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Originally Posted by The Juiceman
We have a beer tasting group in Athens, GA named "The Yeastie Boys" that has met for well over 10 years and have sampled several thousand beers from around the world. QUOTE]
That is awesome, Juiceman! How did you guys get started?
I belong to a home brewer's club, which is tons of fun until someone wants you to sample their homemade watermelon wine!
We started our tasting group in the late 80's during the craft-brew revolution. Seemed that every other new beer sucked (Naked Aspen comes to mind) and we all got tired of having 5 undrinkable beers in the fridge. So we started pooling our resources and sampling a large number of beers together. Next thing we knew we were local legends and people went out of their way to bring us back beer from vacation. As well I am a beer tourist planning most vacations around beer selection and once brought back 84 beers. My number one spot is Amsterdam because it is the crossroads of many cultures and has an incredible beer selection from the U.K., Germany, Belgium, and of course, The Netherlands.
Now my vote for best beer in the world: Westvleteren 12. Anyone else? (And Heineken is not an acceptable answer.)