

Drink the espresso stout...coffee fades from beer fairly quickly.

 

Plus you'd be sh!t faced in no time with all these >10% beers. Sounds fun.

 

Save the XVI for next year. It really is better with a year on it.

 

Every Black Butte I've had has been very good fresh, but twice as good at a year old. I would say especially if you only have one bottle. I don't encourage holding beer very often. But in this case, even Deschutes suggests that it will be "better" after a year.

 

Let me tell you Moghli appears to have absolutely no aging potential. Tried it and liked it although it's too damn expensive but then again they throw the "small batch" label on and anything goes.

 

you'd still enjoy it if you drank it now

why not grab another one? i know it's expensive, but it's a nice investment for your cellar.