I am fortunate to have access to Westy 12 at a retail store locally....

When something spcial happens..(like having my art sold at a gallery,
, I go get a Westy 12....they cost a ton but worth it for the rare
very special occassion. What beer do you use to "celebrate"????

I have about two cases of various vintages of Thomas Hardy's Ale, plus
another two cases of various other "big beers" (JW Lees Harvest Vintage,
Samichlaus, Dogfish Head World Wide Stout, SN Bigfoot, Dominion Millennium,
etc.) and a case of a couple big homebrews of my own, mostly a 1997
black-cherry-and-lots-of-honey stout..........

Plus a couple special big Belgian bottles.

Only problem is, even when I have a special occasion to celebrate, like a
friend's wedding, I bring a wide selection, and I'm lucky if I even make it
to even one of those bottles (usually the "least special" one). Just never
enough of a "critical mass" to bother opening a 1987 Liefmanns Goudenband or
that 25-year-old bottle of mead or the like.

In reality, what I end up celebrating is my actual willingness to finally
crack open the damned things. That's probably as "special" or rare as
anything I ever encounter, to be honest. (^_^)