Help: Beer tasting order

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  1. BubalooBrewMaster

    BubalooBrewMaster Savant (1,164) Feb 24, 2013 Kentucky
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    im having a tasting at my house tomorrow,and was wondering.What order should I do my tasting?I will be having IPAs,Sours(American wilds and Gose) and Barley wines.Usually I try to stick to only 2 styles at most but I Really want to open the ones I've already chosen.Any suggestions on order of style??

    Thanks in advance ladies and germs.
     
    #1 BubalooBrewMaster, Sep 26, 2014
  2. MostlyNorwegian

    MostlyNorwegian Pooh-Bah (2,236) Feb 5, 2013 Illinois
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    Just a thought for order (no food)
    gose
    wild
    barley
    IPA
    If it's paired with food. I'd probably have the IPA with the main course, and probably the gose or wild as the desert beers and get the barleywine on the appetizer portion. At least with a barfood leaning kind of meal.
     
    #2 MostlyNorwegian, Sep 26, 2014
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  3. BubalooBrewMaster

    BubalooBrewMaster Savant (1,164) Feb 24, 2013 Kentucky
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    Hmmmm...sounds good,not debating here..but I figured last should be the sours because the acidity will prob destroy our pallets.FYI we just having chicken dinner with a possibility of dessert.
     
    #3 BubalooBrewMaster, Sep 27, 2014
  4. c-rum

    c-rum Savant (1,179) Apr 13, 2013 Missouri
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    This is the order we normally go in.
    gose
    IPA
    wild
    barley (high ABV last)

    Enjoy your tasting!!!
     
    #4 c-rum, Sep 27, 2014
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  5. TonyLema1

    TonyLema1 Pooh-Bah (2,890) Nov 19, 2008 South Carolina
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    Wild
    Gose
    IPA
    Barley
     
    #5 TonyLema1, Sep 27, 2014
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  6. LankFreudRyte

    LankFreudRyte Initiate (0) Mar 13, 2008 Illinois

    My recommendation, by lighter color/lower abv to darker
    color/higher abv. To All:
    Feel free to pick and choose, you're the one drinking.
     
    #6 LankFreudRyte, Sep 27, 2014
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  7. joeneugs

    joeneugs Devotee (354) Aug 28, 2008 California
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    Gose
    Wild
    IPA
    Barleywine

    There's always exceptions, but I generally like going low ABV to high ABV when tasting different beers regardless of style or color. I think the bitterness in the IPA would neutralize the sour flavors from the first two and get you nice and ready for the richness of the barleywine. My $.02
     
    #7 joeneugs, Sep 27, 2014
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  8. Billet

    Billet Pundit (794) Dec 17, 2013 Michigan

    Most people I talk with say to drink the hoppiest beers last, hop flavor tends to stay with you.
     
    #8 Billet, Sep 27, 2014
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  9. Valleyview06

    Valleyview06 Pundit (850) Oct 13, 2012 Pennsylvania
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    F it man...

    Eat desert first and drink the barleywine
    Pour a stout instead of the gose
    Play beerpong with cans of Heady
    Save the wild for Sunday Night Football

    Regardless of what you do, enjoy yourself!!!!
     
    #9 Valleyview06, Sep 27, 2014
  10. mr_monch

    mr_monch Initiate (0) Feb 15, 2014 Pennsylvania

    Depending on the bitterness of the barleywine I'd suggest this order, as the IPA may mess with the flavor profile of the barleywine. I prefer IPAs last in a flight anyway as they cleanse the pallet and add a nice crisp finish, but that may just be me.
     
    #10 mr_monch, Sep 27, 2014
  11. Roguer

    Roguer Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,811) Mar 25, 2013 Connecticut
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    Others may disagree with me, but here's what I recommend. I think it depends on how many beers of each you're serving, and how potent they each are.

    High ABV, high IBU, and very sour beers each have a way of impacting your palate for quite a while. Conversely, some styles are much better than others at overcoming a tired palate (I can always drink, and enjoy, a big stout, even after a night of IPAs).

    I agree that Goses should go first. After that, though...how strong is the IPA? How sour are the wilds? And again, how many? I think changing things up can be beneficial. So, drink the Goses, then maybe a Barleywine before a wild or an IPA.

    I find that, sometimes, after some big or sour beers, a lighter IPA or APA actually serves to lighten and refresh my palate. So really, I think it just depends.

    No matter what, enjoy!
     
    #11 Roguer, Sep 27, 2014
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  12. BubalooBrewMaster

    BubalooBrewMaster Savant (1,164) Feb 24, 2013 Kentucky
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    Man thanks for all the reply's ...I think I know what I'll do.
     
    #12 BubalooBrewMaster, Sep 27, 2014
  13. EmptyPockets

    EmptyPockets Initiate (0) Oct 14, 2013 Illinois

    Barley (This will fill them up so you don't have to cook as much food) I can't drink a barley after I've eaten.
    Gose
    Wild
    IPA
     
    #13 EmptyPockets, Sep 27, 2014
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