When I was a kid, my mom gave us the Pepsi challenge. I was sure that I would pick Pepsi since I was a member of the Pepsi generation, but strangely and embarrassingly enough, picked RC cola over either Pepsi or Coke.
In preparation for an upcoming party, I decided that I definitely needed to have another challenge. Since most of my friends prefer beer to pop, I thought a beer challenge would definitely be the way to go.
What you need:
- Massive amounts of little dixie cups
- 12 different types of beer, maybe 3 cheap brands (I suggest Coors, Pabst Blue Ribbon, and Budweiser), 3 Amber Ales, 3 Pilsners, and 3 Dark Beers
- Paper Bags for each of the Beers
- Score Cards for Rating each Beer
To keep things simple, set up 4 stations for each type of beer. Each beer should be put in a bag and labeled in an alphabetical fashion. (a,b,c,d and so on. Hopefully, you don’t get so wasted that you can’t remember the alphabet.)
Divide your fellow beer connoisseurs into 4 groups. The idea is for the groups to rotate to each station. Once at the station, pour Beer A into 4 Dixie cups. Everyone will ooh and ah over the beer and fill out the score card. Repeat with the other two beers and move to the next station.
The challenge is to keep the beer organized as you consume more beer.
For a beer scoring sheet, you can check out this link.