Unusual Beer suggestions for a beer tasting party?

Question

We're having a beer tasting party on Saturday. Looking for suggestions of beers to have on hand, also, any ideas on HOW to taste beer, what flavors to look for when trying them, etc. I wanted to have something printed on a card, maybe for people to refer to?

Answer 1

Any of the russian baltika range is reccomended, there are many!
Tiger beer, singapore,
Dutch and belgian white beers are good, although you wouldnt want to do a session on it!
sing-ha from thailand, they dont put the alcohol level on it cos they dont know!
dog bolter from the firkin brewery
and old hookey from the hook norton brewery.
also old speckeled hen from morlands

Answer 2

Here's my suggestions for each style of beer.

Stout: Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout. THis beer is one of my favorite stouts.
Wheat/Hefeweizens: Bell's Oberon. Very Excellent
India Pale Ale: Dogfishhead 90 minute IPA
Pale Ale: Three Floyds Alpha King
Doppelbock: Celebrator. One of my favorite beers of all time
Belgium: La Chouffe. You can't beat any beer made by monks from Belgium.
Octoberfest: Spaten Oktoberfest. Amazing!!!
Over-the-top high alcohol beer: Dogfishhead 120 minute IPA. 22% alcohol!!
Everyday tasty ale: Newcastle
Everyday american macro: Just buy some Miller High Life or Pabst's.
Other notables to include: Goose Island, Anchor Steam, and anything out of the Sam Adams sampler pack.

Answer 3

I've tried the Dupont and enjoyed it a lot. It's dry, hoppy and yeasty I would of thought more a summer drink. what about Leffe Radieuse more complex fruity/spicey flavour than the blonde or bruin. I like it better than their Triple. Souldn't be too expensive Schneider Weisse is a great german wheat beer but get the cloudy not kristall (filtered) version or if you can find it their Aventinus (wheat double bock) is extremely good Liefmans make very good fruit flavoured beer Kriek (with cherries) and Framboise ( wonderfully sour raspberry flavour-but again more of a summer drink I think) They do a "Gluhkriek" which is served warm Chimay Blue or Cinq Cents in 750ml corked bottles are excellent English ale Shepard's Neame Spitfire -light, firm, dry excellent hop flavour Bateman's XXXB- classic bitter Wadsworth 6X Badger Brewery's Tanglefoot are all excellent

Answer 4

Oh baby my favorite subject! lol

Try "Hoegarten". It's a Belgian white beer. Very different taste from the usual barley stuff we drink because it's made from wheat. Deeeelish!!! Serve w/ thin orange slices or lemon slices.

Sapporo. Either tall silver cans or brown bottles. Japanese beer. Very crisp. Goes great w/ munchies.

ANYTHING by "Magic Hat" Brewery out of Burlington, VT. Hopefully you can get it. Every 1 of their beers rocks. They have everything from pilsner to amber to stout & a bunch of stuff in between.

Have Guinness & Bass available @ the same time so you can make yer friends "Black & Tans". Y'know... pour the Bass in up to 1/2 way, then slowly pour Guiness over the back of a large spoon into glass until full. The 2 colors/beers should stay separate.

For laughs, have a "Low Budget" sampler... w/ stuff like Pabst Blue Ribbon, Schlitz, Keystone light, etc. lol Yer friends will get a kick out of it. ENJOY!!! :)

Answer 5

I would include something seasonal - Pumpkin Ale or Oktoberfest (a few different brands make each).

Other suggestions (depending on your location and availability):
Sam Adam's Cherry Wheat
Hoegarden
Butternuts Heifeweizen
Ithaca Apricot Ale
an Oatmeal stout (any brand)
Blue Moon

Answer 6

Try mead. It is a honey-based beverage. You might check with a local tavern that specializes in beers.

http://www.beerknurd.com/stores.php

This is a link to the Flying Saucer. Click on the Beer link and it will tell you a little about each beer.

Have fun!
TxR

Answer 7

snorkling beers if you know what im talking about? a funnel with a see through pipe attached to it, stand on a chair, pour the beer in the funnel and let gravitation do the rest..gets people messed up though if theyve had a few before.

Answer 8

Huckleberry Beer, it might be hard to get a hold of quickly, but it should be worth it.

Answer 9

Try to liven up the occasion with a drinking game!

http://www.united-nations-of-beer.com/drinking-game.html

Answer 10

bring a bottle party