RB Summer Tasting

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Message HornyDevil 09:04 Wed 6/15/2016 When are we thinking? As the Summer Gathering’s in July, how about some time in August?
Message lithy beers 2996 º places 156 º 14:40 Wed 6/15/2016 Late August is currently pretty wide open for me. September looks a little busy but could also work for the right weekend. Any later than that and I guess it would officially be a fall tasting.
Message User52877 places 3 º 16:01 Wed 6/15/2016 I believe its my turn. I’m thinking that August should do fine. Are there any dates that anyone can not do? How about a ’I fucking LOVE/HATE this beer/mead/wine/spirit’ theme, bring the thing you love/hate and share it. (MBP is welcomed!) At some point we are going to have to rename theses things from tastings to something a bit closer to what they actually are. :) Dan I’ll have some of the Avery island straight mead for you to taste but you will have to ignore the bandaid in the nose and front. I wonder if italarican http://www.ratebeer.com/user/80792/ will be here by then. I believe it would be a bit of a drive, but.....
Message ne14sours beers 13 º places 1 º 18:19 Wed 6/15/2016 Italarican and I will be moving up in the first week of August.

Message Beerman6686 P beers 6607 º places 149 º 20:56 Wed 6/15/2016 Originally posted by estover I believe its my turn. I’m thinking that August should do fine. Are there any dates that anyone can not do? How about a ’I fucking LOVE/HATE this beer/mead/wine/spirit’ theme, bring the thing you love/hate and share it. (MBP is welcomed!) At some point we are going to have to rename theses things from tastings to something a bit closer to what they actually are. :) Dan I’ll have some of the Avery island straight mead for you to taste but you will have to ignore the bandaid in the nose and front. I wonder if italarican http://www.ratebeer.com/user/80792/ will be here by then. I believe it would be a bit of a drive, but..... Eugene, I do have to admit that I like where you’re going with this. I wouldnt mind bringing some classics, one of which we think is highly overrated, and 1 of which we think is underappreciated. Doing something blind again would be fun, just not to the crazy volume we did with the stouts. Also, regarding MBP, co sidering thwyve pulled it out twice since the release already, Im hoping/thinking they might have it on for the gathering, so I would suggest notissing that.
Message User52877 places 3 º 21:17 Wed 6/15/2016 Originally posted by Beerman6686 Originally posted by estover I believe its my turn. I’m thinking that August should do fine. Are there any dates that anyone can not do? How about a ’I fucking LOVE/HATE this beer/mead/wine/spirit’ theme, bring the thing you love/hate and share it. (MBP is welcomed!) At some point we are going to have to rename theses things from tastings to something a bit closer to what they actually are. :) Dan I’ll have some of the Avery island straight mead for you to taste but you will have to ignore the bandaid in the nose and front. I wonder if italarican http://www.ratebeer.com/user/80792/ will be here by then. I believe it would be a bit of a drive, but..... Eugene, I do have to admit that I like where you’re going with this. I wouldnt mind bringing some classics, one of which we think is highly overrated, and 1 of which we think is underappreciated. Doing something blind again would be fun, just not to the crazy volume we did with the stouts. Also, regarding MBP, co sidering thwyve pulled it out twice since the release already, Im hoping/thinking they might have it on for the gathering, so I would suggest notissing that. The stout thing was nutz. Each could bring one love/hate and then as usual, whatever else. I haven’t been shopping for a while so I’d be limited. I’m pretty sure a couple of you guys could guess what I would bring as my love. That one acetone influenced beer we had at my last hosting would be on my hate list, though I did finish my glass and pour a bit more.
Message Art beers 3223 º places 131 º 07:25 Thu 6/16/2016 Dates I cannot do: Aug 6 Aug 20
Message HornyDevil 11:29 Thu 6/16/2016 The Love/Hate idea is a good one, as long as the beers that we hate are well made beers that we just don’t care for. The thought of drinking a bunch of poorly made beers with possible off-flavors does not give me a rise in my Levi’s.

Message lithy beers 2996 º places 156 º 11:36 Thu 6/16/2016 Weekends of Aug 13-14 and Aug 27-28 both work for me. I would have to think a while on a love/hate combo but sounds like a good idea.
Message User52877 places 3 º 12:28 Thu 6/16/2016 Originally posted by HornyDevil The Love/Hate idea is a good one, as long as the beers that we hate are well made beers that we just don’t care for. The thought of drinking a bunch of poorly made beers with possible off-flavors does not give me a rise in my Levi’s. Agreed.
Message User52877 places 3 º 12:36 Thu 6/16/2016 Originally posted by lithy Weekends of Aug 13-14 and Aug 27-28 both work for me. I would have to think a while on a love/hate combo but sounds like a good idea. Don’t focus so much on the hate part, I doubt many of us have beers on hand we hate. Dan and James said it better then I did. And the Love/Hate is only a small portion of the tasting, we can just bring one or the other, or if your lost just bring your self and a MBP and all will be forgiven. After I thought about the love/hate think I went to the cellar and could not find one I hate, so I have to do a little searching as well.