Last weekend I had the chance to have a closet cleaning beer tasting event at a friend's house. It was remarkable for the range and quality of the beers that made an appearance, everything from California to Belgium, hoppy to sour, a number of special offerings we just don't get to see in our local market. The big beers were there of course, but we kept the sampling size down so that the group of us could all enjoy them. Eventually just like your average beer festival the sheer number of brews assaulting our palettes meant anything late in the tasting other than perhaps sours were hard pressed to make their full impression.

It really didn't take all that much to set up an email to show up at someone's house. A lighter ale to clean the palette, we had a great 2% Berliner Weisse. Everyone brought something to share and it was amazing all the special things people had hiding in the closet. A great way to spend the evening, something I would suggest all us beer geeks ought to do a little more often. As much for the camaraderie as for the beers.

Pictures from the tasting here.