Denver Rare Beer Tasting IX

We've been getting a few emails from people asking about details, so we want to confirm the ninth annual Denver Rare Beer Tasting will take place on Oct. 6 at the McNichols Civic Center Building.

This celebration of beer passion and craftsmanship is held in Denver during the Great American Beer Festival weekend. Proceeds from the event support the Pints for Prostates awareness campaign. Ticket prices are at the same level as last year: $165 for VIP and $115 for General Admission. Tickets will be sold via etix.com starting on Father's Day (June 18) at 10 a.m. (MT).

We're busy finalizing the brewery list and will announce those taking part on our Facebook page starting June 1.

 

Knobs303: We are very to sorry to hear this. It is the first report I've heard of the incident. We had building security and off-duty Denver Police Department officers on-site working the event. We take the safety of our patrons very seriously. In the past we've had jackets and cellphones turned in that were lost. In 2015, someone actually lost their wallet during the event. In each case we were able to reunite the items with their owners. Did you file a police report?

 

We've started to post breweries that have accepted our invitation to take part on our Facebook page and Twitter feed. We're increasing the number of breweries to 68 this year and we'll have more details on the event shortly.

Tickets will go on sale via ETIX on Father's Day (6/18) at 10:00 a.m. (MT). You can sign up for a reminder using these links:

VIP Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/63074...ix-vip-denver-mcnichols-civic-center-building

General Admission Tickets: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/85387...ission-denver-mcnichols-civic-center-building

 

Knobs303: I'm a bit lost. First you say your wallet was stolen. Then you say it was the cash in the wallet and allege a building employee was responsible. While you call the Denver Rare Beer Tasting "great," you suggest in your posts that this type of incident might not have happened at other events during GABF week. I'll stack our volunteers and paid security presence up to any beer event I've attended in Denver during GABF or elsewhere. And my experience with the McNichols Building staff is that they are professional and the management is very responsive. As I said, your scenario is difficult for me to follow, but are you saying you left your wallet somewhere unattended (we do not provide a coat check or locker storage) or lost it during the event and when you got it back it did not contain your cash? Since this is a charity event, and an important fundraiser for our men's health campaign, I'm concerned these posts are creating a false sense that the event and the venue are not safe. We have built a pretty good reputation during the last 8 years and have a great bunch of craft brewers and beer fans that attend. I'm sorry that you did not reach out to us during the event last year or immediately afterwards. We may have been able to assist you in this situation, including in filing a police report.

 

While we will be unveiling the complete list of breweries taking part in Denver Rare Beer Tasting IX in a few days, we thought we'd release the names of 30 that have committed to be at the Oct. 6th event:

Alaskan Brewing, Boston Beer, Fremont Brewing, NoDa Brewing, River North Brewery. Avery Brewing, The Bruery, Great Divide Brewing, Matt Brewing, Spangalang Brewing, Mikkeller Brewing SD, Prison City Pub & Brewery, Scratch Beer, Uberbrew, Unknown Brewing, Bell's Brewing, Cascade Brewing, Firestone Walker Brewing, Grimm Brothers Brewing, Yazoo Brewing, Black Project Spontaneous & Wild Ales, Grand Basin Brewery, Libertine Brewing, Rowley Farmhouse Ales, Side Project Cellar, Against the Grain Brewery, Crank Arm Brewery, Forager Brewing, Kane Brewing and Lakewood Brewing.

 

We are going to be announcing the complete brewery list early next week, but we are excited that we have 25 first timers that have agreed to be a part of this year's Denver Rare Beer Tasting. These include names like Against the Grain Brewery from Kentucky, The Alchemist from Vermont, Forager Brewing from Minnesota, Kane Brewing from New Jersey, Scratch Beer from Illinois and Unknown Brewing from North Carolina.

Tickets go on sale Father's Day (June 18) at 10 a.m. (MT) via ETIX.com.

 

Was asked if there is a way to get a reminder about ticket on-sale time. ETIX has such a tool.

VIP: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/63074...ix-vip-denver-mcnichols-civic-center-building

General Admission: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/85387...ission-denver-mcnichols-civic-center-building

You can set it to get either an email or a text message. Tickets go on sale Father's Day (June 18) at 10 a.m. (MT).