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Hosting a bcbs share tomorrow and was wondering ,for those that have done it in the past, what kind of order do you suggest to go in. I will have the following beers
Rare, KH, Vanilla, Prop, Bramble, Cherry, Backyard, Coffee, barleywine, regular
If the coffee is a '12 bomber, I would drink it before the Bramble.
My preference for order would be:
Rare, Vanilla, KH, Prop, Bramble Cherry, Backyard, Coffee, BW, and Regular
Having done this tasting, here are my thoughts:
Start with the beers with more subtle flavors (Rare and Vanilla)
Get a berliner for a pallet refresher. We use Bells Oarsman because it is cheap, refreshing, and yr round. Too bad Tx doesn't get Bells.
Depending on how many people are at the tasting, I would do my best to split the tasting in half. Either split it with a meal or do it on different days. My guess is your sense of taste will be greatly muted after the Prop. however this will depend on how many people are at the tasting. We did it with 3 people + tiny pours for the wives, so we had good size pours of everything
The fruited variants destroyed my pallet. If everyone has had the 3 bottles from '13, I would not bother drinking those at a tasting. It will just add to the hangover the next day.
