Anyone thinking about hitting this up? From their FB post: We're obsessed with world-class beer and we want to drink with you! We are thrilled to announce the Avery Brewing Invitational, a celebration of great beer for the sake of great beer. The selection you will find was hand-picked from wish-lists submitted by the entire Avery team. From your trusty tallboy to your cork-and-cage, we're on the hunt to find the best of 'em! If you're wondering what's up with this year's Strong Ale Fest and SourFest, look no further! The Invitational brings these together, plus even more styles and beer experiences. Mark your calendars for June 9th and expect to see tickets on sale April 17th at 9am MDT. All proceeds benefit Colorado Water Trust, a non-profit that works with many diverse partners, including breweries, to keep Colorado’s rivers healthy, flowing and full of water. BREWERY LIST - SUBJECT TO CHANGE: 4 Noses Brewing, 105 West Brewing Co., AleSmith Brewing Co., Almanac Beer Co., Amalgam Brewing, Avery Brewing Co. (duh), Ballast Point, Black Project Spontaneous and Wild Ales, Brewery Bhavana, Bierstadt Lagerhaus, Bootstrap Brewing, Boulevard Brewing Co., Brewery Ommegang, BRU handcrafted ales & eats, The Bruery, Bruery Terreux, Burial Brewing Co., Call to Arms Brewing Co., Cellar West Artisan Ales, Cerebral Brewing, City Star Brewing, Crestone Brewing Co., Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project, Elevation Beer Co., Finkel & Garf Brewing Co., Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Founders Brewing Co., Funkwerks, Good River Beer, Great Divide Brewing Co., Grimm Brothers Brewhouse, Grossen Bart Brewery, Half Acre Brewing Co., Horse and Dragon Brewing Co., Jessup Farm Barrel House, Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, La Cumbre Brewing Co., Lefthand Brewing Co., Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co., Melvin Brewing, Merchant du Vin, New Belgium Brewing Co., Odd 13 Brewing, Odell Brewing Co., Prairie Artisan Ales, Ratio Beerworks, Ska Brewing, Strange Craft Beer Co., Surly Brewing Co., Telluride Brewing Co., The Lost Abbey, TRVE Brewing Co., Verboten Brewing and Barrel Project, Westmalle Brewery, Wibby Brewing, and more!
I agree the price is right. But I'm curious what these breweries will bring, is Avery encouraging them to bring "one offs" or special beers that we can't normally get either at the brewery or at a quality bottle shop? I see only a few breweries that don't distribute here. I would like to see Avery get some more breweries from around the country, seems like they could pull that off
Price is certainly right. I could see it being a bit oversold. Especially, if they are eliminating both SourFest & Strong Ale Fest and replacing them both with this one event? I guess if it is properly planned and spaced out over their property, it could work out. At that price, I might need to check it out.
What a great event! Thanks for all the fine work Rachael and Sarah! It was a very well run event, and everyone I saw had a blast. Cheers! It was pretty hot, but the tents helped out a bunch, as did all the cold beer.