Wanna help me plan my choices at a rare beer festival?

[Calypso]

This coming weekend I'm headed to a rare and vintage beer festival, and the selection is a bit overwhelming. They are between 0.5 and 2 oz. pours, so I can try quite a few. I'm rather fond of Belgian beers, but I like pretty much everything. I bolded things that I'm pretty sure I'd like to try.

Station #1
1. Dubbel Reserve batch 67 Allagash
2. Interlude Allagash, 2008
3. Odyssey Allagash, 2008
4. Tripel batch 116 Allagash
5. Sam Adams Triple Bock Boston Brewing Co., 1995
6. Utopias Boston Brewing Co., 2013
7. Dominus Vobiscum Charlevoix (Quebec)
8. Hercule Stout Ellselles 1
9. Double Skull dopplebock lager Release 10 Epic
10. Gonzo Imp. Porter Flying Dog, 2009
11. Schwarz Smoked double Lager Flying Dog, 2011
12. Wake Up The Dead Left Hand, 2013
13. Cuvee Rene Kriek Lindemans
14. Faro Lindemans
15. 30th Anniversary Bock Sierra Nevada
16. 30th Anniversary Grand Cru3 Sierra Nevada, 2010
17. 30th Anniversary Jack & Ken Barleywine Sierra Nevada, 2010
18. Double Bastard Stone, 2011
19. Jolly P/ Stone/ Nogne O collab Stone, 2008
20. Maui/Stone Collab Stone
21. Vertical 10 Stone, 2010
22. Vertical 11 Stone, 2011
23. Vertical 12 Stone, 2012
24. Vertical 8 Stone, 2008
25. BBA Siberian Night Thirsty Dog
26. Wulver (BBA wee heavy) Thirsty Dog
27. Unibroue 15 Unibroue, 2006
28. Red Thunder Victory

Station #2
1. BA Cereal Killer Arcadia, 2012
2. BA Imp Stout Arcadia, 2012
3. Cereal Killer, 3 yr barrel aged Arcadia, 2011
4. Shipwreck porter Arcadia, 2007
5. Batch 10000 Bell’s
6. Black Note Bell’s, 2012
7. Bois Bruery, 2013
8. Sour in the Rye Bruery, 2012
9. White Oak Bruery, 2013
10. Winter Elf Dark Horse, 2011
11. Winter Elf Dark Horse, 2012
12. Winter Elf Dark Horse, 2013
13. Thomas Hardy Eldridge Pope, 1989
14. Thomas Hardy Silver Anniversary Eldridge Pope, 1993
15. Bolt Cutter Founders, 2012
16. Frangelic Mountain Founders, 2012
17. KBS Founders, 2009
18. KBS Founders, 2010
19. KBS Founders, 2011
20. KBS Founders, 2012
21. KBS Founders, 2013
22. Blue Sunday New Holland, 2013
23. Dragon’s Milk New Holland, 2006
24. Envious New Holland, 2011
25. Night Tripper New Holland, 2013
26. St. Feullien Grand Cru St. Fuellien 1
27. Le Flaneur Vivant
28. Tart Side of the Moon Vivant

Station #3
1. Achel Extra Achel, 2012
2. Samichlaus Brauerie Hurlimann, 1994
3. Samichlaus Brauerie Hurlimann, 1995
4. Samichlaus Brauerie Hurlimann, 1996
5. Samichlaus Brauerie Hurlimann, 1997
6. Scaldis Prestige Dubisson, 2013
7. Scaldis Prestige de nuit Dubisson, 2013
8. Gouden Caralus Cuvee de Van de Keizer Rood Het Anker, 2012
9. LaTrappe Quad La Trappe, 2010
10. Quad aged batch 11 La Trappe
11. Quad aged batch 13 La Trappe
12. Quad aged batch 14 La Trappe
13. Quad aged batch 3 La Trappe
14. Quad aged batch 7 La Trappe
15. Quad aged batch 8 La Trappe
16. Quad aged batch 9 La Trappe
17. Orval Orval, 2010
18. Orval Orval, 2011
19. Rochefort 10 Rocherfort, 2011
20. Rochefort 10 Rocherfort, 2010
21. Rochefort 6 Rocherfort, 2009
22. Samichlaus Schloss Eggenberg, 2007
23. Samichlaus Schloss Eggenberg, 2009
24. Samichlaus Schloss Eggenberg, 2010
25. Silly Scotch Bordeaux Finish Brasserie de Silly, 2012
26. Silly Scotch Portwood Finish Brasserie de Silly, 2013
27. St. Bernardus Xmas St. Bernardus, 2012
28. Biere d’Lamite St. Fuellien/Green Flash

Station #4
1. Bellegems Bruin (retired) Bockor
2. Secondo Me (Imperial Stout) Caber Beer
3. Rose de Gambrinus Cantillon
4. Charbon De Dochter van de Korenaar
5. De Dolle Export Stout De Dolle, 2013
6. Oerbier Special Reserve De Dolle, 2010
7. Stille Nacht Reserve De Dolle, 2010
8. Des Roc Grand Cru Des Rocs
9. Vicaris Triple Gueuze Dilewyns
10. Girardin Gueuze Girardin, 2013
11. Girardin Gueuze Girardin, 2010
12. Casiss -Experimental Hansenns
13. Scarenbecca Kriek Hansenns
14. Ola Dubh 16 Harviestoun, 2011
15. Harvest Ale J.W. Lees, 2008
16. Bink Grand Cru Kerkom, 2012
17. Malheur Brut Malheur, 2010
18. Demon Hunter Montgioco, 2013
19. Cuvee Barrique (Eisbock Pinot Noir aged) Schneider, 2013
20. 3 Monts St. Sylvester 1
21. Hoogstraten Poorter Sterkins, 2007
22. Traquair House Old Ale Traquair, 1996
23. Val Dieu Grand Cru Val Dieu, 2013
24. Lambickx De Troch VanBerg & DeWulf, 2013
25. Lambickx Private Domain VanBerg & DeWulf, 2012
26. Lambrucha VanBerg & DeWulf, 2012
27. Kasteel Bruin Vanhonsebrouk, 2009
28. Fraoch 20th Anniversary Ale Williams Brothers, 2009

 

[Ilan34]

Holy....

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[pdxal]

If I were king for the day, I would try these, besides the Utopias (too many reasons to go into detail, but rarity, expected flavor, comparison to other vintages, usual cost all playing a role):
13. Thomas Hardy Eldridge Pope, 1989
14. Thomas Hardy Silver Anniversary Eldridge Pope, 1993
2. Samichlaus Brauerie Hurlimann, 1994
3. Samichlaus Brauerie Hurlimann, 1995
4. Samichlaus Brauerie Hurlimann, 1996
5. Samichlaus Brauerie Hurlimann, 1997
7. Scaldis Prestige de nuit Dubisson, 2013
8. Gouden Caralus Cuvee de Van de Keizer Rood Het Anker, 2012
27. St. Bernardus Xmas St. Bernardus, 2012
3. Rose de Gambrinus Cantillon
9. Vicaris Triple Gueuze Dilewyns
10. Girardin Gueuze Girardin, 2013
11. Girardin Gueuze Girardin, 2010
12. Casiss -Experimental Hansenns
13. Scarenbecca Kriek Hansenns
14. Ola Dubh 16 Harviestoun, 2011
22. Traquair House Old Ale Traquair, 1996

 

[Calypso]

Awesome, thanks pdxal. I'm going to read about the ones you listed and add them to my list. I probably won't do the complete vertical sampling of the Samichlaus - more likely to try the 1994 and the 1997 to see a bigger change.

 

[Brewenstein]

For sure the Dragon's Milk. A few years ago I was at the brew pub looking through their library beers and had the chance to buy the 2006. I was told by out tour guide that the 2008 was a little better so I bought one. It was fantastic. So smooth and mellow, full of mellowed out bourbon flavors. Sure the 2006 will be great also. (On a side note, I was able to score one of their last 2008 DM last year when I was there for Hatter Days. Saving it for a special occasion. Since then I have been buying extra bottles of DM to build up an inventory for a vertical tasting in a few years.) Enjoy the event!


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[Teromous]

That's a pretty awesome list. If you are in to Belgian style beers, you might also want to try the Stone Vertical pours. They were brewed once a year, each one specifically designed to be tasted alongside the next, and with unique recipes each year. In essence they were designed for occasions like this. While it's great to taste some of the more authentic beers from Belgium, it's a rare opportunity to find people who have multiple years to share. Enjoy the event...it's going to be tough deciding. My head would probably implode if I walked into a room like this. You're going to have a lot of fun with this

 

[Hello]

Oh lord!

I would do any verticals you can do. I would skip #12; wake up dead RIS, I just think it's a beer you'll run into again if you do a bottle share. #27 St. Bernardus Xmas St. Bernardus, 2012 for sure and 10. Girardin Gueuze Girardin, 2013
11. Girardin Gueuze Girardin, 2010.

Honestly the best advice I can offer is TRY THEM ALL!