Friday night was a ridiculously good time tasting beer. Not only was it the first time Nikki and I had hosted an event since Tasting #1 a year ago, we sampled more beers than ever before and we added new friends who brought knowledge, discerning palettes and energy to our tasting event.
I continue to wonder if I should introduce more organization and structure to each tasting but as I look around at each group as they are conversing about a wide range of beer related topics I think at that moment how relaxed everyone is and how rules and form might disrupt the natural flow of the evening. If i knew what particular bottles were going to make an appearance at each tasting i could do research on the brewery and the style. I might try asking each attendant to do just a tad bit of homework before they arrive and then give a quick spiel when we pour their beer. Is that information you would want to hear if you attended?
Here is our delicious lineup for Tasting #8:
-Ommegang: Witte
-Hofbräu: Maibock (Urbock)
-Unibroue: Blanche De Chambly
-Marin: Hefe Weiss
-Einbecker: Mai-Ur-Bock
-Hopf: Helle Weisse
-Hacker-Pschorr: Weisse Bock
-Paulaner: Weissbier
-Ayinger: Ur-Weisse
-Lost Coast: Tangerine Wheat
-Samuel Adams: Imperial White
-Sierra Nevada: 30th Anniversary- Charlie, Fred And Ken's Bock
-Schneider: Weisse Weizenhell (Hefeweizen)
-Weihenstephaner: Hefeweissbier Dunkel
-Dogfish Head: 90Minute IPA
-Darren & Kris' IPA
-Schneider: Aventinus
-Paulaner: Salvator Doppel Bock
-Grand Teton: Tail Waggin' Double White Ale
-The Bruery: Hottenroth Berliner Weisse
-Fuller's: Vintage Ale 2007
-Ballast Point: Wahoo Wheat
-Spaten Franziskaner: Hefe-Weisse
-Russian River: Blind Pig
-North Coast: Blue Star
-Eudaemonia: Creamed Brunette
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