Denver Rare Beer Tasting 10

The 10th annual Denver Rare Beer Tasting will feature more than 60 of America's leading craft brewers pouring rare, exotic and vintage brews.

VIP (12-4 p.m./$175) tickets and General Admission (1-4 p.m./$125) tickets go on sale Father's Day, June 17th at 10 a.m. (MT). Admission price includes beer samples, tasting glass, program, t-shirt, buffet lunch, silent auction and the chance to win an exciting beer trip for two.

The event takes place on the Friday afternoon of the Great American Beer Festival weekend in the Mile High City.

Participating breweries and information on ticket sales will be announced shortly.

 

Thanks for the kind words. Just a couple of points of clarification on what you said in the Cons area...

We have processed all 600 General Admission guests in 13-16 minutes in each of the last 3 years. We do everything possible to check IDs and wristband people in advance to keep the line moving safely. My observation from last year was that about the last 50 people in the line were not in line before the doors opened at 1 p.m. -- so they were not really waiting and joined the line after 1 p.m. and it was already moving.

Regarding the runouts, we monitor this VERY closely. Two years ago we had around 10 brewers run out by 2 p.m., so last year we put in place a "Bullpen Brewery" system with 10 brewers in reserve to fill the open slots. We rotated that beer in as soon as a slot opened. Last year the final Bullpen Beer was tapped at 2:30 p.m. That means that 48 of the initial 58 breweries were still pouring 2.5 hours after VIP doors opened and 90 minutes after GAs. We are going to use this system again this year. And there is always great beer being poured on both floors of the event when last call takes place and we close the doors at 4 p.m.

 

We will be posting information about ticketing shortly, but thought you might want to learn some of the breweries that have accepted invitations to pour at the Denver Rare Beer Tasting 10:

· Alaskan Brewing, Juneau, Alaska
· August Schell Brewing, New Ulm, Minn.
· Avery Brewing, Boulder, Colo.
· The Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
· Ecliptic Brewing, Portland, Ore.
· Firestone Walker Brewing, Paso Robles, Calif.
· Founders Brewing, Grand Rapids, Mich.
· Full Sail Brewing, Hood River, Ore.
· Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, Colo.
· Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Richmond, Va.
· Kane Brewing, Ocean, N.J.
· Modern Times Beer, San Diego, Calif.
· New Realm Brewing, Atlanta, Ga.
· Ozark Beer Co., Rogers, Arkansas
· Perennial Artisan Ales, St. Louis, Mo.
· Rhinegeist Brewery, Cincinnati, Ohio
· Rogue Ales, Newport, Ore.
· Rowley Farmhouse Ales, Santa Fe, N.M.
· Saint Arnold Brewing, Houston, Texas
· SanTan Brewing, Chandler, Ariz.
· Samuel Adams Brewery, Boston, Mass.
· Side Project Cellar, Maplewood, Mo.
· Stoup Brewing, Seattle, Wash.
· Verboten Brewing and Barrel Project, Loveland, Colo.
· Werk Force Brewing, Plainfield, Ill. ·

 

Each year we invite new breweries to the event. Our attendees love to try beers from quality producers that they cannot find where they live, so we take recommendations each year on brewers that we should add to the event. Werk Force was recommended to us and they brew highly regarded beers that fit the profile of rare beers we know fans of the Denver Rare Beer Tasting have enjoyed over the years. It is difficult to sort through the 6,500+ breweries in the U.S. today to find the right mix of fan favorites and new breweries to introduce at our event.

 

Here are 10 more brewers that have committed to pour beer at the Denver Rare Beer Tasting 10:

• AleSmith Brewing, San Diego, Calif.
• Big Sky Brewing, Missoula, Mont.
• Dry Dock Brewing, Aurora, Colo.
• Firestone Walker Brewing, Paso Robles, Calif.
• The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, Calif.
• Odell Brewing, Fort Collins, Colo.
• Perry Street Brewing, Spokane, Wash.
• Sun King Brewing, Indianapolis, Ind.
• Union Craft Brewery, Baltimore, Md.
• WeldWerks Brewing, Greeley, Colo.

 

We expect to be adding additional breweries during the next several days. At this point brewers who have committed to attend the event include:

· Alaskan Brewing, Juneau, Alaska
· AleSmith Brewing, San Diego, Calif.
· August Schell Brewing, New Ulm, Minn. *
· Avery Brewing, Boulder, Colo.
· Bell’s Brewing, Kalamazoo, Mich.
· Big Sky Brewing, Missoula, Mont.
· Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales, Denver, Colo.
· The Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
· Cascade Brewing, Portland, Ore.
· Cerebral Brewing, Denver, Colo.
· Dry Dock Brewing, Aurora, Colo.
· Ecliptic Brewing, Portland, Ore.
· Firestone Walker Brewing, Paso Robles, Calif.
· Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, N.C.
· Forager Brewing, Rochester, Minn.
· Founders Brewing, Grand Rapids, Mich.
· Full Sail Brewing, Hood River, Ore.
· Fullsteam Brewery, Durham, N.C.
· Garden Path Fermentation, Burlington, Wash. *
· Grand Teton Brewing, Victor, Idaho
· Great Divide Brewing Co., Denver, Colo.
· Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, Richmond, Va.
· Intrepid Sojourner Beer Project, Denver, Colo.
· Jester King Craft Brewery, Austin, Texas
· Kane Brewing, Ocean, N.J.
· The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, Calif.
· Modern Times Beer, San Diego, Calif. *
· New Belgium Brewing, Fort Collins, Colo.
· New Holland Brewing, Holland, Mich.
· New Realm Brewing, Atlanta, Ga. *
· NoDa Brewing, Charlotte, N.C.
· Odell Brewing, Fort Collins, Colo.
· Ozark Beer Co., Rogers, Arkansas
· Perennial Artisan Ales, St. Louis, Mo.
· Perry Street Brewing, Spokane, Wash.
· Rhinegeist Brewery, Cincinnati, Ohio
· River North Brewery, Denver, Colo.
· Rogue Ales, Newport, Ore.
· Rowley Farmhouse Ales, Santa Fe, N.M.
· Saint Arnold Brewing, Houston, Texas
· Samuel Adams Brewery, Boston, Mass.
· SanTan Brewing, Chandler, Ariz.*
· Side Project Cellar, Maplewood, Mo.
· Spangalang Brewery, Denver, Colo.
· Stone Brewing, Escondido, Calif.
· Stoup Brewing, Seattle, Wash.
· Sun King Brewing, Indianapolis, Ind.
· Trophy Brewing, Raleigh, N.C. *
· Union Craft Brewery, Baltimore, Md.
· Verboten Brewing and Barrel Project, Loveland, Colo.
· WeldWerks Brewing, Greeley, Colo.
· Werk Force Brewing, Plainfield, Ill. *
· Woods Boss Brewing, Denver, Colo. *
· Wormtown Brewery, Worcester, Mass.
· Yazoo Brewing, Nashville, Tenn.

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

 

Ticket numbers are holding steady: 250 VIP and 600 General Admission.