IHateMayonnaise
Well-Known Member
You heard me. In a few months (on my birthday) I will be throwing a beer tasting party for me and all my friends, featuring the best (and unique) beers in the world. I would like to get at least one beer per category, and I will try to hit as many as I can. As of right now my beer list is coming from what I have found to be the most comprehensive list of top rated beers available (http://beeradvocate.com/top_beers).
I am throwing this party in April, so I have plenty of time to plan. Food, order to drink, etc. will be planned later. Right now I am working on which beers to get, and that is the purpose of this thread.
EDIT: Subjecting all my friends to all these beers is neither responsible or wise; my plan (as of now) is to pick one beer to represent a category and have everyone try a bit of it, and if they like it they can try some of the other beers in that category. The representative beer will be denoted below with a *. Please help me with this.. many of these beers I have not actually tried
EDIT2: I have combined the beers I have and the beers I want/might want into one list, including all catagories. The catagories are roughly placed in the order they will be served in.
* = The opener for the catagory.
Red = I already have it. Don't both telling me not to get it.
Green = I will tentatively purchase closer to the date of the party. Open to discussion.
? = Should I include this?
??? = Anyone have any ideas?
(nothing) = Pending availability
Czech Beers/Pilsners
-Pilsner Urquell (if I can find it)*
German Beers/Hefeweizens
-Franziskaner Weissbier (Hefeweizen)*
-Reissdorf Kölsch
-Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
Belgian Ale
-Hoegaarden*
Ale
-Highland Gaelic Ale*
-???
Bitter
-Fullers ESB
-???
IPA/Pale Ale
-Sierra Nevada Pale Ale*
-Dogfish Head 60 Min IPA
IIPA
-Pliny the Elder *
-Dogfish Head 90 min
-Dogfish Head 120 min
Special IPA
-Dogfhish Head Burton Baton (Oak-aged IIPA)*
Belgian Strong Ale
-Trappistes Rochefort 6*
-Trappistes Rochefort 8
-Trappistes Rochefort 10
-Trappist Westvleteren 12
Strong Ale
-Double Bastard *
Porter
-Highland Oatmeal Porter
-???
Smoked/Oaked Porter
-Alaskan Smoked Porter*
-Rogue Smoked Porter?
Dopplebock
-???
Stout
-Sierra Nevada Stout*
-Guinness Special Export (Stout)
-Beamish (Irish stout)
Imperial Stout
-Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch (Imperial Oatmeal Coffee Stout)*
-The Abyss
-Dogfish Head World Wide Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
-Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout*
-Stone Russian Imperial Stout?
Barleywine
-Rogue Old Crustacean Barleywine*
-???
Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels:
-Goose Island Bourbon County Stout*
-Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout?
Weird/Strange Beers
-Dogfish Head Midas Touch (Ancient Ale)
-Rogue Chipotle Ale?
Most of my friends are ignorant to beer, and to be honest it's likely that many will not like some, if not most of the beers I will provide. Nevertheless, it will offer me the opportunity to taste some of the beers I've always wanted to try and to (at least try) to culture-ize my friends.
I have family in Oregon and North Carolina, friends in Tennessee, and I am in Kansas. I can get relatives and friends to send whatever is available, or I can get it shipped from another country as long as it's reasonable. I am quite poor,as a graduate student, but I really would like to splurge on this. I would relish any advice or critiques on beer selections.
Note: Unfortunately I cannot afford (or find) Samuel Adams Utopias, so mentioning this is not necessary.
Cheers!
IHateMayonnaise
I am throwing this party in April, so I have plenty of time to plan. Food, order to drink, etc. will be planned later. Right now I am working on which beers to get, and that is the purpose of this thread.
EDIT: Subjecting all my friends to all these beers is neither responsible or wise; my plan (as of now) is to pick one beer to represent a category and have everyone try a bit of it, and if they like it they can try some of the other beers in that category. The representative beer will be denoted below with a *. Please help me with this.. many of these beers I have not actually tried
EDIT2: I have combined the beers I have and the beers I want/might want into one list, including all catagories. The catagories are roughly placed in the order they will be served in.
* = The opener for the catagory.
Red = I already have it. Don't both telling me not to get it.
Green = I will tentatively purchase closer to the date of the party. Open to discussion.
? = Should I include this?
??? = Anyone have any ideas?
(nothing) = Pending availability
Czech Beers/Pilsners
-Pilsner Urquell (if I can find it)*
German Beers/Hefeweizens
-Franziskaner Weissbier (Hefeweizen)*
-Reissdorf Kölsch
-Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier
Belgian Ale
-Hoegaarden*
Ale
-Highland Gaelic Ale*
-???
Bitter
-Fullers ESB
-???
IPA/Pale Ale
-Sierra Nevada Pale Ale*
-Dogfish Head 60 Min IPA
IIPA
-Pliny the Elder *
-Dogfish Head 90 min
-Dogfish Head 120 min
Special IPA
-Dogfhish Head Burton Baton (Oak-aged IIPA)*
Belgian Strong Ale
-Trappistes Rochefort 6*
-Trappistes Rochefort 8
-Trappistes Rochefort 10
-Trappist Westvleteren 12
Strong Ale
-Double Bastard *
Porter
-Highland Oatmeal Porter
-???
Smoked/Oaked Porter
-Alaskan Smoked Porter*
-Rogue Smoked Porter?
Dopplebock
-???
Stout
-Sierra Nevada Stout*
-Guinness Special Export (Stout)
-Beamish (Irish stout)
Imperial Stout
-Mikkeller Beer Geek Brunch (Imperial Oatmeal Coffee Stout)*
-The Abyss
-Dogfish Head World Wide Stout
Russian Imperial Stout
-Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout*
-Stone Russian Imperial Stout?
Barleywine
-Rogue Old Crustacean Barleywine*
-???
Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels:
-Goose Island Bourbon County Stout*
-Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout?
Weird/Strange Beers
-Dogfish Head Midas Touch (Ancient Ale)
-Rogue Chipotle Ale?
Most of my friends are ignorant to beer, and to be honest it's likely that many will not like some, if not most of the beers I will provide. Nevertheless, it will offer me the opportunity to taste some of the beers I've always wanted to try and to (at least try) to culture-ize my friends.
I have family in Oregon and North Carolina, friends in Tennessee, and I am in Kansas. I can get relatives and friends to send whatever is available, or I can get it shipped from another country as long as it's reasonable. I am quite poor,as a graduate student, but I really would like to splurge on this. I would relish any advice or critiques on beer selections.
Note: Unfortunately I cannot afford (or find) Samuel Adams Utopias, so mentioning this is not necessary.
Cheers!
IHateMayonnaise