You asked for more virtual beer fests, and we listened! I'm stoked to announce that our IPA Fest is back! This time, we'll be streaming it live in Cyberspace on April 30 and May 1, 2021! In partnership with Half Time Beverage, attendees will receive a hand-curated box containing India Pale Ales from each geographic region in the United States, access to tastings hosted by Todd Alström (BeerAdvocate, that's me) and Edgar Preciado (BeerThugLife), and a chance to learn about the beers from participating brewers during two online sessions. https://www.beeradvocate.com/ipa/ Packages go on sale via Half Time on Friday, February 26 @ 9 a.m. PST for Respect Beer Society members and Extreme Beer Fest in Cyberspace attendees (who synced their accounts). Public sales begin at 12 p.m. PST. Sales end on March 29 or when sold out (spoiler: it's going to sellout). I'll start posting confirmed beers on Monday, March 1, but don't wait to buy your box of beers! Thanks in advance for your support!
I didn't expect tonight's announcement to be this exciting. I'm already looking forward to this, and Edgar is going to be a great co-host!
Looking forward but I see OH is not on the list of states to be shipped to this time around. But half time still ships to OH is there some other reason this fest is not available like extreme was?
I'm interested in this. Will be looking to buy a package today. Now another reason to look forward to spring.
Extreme Beer Fest was a blast. Unfortunately getting the beer to South Carolina is way too hard... need to get some laws changed
I attended the Extreme Beer Fest in Cyberspace and synced my account. I enjoyed it very much and I want to purchase the IPA Fest in Cyberspace. I am logged in but I can't see how to purchase the IPA Fest package. Can anyone help?
Sorry, I just noticed that they go on sale at 9 AM PST. Since I live in the east I tried to jump the gun. I'll try again in a few hours.
How about PA (or New York) for that last spot? They would fit into the Northeast category (they’re not mid-Atlantic or New England so that could be another region). I’m a CT girl, but we have family in the greater Philadelphia area and there are great breweries everywhere (Tired Hands, Forest & Main, Levante, Hidden River, Imprint).
Awesome awesome news!!! I saw Russian River...being in TX during a pandemic without ability to get Russian River....oh how this makes me happy! There is a chance! Excited to try new beers from around the US. The last fest was awesome! So excited for this one, too!
It's not a typo. Unfortunately the regional carriers who service Florida, Ohio, and Colorado didn't meet our expectations during Extreme Beer Fest. We're operating on a super tight timeline for this fest to make sure we send the freshest IPAs possible, so we had to make the difficult decision to pull those states from the list. We didn't want to make a promise to attendees in those states that we couldn't keep due to third party issues. I'm hoping this changes for future events.
Thanks for the suggestion, but an invite has already gone out on the 12th spot. Just waiting to hear back.
Well, that's a bummer. Obviously not something you can control ... I'll add to my list of reasons I'm hoping to return to Live Fests soon!
Can't wait to snag up a box hopefully. As much as the hype is getting to me, I have to wait til the beers are unveiled because lactose and fruited IPAs are a hard stop. I want Lawsons and RR so bad, though. Come on nooooooo goofy adjuncts
I've discovered that I really like having boxes of new beers show up at my house after the Extreme Fest and the Saturday Breakfast Fest. I love IPAs and can't wait for this one! I'm definitely signing up for the IPA Fest.
Wait....Edgar is co-hosting....we are SO in on this one. LOVE that guy!!!! Thanks Todd and Halftime crew for making this happen. Extreme Fest was an unknown on what to expect and it was fantastic!! Congrats.
Hey Todd, anyone on this thread has been to the Russian River palace and we love them but how about Hen House just down the street representing the west coast. They are such a good group and would be a great surprise brewer.
Thanks for the suggestion, but 10 brewers are already confirmed and invites for the other two are already out.
Is anyone else having trouble? Checkout says "Product not available in my state" we live in Colorado and did the last event without a problem
As per the FAQ and Half Time pages: we're not shipping to CO, FL, and OH for this fest. See: https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/ipa-fest-in-cyberspace-2021.655600/#post-7190236
I just did this (well I tried to add the Fry "Shut up and take my money" meme but it failed) I may not be able to be on the whole time, but the list looks good.
