Denver Rare Beer Tasting VII

Tickets purchased, can't wait!

 

Just got tickets! So jazzed! Is there a beer list yet for this year?

 

Me too. As always, looking forward to this excellent event!

 

I'm a VIP! Let's hope it's a tax write-off....

 

Sorry if I missed this, but what's the total number of VIP and general tickets this year? I believe last year was 200/600.

 

looks like the VIP tickets sold out already... bummed I missed it

 

ISO: 2 or 3 VIP tickets!!!

 

Likewise ISO 1 VIP Ticket

 

Here's an update on the beers (partial list), per email:

• Abbey Tripel Reserve, Abbey Beverage, Abiquiu, N.M.*
• Vellum, Avery Brewing, Boulder, Colo.
• Barrel 178, Bear Republic Brewing, Healdsburg, Calif.
• 2012 Oak Aged Cherry Biere de Noel, Big Sky Brewing, Missoula, Mont.
• Brandy-Barrel Rye Wine & Birra Minestra, Breakside Brewery, Portland, Ore.*
• Bourgogne Blanc, Bruery Terreux, Placentia, Calif.
• The Cut: Bing Cherry, Casey Brewing & Blending, Glenwood Springs, Colo.*
• Nightmare on Brett Port Barrel Aged, Nightcap & L'Brett d'Cherry, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer, Denver, Colo.
• Barrel Aged Palo Santo & Festina Lente, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, Del.
• Firestone Walker XVII & Maltose Falcon, Firestone Walker Brewing, Paso Robles, Calif.
• Heaven Hill Barrel Aged Morning Wood, Funky Buddha Brewing, Oakland Park, Fla.*
• 2014 Proprietor’s Bourbon County Brand Stout, Goose Island Brewing, Chicago, Ill.
• Barrel-Aged B.O.R.I.S. VAN WINK Imperial Stout & Barrel-Aged Silk Porter, Hoppin’ Frog Brewing, Akron, Ohio*
• Saranac Javanac & Saranac Imperial Barrel-Aged Rye Porter, F.X. Matt Brewing, Utica, N.Y.
• Ignorance is Bliss, Odell Brewing, Fort Collins, Colo.
• Foudre Saison, Perennial Artisan Ales, St. Louis, Mo.
• Anniversary Ale #3, River North Brewery, Denver, Colo.
• Cold Brew IPA, Rogue Ales, Newport, Ore.
• Omette, Spangalang Brewery, Denver, Colo.*
• Barrel-aged Batch 666: Sympathy for the Devil, Sun King Brewing, Indianapolis, Ind.
• Mountain Man & Roll in Ze' Peach Tree, Verboten Brewing, Loveland, Colo.*

(* Indicates first appearance at Denver Rare Beer Tasting.)

 

I wonder if Troy is going to bring the Cut...oh wait
Kind of funny, that might be the most sought after beer on there.

 

With a select few exceptions, this partial list isn't really inspiring me to purchase a ticket. Don't get me wrong, I had a blast last year (VIP ticket) but I didn't think it was worth my admission cost and this year is looking fairly lackluster overall (again, there are a few exceptions to that statement).

 

Agreed, list is weak. Kind of regret buying my tickets. Actually, really regret buying tickets.

 

Partial list....

 

Looks like they added a few more on the facebook event page:

• Abbey Tripel Reserve, Abbey Brerwing, Abiquiu, N.M.*
• TBD, Alaskan Brewing, Juneau, Alaska
• Vallum, Avery Brewing, Boulder, Colo.
• Barrel 178, Bear Republic Brewing, Healdsburg, Calif.
• Bell’s Tawny Port Baltic Porter, Bell’s Brewing, Kalamazoo, Mich.
• 2012 Oak Aged Cherry Biere de Noel, Big Sky Brewing, Missoula, Mont.
• TBD, Boston Beer, Boston, Mass.
• Love Child No. 5 & 2013 Bourbon Barrel Quad, Boulevard Brewing, Kansas City, Mo.
• Brandy-Barrel Rye Wine & Birra Minestra, Breakside Brewery, Portland, Ore.*
• Brooklyn Hand & Seal, Cognac Edition (Ghost Bottle), The Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Bourgogne Blanc, Bruery Terreux, Placentia, Calif.
• The Cut: Bing Cherry, Casey Brewing & Blending, Glenwood Springs, Colo.*
• TBD, Central Waters Brewing, Amherst, Wisc.*
• Nightmare on Brett Port Barrel Aged, Nightcap & L'Brett d'Cherry, Crooked Stave Artisan Beer, Denver, Colo.
• TBD, Crux Fermentation Project, Bend, Ore.*
• TBD, Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Ore.
• Barrel Aged Palo Santo & Festina Lente, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Milton, Del.
• TBD, Elevation Beer Company, Poncha Springs, Colo.
• TBD, Epic Brewing, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Firestone Walker XVII & Maltose Falcon, Firestone Walker Brewing, Paso Robles, Calif.
• Bourbon Barrel Aged Sexual Chocolate, Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, N.C.
• Heaven Hill Barrel Aged Morning Wood, Funky Buddha Brewing, Oakland Park, Fla.*
• 2014 Proprietor’s Bourbon County Brand Stout, Goose Island Brewing, Chicago, Ill.
• American Sour, Grand Teton Brewing, Victor, Idaho
• TBD, Great Divide Brewing, Denver, Colo.
• Once Upon A Time & The Count Whiskey Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Loveland, Colo.
• Barrel-Aged B.O.R.I.S. VAN WINK Imperial Stout & Barrel-Aged Silk Porter, Hoppin’ Frog Brewing, Akron, Ohio*
• Ursae, Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Laughing Dog Tenth Anniversary Barrel Aged Imperial Rye Ale, Laughing Dog Brewing, Ponderay, Idaho
• TBD, The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, Calif.
• Saranac Javanac & Saranac Imperial Barrel-Aged Rye Porter, F.X. Matt Brewing, Utica, N.Y.
• TBD, New Belgium Brewing, Fort Collins, Colo.
• 2013 Incorrigible White Sour, New Holland Brewing, Holland, Mich.
• 2014 Bourbon Barrel and Vanilla Bean Aged Olde Voyager & Between the Berries and Me, NoDa Brewing, Charlotte, N.C.
• TBD, NXNW Restaurant and Brewery, Austin, Texas
• Ignorance is Bliss, Odell Brewing, Fort Collins, Colo.
• Procatstination, Perennial Artisan Ales, St. Louis, Mo.
• TBD, pFriem Family Brewers, Hood River, Ore.*
• Anniversary Ale #3, River North Brewery, Denver, Colo.
• Cold Brew IPA, Rogue Ales, Newport, Ore.
• TBD, Schooner Exact Brewing, Seattle, Wash.*
• TBD, Sierra Nevada Brewing, Chico, Calif.
• Ornette, Spangalang Brewery, Denver, Colo.*
• TBD, Stone Brewing, Escondido, Calif.
• Barrel-aged Batch 666: Sympathy for the Devil, Sun King Brewing, Indianapolis, Ind.
• Barrel Aged Balt the More & Barrel Aged Old Pro with Peaches, Union Craft Brewery, Baltimore, Md.
• Mountain Man & Verboppin' Frogoten, Verboten Brewing, Loveland, Colo.*
• TBD, Wicked Weed Brewing, Asheville, N.C.
• TBD, Wormtown Brewing, Worcester, Mass.
• TBD, Yazoo Brewing, Nashville, Tenn.*
(* Indicates first appearance at Denver Rare Beer Tasting.)

 

^^^ I remain less than impressed. Definitely not looking like it is worth the cost of admission, hate to admit it.

 

The Cut, Prop, Morning Wood, BASC, and I'm sure Wicked Weed and Lost Abbey will deliver, and all proceeds go to charity, with minimal lines? Not THAT bad of a fest!

 

No.... but not worth the ticket price, at least IMO.

The Cut is local, we can all drive to Glenwood to get a bottle if we so choose but yes for an out-of-towner this is HUGE
Prop I can't argue with, it's Chicago only and massively sought after
Morning Wood and BASC may not see distro out here but they're easy to trade for
WW is amazing but there is really nothing all that rare that they could bring AFAIK

As for minimal lines? That is a pipe dream. I was VIP last year and for that first hour, sure, it was quick and easy. Once the GA crowd got in though it was still a shit-show.

Charity? It's an added bonus but let's be honest, if we only cared about charity we'd all just donate.

 

Not that I am going, or intend to, but it looks like a solid list to me so far.

Don't sleep on the Grimm Brothers offerings.