207369 Wed Feb 04 00:16:02 -0800 2004 7 18 Manhattan 0 1104724 it's tonight. whos with me? lets goooo! sorry for the gratuitous belushi. here's the line-up: "Wednesday 4 February 6pm Blind Tiger's annual BarleyWine Festival . featuring 10 draughts and 1 cask of very fine Barleywines, some extremely rare, some well aged, all big, bold and beautiful... and the beasts shall be: Blue Point Old Howling Bastard [cask-'03] Brooklyn Monster ['01] Dogfish Head Olde School ['03] Hair of the Dog Doggie Claws ['02] Heavyweight Old Salty ['00] Middle Ages Druid Fluid ['03] Rogue Old Crustacean ['94] Sierra Big Foot ['03] Smutty Nose Barleywine ['03] Three Floyds Behemoth ['03] Victory Old Horizontal ['03] .our usual Wednesday night free gourmet cheese tasting paired with the beers will also take place..." Link: http://www.blindtiger.citysearch.com/ Wed Feb 04 00:16:02 -0800 2004 0 mrnyc 1 1104729 That is an awesome line up... Recommendation: Take SMALL glasses of this stuff, it's sweet and powerful! You want to try all 10 to really narrow down your favorites. Pre-Tasting odds: I'm favoring the Behemoth and the Old Horizontal... Behemoth particularly is just incredible on tap. Lastly: If you can, Dogfish Immort Ale is alot better barleywine than Dogfish Olde School. Buy a bottle of Immort Ale and a Bottle of Anchor Foghorn (if they have them in the bottle) and drink them alongside these drafts... (be sure to de-cant them and pour into a glass!). This is a very impressive tasting. Wed Feb 04 00:53:14 -0800 2004 1104724 0 Chicago Mike 1 1104749 I will be there for sure. What a great lineup...Did you do last week's Magic Hat night or the "Heavyweight" night a few weeks back? Both were top-notch, as is usual these days at the BT. The Magic Hat Ravell (porter brewed with vanilla beans) was off-the-charts good. Hope we don't get packed in there too bad tonight, although that's becoming more and more like an unrealistic request these days. They should really open another blind tiger somewhere in the city to take the pressure off...it's really a shame that place gets so crowded that i occasionally can't even stay there too long. Wed Feb 04 10:28:37 -0800 2004 1104724 0 wilson 2 1104829 simple if you don't want BT to be crowded, don't post about it Thu Feb 05 14:40:51 -0800 2004 1104749 0 chumley 1 1104752 Can I inquire as to the price of this tasting? Do they also serve food? Thanks. Wed Feb 04 11:25:57 -0800 2004 1104724 0 JeffStanton 2 1104755 No food served, although they should have their normal Wed. night free cheese pairings if you get there early enough. There's usually no admission charge to these events and the prices are by the glass. I do hope they'll provide "tasting" portions or flights upon request because some of that stuff is strong. Wed Feb 04 11:32:31 -0800 2004 1104752 0 c212 3 1104756 they usually serve the barleywine stuff in 10 oz stemmed glassware at around $4-5. I'm not sure they'd pour less than that unless you were just tasting a sip of something...which they usually allow you to do. Wed Feb 04 11:37:10 -0800 2004 1104755 0 wilson 2 1104787 what's barley wine? Wed Feb 04 17:32:59 -0800 2004 1104752 0 JohnnyCakes