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Tastings at the Trap


A small group of us met at Trappeze at the end of September for am impromptu beer tasting. The initial effort started because I scored some tasty N.C. brews at the 12th Brewgrass Festival in Asheville. I wanted to share some of these with the group so I asked if anyone would be interested in joining Eric and I at Trappeze to try a few out. The response was great and nearly everyone who showed up brought an additional great beer for us to try.

Since that initial meeting, we have formalized the tastings with official date and times. We will now be meeting at Trappeze Pub on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, starting around 5:00 PM. See below for a listing of future dates. Whereas the intial meeting was open (i.e., no defined beer style), future meetings will likely conform to a beer style. To wit, we will be sampling Imperial IPAs soon, followed by a series of dark beer styles to reign in the cooler months.

Email me if you would like to join these tastings as space is limited.

Click here to jump to the upcoming tasting line-up.


Tasting #1:
Style: Anything Goes
September 25, 2008

  • Catawba Valley Kind Don's Original Pumpkin Ale (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Pisgah Valdez (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Highland Imperial Black Mocha Stout (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Deschutes Black Butte XX Porter (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Dogfish Head 2008 Oak Aged 120 Minute IPA (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Terrapin Gamma Ray (Currently Unrated)
  • New Holland Pilgrim's Dole (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Three Floyds 11th Anniversary Fantabulous Resplendence (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)


  • Tasting #2
    Style: Imperial/Double IPA
    October 15, 2008

  • Green Flash Imperial IPA (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Weyerbacher Double Simcoe (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Brew Dog Hardcore IPA (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Three Floyds Dreadnaught IPA (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Butte Creek Organic Revolution XI Imperial IPA (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Rogue I2PA (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Russian River Pliny the Elder (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)


  • Tasting #2.5
    Style: Ad-Hoc Tasting, No Defined Style
    November 9, 2008

  • East End Brewing Bourbon Barrel Black Strap Stout (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • East End Brewing Ugly American Tripel IPA (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Highland Imperial Black Mocha Stout (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Unibroue LaTerrible (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)


  • Tasting #3
    Style: Barleywines and Strong Ales
    November 19, 2008

  • Stone Old Guardian (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Bell's 2007 Third Coast Old Ale (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Avery 'The Beast' Grand Cru (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Great Divide Old Ruffian (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Three Floyds 2007 Behemoth (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Weyerbacher Blithering Idiot (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Left Hand 2007 Widdershins (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • MAYBE: Victory 2007 Old Horizontal (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)


  • Tasting #4
    Style: Holiday Beers & Winter Warmers
    December 17, 2008

  • Highland '07 & '08 Cold Mountain Winter Ale (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Southern Tier Krampus (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • De Ranke Père Noël (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Gouden Carolus Noël (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Bush/Scaldis de Noël Premium (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)


  • Tasting #5
    Style: Porters & Stouts
    January 21, 2009

  • Eric Johnson's Homebrewed Flanders Stout!
  • Rogue '07 Imperial Stout (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Founders Breakfast Stout (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Three Floyds Moloko Milk Stout (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Alesmith Speedway Stout (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)


  • Tasting #6
    Style: Scottish/Scotch/Wee Heavy and Belgian Dubbels & Quads
    February 25, 2009 [Delayed]
  • Smuttynose Scotch Style Ale (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Boulevard Bourbon Barrel Quad (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Founders Backwoods Bastard (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Three Floyds Robert The Bruce Scottish Ale (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Allagash Musette (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)


  • Tasting #7
    Style: Irish Stouts and Reds (Happy Post- St. Patrick's Day)
    March 18 , 2009

  • Brouwerij De Molen 1914 Porter (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Schafly Irish-Style Extra Stout (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Boulevard Irish Ale (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • De Struise Black Albert (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Three Floyds Brian Boru Old Irish Red (BeerAdvcoate; RateBeer)
  • Otter Creek Otter Mon Jamaican-Style Stout (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Wexford Cream Ale (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Alpine Captain Stout (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)...diacetyl :(


  • Tasting #8
    Style: Sours/Lambics
    April 15 , 2009 (Tax Day)


  • De Cam (Bottled in 2000) Oude Lambiek (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Russian River Supplication (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Russian River Temptation (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Grado Plato Chocarrubica (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Cantillon Vigneronne (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Cantillon Iris (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Cantillon Fou' Foune (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Hanssens Artisanaal Oude Gueuze (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Brasserie Thiriez La Rouge Flamande (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • BridgePort Stumptown Tart (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Drie Fonteinen Schaerbeekse Kriek (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • De Proef Zoetzuur Flemish Ale (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)
  • Girardin Gueuze 1882 Black Label - Unfiltered (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)

  • BONUS: Brooklyn Black Ops (BeerAdvocate; RateBeer)


  • Tasting #9
    Style: Vintage Beers
    May 20 , 2009


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