I also wanted bottled homebrew for my daughter's wedding (actually it was her idea) but the venue put the kabash on it saying state laws and their insurance liability. They were okay with putting bottles on the guest book table near the end of the party for guests on their way out to take a bottle that had a momento label and cap on it.
I did a pig roast for my rehearsal dinner with a keg of Independence Brewing Company Mai Bock back in '98 when Bill Moore from Stoudt's was brewing there. That got everyone tuned, especially my family from Spain. My father in law bootlegged a bunch of liquor from Maryland and I hired my coworker to bartend. He was a bartender. That was a blast! To be honest I don't remember what I had on tap at my wedding, I think it was Yuengling Black and Tan and Lager, but that entire day is a little fuzzy. I still have 2 750ml bottles from the case of Ommegang Hennepin from our wedding, 27 years ago. Probably open one on our 30th & 50th, if I make it that long. How bad could it be? We drank one on our 10th anniversary, and it wasn't bad, not great either.
Just my two cents, but especially for the time, that Stoudts weizen was a particularly awesome selection
Congrats on the nuptials, @zeile33! I’m happy enough when the wedding receptions I go to have an open bar. Yours looks dangerous!
When my sister married a Japanese dude, I made a hoppy cream ale using rice and Sorachi Ace and Citra hops. People seemed to like it. Was refreshing enough for an August SEVA wedding without air conditioning (tweekers had gutted the non wiring copper of the venue earlier in the week), not too much flavor for most of the crowd, but enough for folks that wanted to taste something.
Assume you mean the reception and not the wedding ceremony. Most wedding receptions are boring unless you like corny DJ music, so having some other things for people to do is a great way to get people talking the next day about how much fun they had. A couple random things that I think would be fun, perhaps some kind of blind tasting (with the theme of “Name the Bride and Grooms Favorite Beers”); or you and your wife could pick out certain beer from special locations that mean a lot to you and have something where the guests can try the beer and then guess pairing it with the location (ie they got engaged in NC so this Asheville IPA probably symbolizes their engagement).
We used big fancy beer bottles as table number holders. We had "Eat Drink and Be Married" pint glasses customized to give to everyone as wedding favors. We used a cooler/mini keg to make a card box. I think we had a cake made in the shape of a beer for the rehearsal dinner. Your list looks killer, wish I could have gone! Congratulations!
Oh yeah, I might have used bottle opener cufflinks at my wedding...I have some, don't remember if I used them
