BYO Bottle Share @ 943

This was an amazing event based upon a great premise - Everyone who attended was required to bring at least one bottle from their collection to share with everyone else.  Such a simple concept that unfolded towards perfection!  From cans of Heady Topper to a growler from Hill Farmstead to a magnum of 2000 Chimay Grand Reserve, all of the bases were covered on this special Sunday afternoon.  Aside from the beer, 943 (an Italian/ Agentinian restaurant) provided a delicious selection of food for us to snack on during this incredibly memorable session. 

Bombers and 750 ml bottles covered almost every inch of the table.  After the first few bottles were cracked into, people milled around to check out what was opened and what remained to be tasted.  Between the Dark Lord, Hunaphu's, and vertical of Rodenbach Vintage (07-09), there were too many highlights to list.  Obviously I liked some of the offerings more than others, but almost everything I drank was great.

Here's what I tried -

Alchemist Celia
Alchemist Heady Topper
Lost Abbey Veritas 009
The Bruery Melange 3
Alaskan Smoked Porter 2011
Cantillon Lou Pepe Geuze 2008
Hill Farmstead Everett
Hill Farmstead E
Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude 4 (growler)
Three Floyds Dark Lord 2011
Lawson's Finest Knockout Blonde Ale
Midnight Sun Arctic Devil
Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad
St. Bernardus Abt 12 60th Anniversary
Firestone Walker Abacus
Firestone Walker Parabola
Lagunitas Gnarly Wine 2009
Dogfish Head Noble Rot
Weyerbacher Whiskey Barrel Aged
Olde Hickory The Event Horizon 2011
New Glarus Enigma
Alesmith Speedway Stout
Rodenbach Vintage 2007
Rodenbach Vintage 2008
Rodenbach Vintage 2009
Chimay Grand Reserve 2000
Cigar City Jose Marti
Ithaca Alphalpha
Upland Gilgamesh
The Bruery Otiose
Russian River Row 2 Hill 56
Brooklyn Brewery Blue Apron Ale
Cigar City Hunaphu's Imperial Stout
Pretty Things X Ale Nov. 22, 1838
Marshall Wharf Bourbon Barrel Aged McFindlay Scotch Ale 2010
Captain Lawrence Smoke From the Oak (rum barrel aged)

This might seem like a crazy amount to drink but we were all giving ourselves really small pours.  Mainly, I didn't want to get too tipsy and I wanted to make sure that eveyone got to try each bottle.  I had an awesome time sampling new beers and thoroughly enjoyed ones that I've had before.  This event was a great spot to meet people and catch up with old friends while trying an excellent assortment of special and rare brews.  Thanks to everyone who attended for bringing out some of their best.  Can't wait to do it again SOON! 

Here's a big thank you to Jared, Mat, and the crew at 943 for organizing this event and making it happen.  Cheers! 

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