Monday September 27th
5:00 pm - 8th Annual GABF Tapping Party. Assorted very limited beers. Highlights include Avery’s Beast from the Wood (aged since Jan. ’04 in a former JW Lees Firkin), Sierra Nevada Bigfoot (03), Full Sail Double Wreck the Halls (double dry hopped), Other things as yet not in the cooler……
Wednesday September 29th
8:00 pm Manneken-Brussels Imports presents Urthel Samaranth (11% keg),
Assorted Big Bottles of St. Feuillien, Vintage Chimay Grande Reserve (multiple years).
Thursday September 30th
9:30 pm Distinguished Brands1st kegs of Czechvar in US, Fuller’s Vintage Ale returns to the US, Casks of Fuller’s ESB London Pride & (1st time in the US) London Porter. Other beers from their portfolio including one only just signed…
10:00 pm Everybody Let’s Get Stone(d)
Stone 8th Anniversary (Cask),Kegs of Arrogant Bastard, IPA, Russian Imperial Stout (04), Old Guardian (04)
Friday October 1st A Day of Hop Worship
12:00 noon
Full Sail brings in a few of
their Brewmaster Specials: Sunspot, Bourbon Imperial Porter, Slipknot
Imperial Pilsner, and Brewers Gold Wet Hopped Ale 2:00 pm Alpha King Challenge (judging held Downstairs)
4:00pm Sierra Nevada Harvest Ale (Wet Hopped Ale)
9:00 Dueling Randall’s - East vs. West. Breweries pouring their Beers Through Organaleptic Hop Transducers (Known as a Randall ) all to Banjo accompaniment. Taking dry hopping to new levels. Four different feuds, one every 30-45 minutes (depending on how fast the 5 gallons of each beer disappears).
Saturday
October 2nd 11:00 am LOVE Mussels, Mussels steamed in New Belgium LOVE (close relation to La Folie)
10:00 pm New Belgium Brewing, Try out some of New Belgium’s experimental beers not generally available.