Bruery RS/HS Allocations (2020)

Had a mash and french toast last night. Still tastes like liquid breakfast. So damn good. Also, made some mimosas with spontanaheim and it was lovely. I highly reccomend it

 

Same. I'm a stout drinker. I try a LOT of different beers but always come back to the Bruery as my consistent go-to.

That being said, the price of the Kickoff ticket this close after the holidays plus the fact that the take-home beer is a sour, makes my decision to pass all the easier. Also think that 2 hrs is at least 1 hr too short to work through that pour list. On the upside, holding the party at Terreux will be nice for those attending.

 

2 hours is really short to get through that list and the price point is high. As everyone else is stating, I hope this isn't an indicator of the Anniversary party.

 

Happy to see I'm not the only one who thought 75 bucks was rough for this event. And as a RS member the tap list seems just ok. There's 20 beers in the RS section of the email and I'm only really eyeing 4-5 of them as ones I'd "have" to have if I were to attend. This can't be good news for the Anniversary/BT event pricing. Tickets were 80 last year I think, now they'd have to be 90-100+?

 

I’ve stepped away from a lot of their parties due to the cost increase each year. Them throwing food and other shit in there doesn’t justify it for me when the beer comes out sooner or later except some of the BT variants. In the last 6 years of being a member, I’ve been to two parties in the last three years.

 

*Cough* If you've been in the league for years then this is a crazy increase, and if you're in the "beer scene" you can evaluate other events and compare. For the vast majority? They just pay and the rates go up. This is probably one of the first areas the VCs saw as a way to make money.

Can't wait to see the Anniversary and BT parties this year.

 

That price for a two hour event is hilarious. Even as a four hour event I’d probably pass.

 

Bingo.

 

Let's be conservative and say they allow 300 people per session at 75. So $22,500 in revenue, minus their own facility so cost for that is $0, glassware is usually fairly low, let's say $5 per = $1500. Food is a burger and fries meal so say cost is $10 pp = $3000 which puts us at $4500 cost so far and onto the beer. So 34 beers which based on the list the majority of those will be poured from sixtels and the majority cost coming from any bottles they pour which will most likely be the dated offerings. I don't see that adding up anywhere close to the $18k difference, which for a society only welcome party seems "cash grabby", this event should be a THANK YOU for joining not a thank you for more money.

Come up with an event for at least 3 hours, stop with these single meals and break out some BBQ or some family style type of food, nix the glassware and drop the price to $50. Now that is a society party in my eyes.

Edit: What better way to start 2020 than for some in depth analysis and pitch forking right?

 

True but, as @FrogOut69 mentioned somewhere earlier, there's tons of people who either don't care or don't know better yet.

I joined as well in anticipation of Anaheim opening up this year and have been super impressed with the initiative I've seen from their staff. They seem like they are way more involved and interactive. Hopefully someone is taking notes.

They have to somehow make up for the loss they're taking on the $890 value of the bottles included versus the 700 something members pay.

Edit: They've extended the party by 30 minutes and I can only assume it's from everyone's incessant bitching here

 

The amount of complaining in here before any beer has even been released is entertaining.

 

They increased the length of each session by another half hour

 

I’ll give them credit for reacting in a positive way to the gripes about the short session. I’m still not going but at least they’re trying some.

 

Is this real? Is Fundamental Observation sitting on store shelves in CA?

 

I think I just need to accept the fact that a $75 ticket for the 2.5 hour welcome party is appropriately priced. Session 1 sold out already and for all I know Session 2 might be sold out now. My perspective is skewed because I was a RS member at the time the Anniversary Party was first held at the Phoenix Club (the party that resulted in the Clusterfork events). The lines were ridiculously long but each member got 2 tickets for $0.