Help improve beer options at King Richard's Faire

Hey all. My son enjoys going to King Richard's Faire when it is held in Carver, MA. He's not super into it like some who go. He doesn't dress up like a knight or take on a really shitty English accent. But it's fun for him to throw knives and shoot little bows and arrows. I'm mainly interested in watching him have fun and drinking beer. Their beer selection is, in a word, abysmal. There draft list this year mirrors what it was last year:

Coors Light
Shipyard Pumpkin
Blue Moon

There's also an NA beer, a gluten free beer, and a cider. Offering those three beers, in 2022, is mind-numbingly bad. I get that there needs to be a Coors-Light type beer. Fine, keep it. But Shipyard Pumpkin and Blue Moon? Fuck me. At least get rid of one of those two. Let's put aside the fact that this is a renaissance fair and if they were truly trying to replicate what beer drinking was like during medieval times they would offer some very different options. Let's also acknowledge the fact that their job is to make money, so they aren't likely to put a draft line in for a smoked Helles beer, much as I would love that. But Jesus Fucking Christ, is it too much to ask for a Sam Adams Octoberfest? A Sierra Nevada Pale Ale? Hell, even regular Sam Adams Boston Lager would be fine. In fact, they used to pour Killian's at King Richard's Fair. I would take that again.

I emailed the fine folks at King Richard's Fair and gently suggested that they modernize their draft list a bit. Again, I know their job is to make money, not cater to beer geeks, so I tempered my tone and expectations. But I legit think that having better beer options would make them more money. The average beer drinker knows and likes much more beer now than they did even just five years ago. Especially beer drinkers in Massachusetts, where there are insanely good breweries.

In any event, the CEO emailed me back and said I am the first person in 27 years to ask for different beer selections. I was a bit amazed by this. I would imagine there are a number of people who are into renaissance fairs that also like good beer. Perhaps I am wrong.

I am wondering if there are any BAs who enjoy going/enjoy bringing their kids to King Richard's Faire. And, if you're willing to drop a note to the CEO supporting the push for better beer, here is their email address:

[email protected]

 

Nope.

 

I would pass out with joy if post shift pils were available there.

 

That thought had crossed my mind too. Sadly, they don’t allow outside beverages of any kind. I remember going with friends when I was college and bringing a flask though, ha. Bit too old for that now, ha.

 

Real talk. They could so easily put mayflower porter up in there. It’d be a dream come true.

 

I hear ya. But I'm not a heavy drinker, so forgoing an afternoon of beer drinking is no big deal and I do it all the time. I also don't think beer consuming events and family friendly events can't co-exist. I figure, I'm gonna be there and it'd be nice to have a pint or two at the most, sure would be nice to have something decent. And, of course, if they don't upgrade the beer choices, then not drinking will be precisely what I do, ha ha.

 

Thanks for this info. I'd be thrilled to have regular Long Trail Ale. I still enjoy that beer.