Does anyone ever organize a local bottle share/tasting on here that's not revolved around a new release?
Columbia. Don't know too many local BAs and not sure if people organized tastings through the website.
As you already know, this is happening day after tomorrow: http://beeradvocate.com/community/threads/columbia-sc-barleywine-tasting-1-11.142949/ Also, The Finisher release at Conquest on January 25 should be a grand time (yes, that one is planned around a new release, but it is local).
I saw the barley wine tasting but I don't have much to offer in the style so I never committed to go. I am definitely going to The Finisher release. Is a bottle share being organized?