After the last meeting we had our first (and hopefully final) Zoom-Remote Journey to Nowhere Beer Tasting. Seven households provided 14 different brews, with quite the variety. The gallery shows you what we had on hand.
The adventure began with collecting all the beer and figuring a way to conceal it from view. Contact brand Shelf Liner worked well, in case you ever need to cover your can. (wait, that sounds wrong somehow). Hand them all back out in a box of 14, and the contest was on. There were 5 rounds with 2 or three beers, two semi-finals and a champion choice.
After about 45 minutes of tasting, the winners were
| First Place | New Glarus Spotted Cow Ale, provided by the Patzmans |
| Second Place | Lupulin Javatized Coffee Stout, provided by Phill Goldman and Lynne Tauer |
| Bad Beer Board, for the drink with the lowest score | Brew Dr Blood Orange and Ginger Kombucha, provided by Emma Frazee |
Thanks to everyone who purchased and provided drinks for tasting. I had a lot of fun figuring how to do something we've done more than a dozen times before while still being safe and healthy. That's the first time healthy has been used in association with drinking 14 beers. It was fun, and I hope we don't have to do the remote tasting again - it's more fun in person.
- Phill
The entire tasting list:
| 1 | Kona Big Wave Golden Ale, from Jim and Pam |
| 2 | New Glarus Spotted Cow Ale, from the Patzmans |
| 3 | Indeed Pistachio Cream Ale, from the Hills |
| 4 | Summit Extra Pale Ale, from Jack L |
| 5 | Central Waters Laid Back New England IPA, from Ben S |
| 6 | New Glarus Moon Man Pale Ale, from the Patzmans |
| 7 | Ska Brewing Modus Hoperandi IPA, from Rich P |
| 8 | Heineken Alcohol Free, from the Hills |
| 9 | Indeed Mexican Honey Imperial Lager, from Phill and Lynne |
| 10 | Sam Adams Sam '76 Lager, from Karen and Mark |
| 11 | Miller High Life, from Mary P |
| 12 | Brew Dr Blood Orange and Ginger Kombucha, from Emma Frazee |
| 13 | Lupulin Javatized Coffee Stout, from Phill and Lynne |
| 14 | New Belgium Voodoo Ranger IPA, from Mark and Karen |
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