Jester King - Zwanze Day 2015 - April 14th

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  1. Dicers

    Dicers Grand Pooh-Bah (3,436) Sep 2, 2012 California
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    "2015" Zwanze Day at Jester King is April 14th!

    We’re very excited to finally announce the date for “2015” Zwanze Day at Jester King — Thursday, April 14th, 2016 from 6pm to 10pm.



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    If you’re not familiar, Zwanze Day is the time of year when Brasserie Cantillon simultaneously releases a new, very special beer at dozens of locations around the world. 2015 Zwanze Day happened back on September 19, 2015. Although Jester King had the honor of being a location, we postponed 2015 Zwanze Day (with Cantillon’s blessing) until Cantillon could officially be licensed for sale in Texas. Unfortunately, Texas law makes it very hard to get beer from small breweries into our state. The Texas government sends the message that if you’re not prepared to sell at least 1,000 cases of beer per year in the state, you have no business being here.


    Fortunately, due to help and good will from Cantillon, Shelton Brothers Importers, Flood Independent Distribution, and Jester King (if we may say so ourselves), Cantillon is now licensed in Texas! We previously wrote last year about our efforts on this front. As we mentioned, we’re using Zwanze Day as a vehicle to raise money for Texas beer law reform and to make it easier for small, out-of-state breweries to enter our state. Half the cost of every ticket ($25) will be donated to the Texas Craft Brewers Guild Legislative Committee and/or Open the Taps. Tickets are $50 and include a 4 oz. pour of 2015 Zwanze (a spontaneously fermented stout), a cheese pairing from Antonellis Cheese Shop, a custom Jester King 2015 Zwanze Day souvenir glass featuring the artwork shown above, and the aforementioned $25 donation. Two-hundred tickets will be available.


    Guests will also have the first opportunity to purchase Cantillon bottles and draught legally sold in Texas. We expect to have Cantillon Gueuze and Kriek available for purchase on draught, and bottles of Bruocsella Grand Cru, Kriek, and Gueuze available to go. Due to the small number of Cantillon bottles we will be receiving from Shelton Brothers, customers will be limited to purchasing one bottle of Cantillon (either Bruocsella Grand Cru, Kriek, or Gueuze). We’ll have just enough bottles so that every ticket holder can buy one bottle. Also, we will just apply our standard markup to the Cantillon bottles and draught. No price gouging from us.


    We’re hosting a lottery for the 200 tickets. To enter, please follow the link below and enter the requested information, including whether you wish to purchase one or two tickets if your name is selected. Lottery entry will close at midnight on Sunday, April 3rd. We’ll then notify lottery winners by the close of business on Monday, April 4th. Lottery winners will have 48 hours to purchase tickets. If tickets aren’t purchased within 48 hours, we’ll randomly select another entrant to offer the tickets.


    You must be 21 or older to enter the lottery. One entry per person. Double entries will be eliminated. You must show up with a valid ID that matches the name on the ticket. Tickets are non-transferrable.


    ENTER ZWANZE DAY TICKET LOTTERY


    Finally, we’ll be announcing a few surprises for Zwanze Day in the coming days, which will include some special beer releases and special guests. We’ll also be allowing a bottle share for ticket holders at Zwanze Day again this year. We’re excited the long wait to have Cantillon in Texas is over and that “2015” Zwanze Day is finally here!



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    #1 Dicers, Mar 30, 2016
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  2. ChrisYarborough

    ChrisYarborough Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2012 Texas

    arghh.. April 14th I have a huge presentation to give to the managing directors at work.. no go for me..
     
    #2 ChrisYarborough, Mar 30, 2016
  3. icetrauma

    icetrauma Pooh-Bah (1,657) Sep 7, 2004 Texas
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    Interesting they would choose a Thursday over a Friday or Saturday for such a big event.
     
    #3 icetrauma, Mar 30, 2016
  4. mgr78704

    mgr78704 Initiate (0) Oct 28, 2013 Texas

    Only enough beer for 200 people. Guessing they'll have enough interest to fill that up on a Thursday. Probably have to keep it separate due to the amount of beer they have available for that set number of people.
     
    #4 mgr78704, Mar 30, 2016
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  5. Dicers

    Dicers Grand Pooh-Bah (3,436) Sep 2, 2012 California
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    Also they don't want to turn away hundreds of people on a regularly open day
     
    #5 Dicers, Mar 30, 2016
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  6. aschwab

    aschwab Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2009 Texas

    It makes sense for it on a Thursday - easier to control who gets what beer, who can buy their Cantillon, and less people showing up just thinking they can buy their way in and complaining when they can't.
     
    #6 aschwab, Mar 30, 2016
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  7. ChrisYarborough

    ChrisYarborough Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2012 Texas

    Thursday makes complete sense to me. Easier to control from many different angles (sales tent, tasting room lines, less main crowd, people not supposed to be in the Zwanze day area or bottle share, etc..)
     
    #7 ChrisYarborough, Mar 30, 2016
  8. Berrymon

    Berrymon Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2015 Texas
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    I read this to mean 200 tickets with each person getting one bottle of their choosing between 3 options...so they would have to have 400 bottles leftover, right? Maybe for sale that weekend?
     
    #8 Berrymon, Mar 30, 2016
  9. GreatStoutman

    GreatStoutman Maven (1,486) Jan 5, 2016 Texas
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    I doubt they'll be for sale to the public. Probably to use for special dinners and events, but maybe not...
     
    #9 GreatStoutman, Mar 30, 2016
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  10. erushing

    erushing Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2014 Texas

    I don't know why one would assume you get a choice if you're the 200th person in line to buy a bottle. It's probably 200+ bottles and you get to choose from what's left. Here's some more outrageously wild, but somewhat educated speculation. 6 cases of each type (18 cases) x 12 bottles each = 216 bottles.

    It happens to be my birthday that day, so, come on Jester King, pull my name out of the hat! :wink:
     
    #10 erushing, Mar 30, 2016
  11. jesterkingbeer

    jesterkingbeer Pundit (865) Jun 28, 2010 Texas

    No, we're only getting a little over 200 bottles of Cantillon (a mix of Grand Cru, Kriek, and Gueuze).
     
    #11 jesterkingbeer, Mar 30, 2016
  12. jamescain

    jamescain Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2009 Texas

    All 750 mL?
     
    #12 jamescain, Mar 30, 2016
  13. aschwab

    aschwab Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2009 Texas

    From the approvals, yes.
     
    #13 aschwab, Mar 30, 2016
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  14. Berrymon

    Berrymon Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2015 Texas
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    ...didn't think my speculation was that outrageous. *sniffle*

    How bout wishful thinkin!
     
    #14 Berrymon, Mar 30, 2016
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  15. IrishColonial

    IrishColonial Initiate (0) Mar 5, 2010 Texas

    I think Thursday is a great idea and hope it's just as much fun as Funk N Sour 2015. Now I just hope the unpredictable TX spring weather cooperates. And that I win a ticket. :grinning:
     
    #15 IrishColonial, Mar 30, 2016
  16. jesterkingbeer

    jesterkingbeer Pundit (865) Jun 28, 2010 Texas

    Stanley's will be open, so the pole barn will be accessible if it rains.
     
    #16 jesterkingbeer, Mar 30, 2016
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  17. erushing

    erushing Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2014 Texas

    I was laying that on pretty thickly, more on my own speculation than anything.

    Here's to more than just these 200 bottles making it into Texas someday!
     
    #17 erushing, Mar 30, 2016
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  18. Indytruks138

    Indytruks138 Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2013 Texas

    I sure hope so, licensing and label approval to sell 200 bottles total seems like more work than it is worth. I doubt we ever see it sit on shelves, but I am sure there will be other times to get in on lotteries or stand in lines for it :slight_smile:
     
    #18 Indytruks138, Mar 30, 2016
  19. jesterkingbeer

    jesterkingbeer Pundit (865) Jun 28, 2010 Texas

    We're receiving from Shelton Bros.:

    15 cases of Gueuze (6x750ml)
    15 cases of Kriek (6x750ml)
    4 cases of Bruocsella Grand Cru (6x750ml)
     
    #19 jesterkingbeer, Mar 30, 2016
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  20. ChrisYarborough

    ChrisYarborough Initiate (0) Oct 16, 2012 Texas

    Like the rest of the US then no we will never see it on shelves (not enough product to go around, too many truck chasers, retailers holding back for special customers, etc.)

    I did get lucky one time in Tampa, Fl.. I walked into a bottle shop and behind a few other bottles on a shelf behind and next to the cashiers stand I saw a green bottle hidden but could not see the label.. I asked her what it was and she pulled out a Fou' Foune. She said huh I forgot that was back there. I immediately pulled out my credit card!

    I went back to this store about 6 months later during another business trip and they had a case fo Gueuze sitting behind the cashier and the manager/owner(I think?) was standing behind the counter and he would not sell me one. Said he was holding it back for a special event...

    We order Cantillon online about twice a year. 3 guys go in on at least one mixed box if not 2
     
    #20 ChrisYarborough, Mar 30, 2016
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