Avery IPA Fest Tickets - Get 'em!!!

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  1. joshclauss

    joshclauss Zealot (725) Oct 31, 2010 Colorado

    Avery just sent out an email to their email list about tickets going on sale today for their first IPA fest. I'm sure it's not going to be as crazy popular as Sourfest, but in light of the sale speed of that and GABF, I got on my horse with these tickets.

    Avery throws classy festivals with nice representation on breweries people actually want to try. This may be the first one, but I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt, and I bet it will be awesome. It's also the cheapest fest they've thrown at $35/ticket. Chex it:

    http://ticketalternative.com/Events/20352.aspx

    They don't really do advance lineups, but at this price, the surprise is going to be part of the fun for me. With this and Falling Rock doing their Fresh Hop Fest again this year, it's going to be a hoppy month.
     
    #1 joshclauss, Aug 17, 2012
  2. Prospero

    Prospero Pooh-Bah (2,680) Jul 27, 2010 Colorado
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    It's pretty hard to be the standard offerings as it is, are we talking Stone Ruination 10th? Super IPA? Heady Topper? Pliny?
     
    #2 Prospero, Aug 17, 2012
  3. Jasonrm72

    Jasonrm72 Maven (1,386) Apr 29, 2012 Colorado
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    I just went to Avery's Anniversary. I have to say, if i hadnt of bought the VIP ticket and used all 10 tabs on the barrel beers, I would have felt ripped off.
    The regular ticket got you 5 of their standard off the shelf from anywhere beers. The BBQ was good, but not worth the $. My wife had that ticket and she drank 1 beer and then sipped off mine. We ended up giving the rest of her tabs away.

    With a $35 ticket fee, you would think they would break *something* noteworthy out. Not so with the Anniversary party. I'll be skipping any future events unless Im told specifically what theyll have ahead of time.
     
    #3 Jasonrm72, Aug 17, 2012
  4. DenverBeerDrinker

    DenverBeerDrinker Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2012 Colorado

    I'll see if I can dig it up but I saw a list of breweries that were going to be there.
     
    #4 DenverBeerDrinker, Aug 17, 2012
  5. Prospero

    Prospero Pooh-Bah (2,680) Jul 27, 2010 Colorado
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    FYI, looks like it's (16) 4-oz pours, so ~5 beers
     
    #5 Prospero, Aug 17, 2012
  6. DenverBeerDrinker

    DenverBeerDrinker Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2012 Colorado

    I remember Russian River was on the list.
     
    #6 DenverBeerDrinker, Aug 17, 2012
  7. Prospero

    Prospero Pooh-Bah (2,680) Jul 27, 2010 Colorado
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    While not technically an IPA, would be great if they brought some Row 2/Hill 56
     
    #7 Prospero, Aug 17, 2012
  8. Steve_0

    Steve_0 Initiate (0) Mar 14, 2012 Colorado
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    I just bought a pair, I am sure it will be cool. My dad loves IPAs so I know he will thoroughly enjoy himself.
     
    #8 Steve_0, Aug 17, 2012
  9. drumrboy22

    drumrboy22 Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2005 Colorado

    i've got a link to the poster and some breweries that will be attending up on my blog.

    http://brewtallyinsane.com/2012/08/16/weekend-beer-buzz-08162012/

    the avery fests are always a good time and they do a great job of bringing in hard to find beers from a variety of breweries. many of which aren't available in colorado. i'm there. hoping to see some familiar faces there as well.
     
    #9 drumrboy22, Aug 17, 2012
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  10. Steve_0

    Steve_0 Initiate (0) Mar 14, 2012 Colorado
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    Just that poster has caught my eye.

    CCB
    Russian River
    Oskar Blues
    DFH
    Pizza Port

    Plus more. This one looks like it will shape up nicely. Maybe we will see some Hopfather. . . .
     
    #10 Steve_0, Aug 17, 2012
  11. joshclauss

    joshclauss Zealot (725) Oct 31, 2010 Colorado

    The anniversary party is a different animal than the fests. It's more of a party for their regulars and staff. If you like good beer, I'd recommend not letting that one thing color your whole perspective on their events. Check out the brewery lineup posted by drummrboy.
     
    #11 joshclauss, Aug 18, 2012
  12. joshclauss

    joshclauss Zealot (725) Oct 31, 2010 Colorado

    Avery doesn't typically bring in a brewery just because of the name, their fests are typically more friends of Avery - which Russian River, Lost Abbey, Sierra Nevada, Stone, and Dogfish Head all are. They'll also skew local - 80% of the beers there will be Colorado brewers. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, since the brewers all try to one up each other with what they bring, and I think the local thing lends itself especially well to an IPA fest. Heady Topper won't be there, guaranteed. Neither will things like Maine Lunch or other East Coast small batch stuff. Stone's Ruination 10th is a fair bet, Super IPA will definitely be there, probably multiple Alpine offerings, a couple cool things from RR (think Pliny and Hopfather more than Row 2), Cigar City (BA Jai Alai, anyone?), and then tons of cool local stuff. I'm just happy to be hitting a festival with lower ABV beers that you can drink more of. Three weeks away!
     
    #12 joshclauss, Aug 18, 2012
  13. Graviz

    Graviz Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2012 Colorado

    Any list of the beers they will actually have?
     
    #13 Graviz, Sep 4, 2012
  14. joshclauss

    joshclauss Zealot (725) Oct 31, 2010 Colorado

    Avery doesn't really do list releases. They say it's because the breweries are really bad about sending what they say they're going to, or telling them what they're sending before it gets there, or knowing what they're sending until they send it a few days prior. I've met brewers. I believe this.
     
    #14 joshclauss, Sep 5, 2012
  15. drumrboy22

    drumrboy22 Initiate (0) Jul 22, 2005 Colorado

    Mmmhmm. Sometimes a list gets out the morning of an event, but otherwise, you'll just have to wait. Good and bad I guess. I don't mind a little suspense leading up to one of these events. BTW - who's going? I'll be there. Anybody else?
     
    #15 drumrboy22, Sep 6, 2012
  16. Tolann

    Tolann Initiate (0) Jul 9, 2007 Colorado

    <-- I'll be there.
     
    #16 Tolann, Sep 6, 2012
  17. Steve_0

    Steve_0 Initiate (0) Mar 14, 2012 Colorado
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    I will definitely be there!!!!
     
    #17 Steve_0, Sep 6, 2012
  18. Graviz

    Graviz Initiate (0) Feb 26, 2012 Colorado

    You know it!
     
    #18 Graviz, Sep 6, 2012
  19. rekrappy

    rekrappy Initiate (0) Feb 2, 2006 Colorado

    I just received a preliminary list from our organizational folks.

    As with all festivals, things are subject to change. I have not been back to personally catalog every beer. And it sounds like a few more may or may not roll in (Bull and Bush, Maui, etc.) So take this list with a grain o' salt.

    -Andy

    AC Golden- IPL
    AC Golden- Double IPA
    Alpine- Exponential Hoppiness
    Arvada Beer- Goldline IPA
    Arvada Beer- Arvada Pride Double IPA
    Asher- Greenade Double IPA
    Avery Brewing- Summer's Day IPA
    Avery Brewing- duganA
    Avery Brewing- Double dry-hopped duganA
    Avery Brewing- Double dry-hopped Maharaja
    Avery Brewing- Ale to the Chief
    Avery Brewing- Double dry-hopped Ale to the Chief
    Avery Brewing- Avery IPA
    Avery Brewing- Centennial and Cascade dry-hopped IPA
    Big Choice Brewing- Hemlock Double IPA
    Big Choice Brewing- Type III IPA
    Bootstrap Brewing- Insane Rush
    Boston Beer Co.- Dark Depths
    Boston Beer Co.- Tasman Red
    Boston Beer Co.- Whitewater IPA
    Boston Beer Co.- Latitude 48
    Boulder Beer Co.- Mojo
    Boulder Beer Co.- Champagne Mojo
    Boulevard Brewing- Double-Wide IPA
    Breckenridge Brewery- 471 Double IPA
    Breckenridge Brewery- Lucky U IPA
    Brewery Ommegang- BPA
    Bristol Brewing- Compass IPA
    Cigar City- Jai Alai
    Cigar City- Jai Alai aged on White Oak
    COOP Ale Works- F5 IPA
    COOP Ale Works- Orange Blossom Double IPA
    Crazy Mountain- Hookiebobb IPA
    Dogfish Head- 120 Minute IPA
    Dry Dock Brewing- Dry Dock Double IPA
    Epic Brewing- Hopulent IPA
    Epic Brewing- Imperial IPA
    Fate Brewing- Evolution
    Firestone Walker- Union Jack IPA
    Firestone Walker- Double Jack
    Firestone Walker- Wookey Jack Unfiltered Black Rye IPA
    Funkwerks- Belgian IPA
    Golden City- Evolution IPA
    Golden Road- Point the Way IPA
    Grand Teton Brewing- Lost Continent Double IPA
    Gravity Brewing- Acceleration Double IPA
    Great Divide- Titan IPA
    Great Divide- Rumble
    Great Divide- Hercules Double IPA
    Left Hand- 400 Pound Monkey
    Mountain Sun- Vagabond
    Nebraska Brewing- Romancing the Cone
    Nebraska Brewing- Hop God
    New Belgium- Super
    New Belgium- Ranger IPA
    New Belgium- Belgo
    Odell Brewing Co.- Odell American Style IPA
    Odell Brewing Co,- Myrcenary
    Oskar Blues- Deviant Dale's IPA
    Oskar Blues- Double dry-hopped Deviant Dale's IPA
    Oskar Blues- Barrel Aged Gubna
    Oskar Blues- Homeskillet Black IPA
    Pizza Port Ocean Beach- Retox
    Pizza Port Carlsbad- Delusions of Grandeur
    Pizza Port San Clemente- Nose Rider Double IPA
    Port Brewing- Hop 15
    Redstone Meadery- Nectar of the Hops
    Renegade Brewing- Ryeteous
    Renegade Brewing- Elevation
    Santa Fe- Happy Camper
    Ska Brewing- Modus Hoperandi
    Ska Brewing- Decadent
    Stone Brewing- Stone 16th Anniversary Double IPA
    Stone Brewing- Sublimely Self Righteous
    Strange Brewing- IPAphany IPA
    Strange Brewing- Z.O.R.A Rosemary Pale
    The Fort Collins Brewery- The Incredible Hop Rye Imperial IPA
    The Fort Collins Brewery- Rocky Mountain IPA
    Twisted Pine- Hoppy Boy IPA
    Twisted Pine- Hoppy Girl IPA
    Twisted Pine- Hoppy Knight
    Two Brothers Brewing- Outlaw IPA
    Upslope- Upslope IPA
    Upslope- Rye IPA
    Upslope- Double IPA
    Victory Brewing- Hopdevil
    Victory Brewing- Hop Wallop
    Victory Brewing- Ranch Double IPA
    Wynkoop- Belgorado
     
    #19 rekrappy, Sep 6, 2012
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  20. Steve_0

    Steve_0 Initiate (0) Mar 14, 2012 Colorado
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    BOOYAH!!! . . .My Palate is going to be wrecked in 15 minutes, lol.
     
    #20 Steve_0, Sep 6, 2012
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