DENVER, CO – The 11th annual Denver Rare Beer Tasting will feature more than 60 of America’s leading craft breweries. The Oct. 4th event raises funds for the Pints for Prostates campaign.
The prostate cancer awareness event takes place in Colorado during the same weekend as the Great American Beer Festival. The Denver Rare Beer Tasting 11 features the chance to sample rare, exotic and vintage beers from dozens of leading craft breweries and the opportunity to meet the men and women who made them.
“The Denver Rare Beer Tasting has become a tradition for both craft brewers and beer fans. We’re proud of this annual celebration of beer passion and what it helps to fund,” said Rick Lyke, founder of Pints for Prostates. “Many of the highest regarded American craft breweries will be serving a collection of the most unique beers on the planet. And it’s all for a great cause -- reaching men through the universal language of beer to fight prostate cancer.”
The provisional beer list for the event is nearly complete. Breweries have announced plans to bring these beers to the Denver Rare Beer Tasting 11:
Alamo Beer, San Antonio, Texas*, Russian Imperial Coffee Milk Stout
Alaskan Brewing, Juneau, Alaska, Barrel-Aged Cinnamon Amber
The Ale Apothecary, Bend, Ore.*, Purple Rain
Amalgam Brewing, Denver, Colo., Landscapes: Balaton Cherry + Vanilla
Atom Brewing, Erie, Colo., Still Here!
Avery Brewing, Boulder, Colo. Flavus Cattus & Promiscuus
Bell’s Brewery, Comstock, Mich., Bourbon Barrel Aged Expedition Stout & Wild One
Big Sky Brewing, Missoula, Mont., 2015 Old Bluehair Barleywine Ale
Blind Faith Brewing, Littleton, Colo.*, Chardonnay Barrel-Aged Sour
Bottle Logic Brewing, Anaheim, Calif.*, Fundamental Theorem
Boulevard Brewing, Kansas City, Mo., Sherry Puncheon-Aged Sour Ale with Blueberries
BrewDog USA, Columbus, Ohio*, Cosmic Crush - Boysenberry
The Brooklyn Brewery, Brooklyn, N.Y., Coup de Foudre
Burns Family Artisan Ales, Denver, Colo.*, Solar Eclipse
Cape May Brewery, Cape May, N.J.*, The "Z" is Silent
Cascade Brewing, Portland, Ore., Oregon’s Own & Dapper Plum
Casey Brewing and Blending, Glenwood Springs, CO., ONE KEY
Central Waters Brewing, Amherst, Wisc., Maple Barrel Stout
Cerebral Brewing, Denver, Colo., Single Barrel Vanilla Rye Here Be Monsters & Monsters at Midnight
Cigar City Brewing, Tampa, Fla., Xquic
Cloudburst Brewing, Seattle, Wash.*, One of Our Wet Hop IPAs
Coronado Brewing, Coronado, Calif., Ginger Julep Barrel-Aged Pilsner
Departed Soles Brewing, Jersey City, N.J., Rum Barrel Aged Pepper's Peppers
Deschutes Brewery, Bend, Ore., Historic Oregon Super Juice & Black Butte3
Drekker Brewing, Fargo, N.D.*, Supreme Bee
Ecliptic Brewing, Portland, Ore., Wine Barrel-Aged Rastaban Oud Bruin with Raspberries and Cherries
FiftyFifty Brewing, Truckee, Calif.*, Cognac Old Digs
Forager Brewing, Rochester, Minn., Millerzzzzz
Fremont Brewing, Seattle, Wash., Barrel Reserve Blend & 2018 The Rusty Nail
Funky Buddha Brewing, Oakland, Fla., Coquito
Great Divide Brewing, Denver, Colo., Big Yeti Imperial Stout, Wood Werks #5: Spiced Sour Ale & TBD Sour
Hair of the Dog Brewing, Portland, Ore.*, Matt
Hunters Point Brewery, San Francisco, Calif.*, Three Out Of Five
Jessup Farm Barrel House, Fort Collins, Colo.*, 2018 UB Funky finished on Amburana wood
Kane Brewing, Ocean, N.J., Barrel-Aged Mexican Brunch
La Cumbre Brewing, Albuquerque, N.M.*, Ryeot on Rye
The Lost Abbey, San Marcos, Calif., Zinners and Saints
Moksa Brewing, Rocklin, Calif., Barrel-Aged Pastry Method
New Belgium Brewing, Fort Collins, Colo., Guava Sour
New Realm Brewing, Atlanta, Ga., Barrel-Aged Apricot Saison
NoDa Brewing, Charlotte, N.C., Port Barrel-Aged Monstro & Citranomicron
Odyssey Beerwerks, Arvada, Colo., Winter Solstice Saison
Prison City Pub & Brewery, Auburn, N.Y., Cherry Poppins
The Rare Barrel, Berkeley, Calif., Summer's Gonna Hurt You & The Kind You Find
Rhinegeist Brewery, Cincinnati, Ohio, Kilonova Sixth Anniversary Cuvée
River North Brewery, Denver, Colo., Barrel-Aged Double Avarice
Rogue Ales, Newport, Ore., Barrel-Aged 20,000 Brews by the Sea
Rowley Farmhouse Ales, Santa Fe, N.M., Grandissant - Black Raspberry
Samuel Adams Brewery, Boston, Mass., Utopias Aged on Cherries & Barrel-Aged Double Bock
Scratch Brewing, Ava, Ill., Barrel-Aged Chanterelle Turmeric
Side Project Brewing, Maplewood, Mo., 5 Candles
Sierra Nevada Brewing, Chico, Calif., Up Stout Kriek
Societe Brewing, San Diego, Calif.*, The Swindler
Speciation Artisan Ales, Comstock Park, Mich.*, Spontaneous Generation
Stone Brewing, Escondido, Calif., Water Lily Barrel-Aged Sour Ale
Sun King Brewing, Indianapolis, Ind., Magpie Muckle
Surly Brewing, Minneapolis, Minn., 2018 Bourbon Barrel-Aged Cherry Vanilla Darkness & 2008 Barrel-Aged Smoke
3 Floyds Brewing, Munster, Ind., 2018 Dark Lord
Uinta Brewing, Salt Lake City, Utah, Alpenglow Golden Wild Ale
Vonseitz Theoreticales, Smithville, Tenn.*, Ghoul de Jour
WeldWerks Brewing, Greeley, Colo., Coconut Brandy Medianoche & Medianoche is My Safe Word
Westbound & Down Brewing, Idaho Springs, Colo.*, Double Barrel Louie & Blender's Insurance + Nectarines
Wiley Roots Brewing, Greeley, Colo., Anonym & Funk Yo Couch - Nelson
Woods Boss Brewing, Denver, Colo., Imperial Tequila Barrel-Aged Cream Ale & Peripatetic Wine Barrel-Aged on Plums
Yazoo Brewery, Nashville, Tenn., Brett's So'Hem Adventure
Zillicoah Beer, Woodfin, N.C.*, State Fruit
(* First Denver Rare Beer Tasting appearance.)
In addition to the beer and silent auction donations made by participating breweries, Craft Beer and Brewing is the media sponsor for the Denver Rare Beer Tasting 10 and logistical support is being provided by MicroStar. Additional sponsorship packages are available for companies that wish to take part in this boutique tasting.
Tickets for the event go on sale Father’s Day, June 16th at 10 a.m. (MT) via Universe.com. There are some changes to the event format this year. There will be a single class of ticket for the tasting and the total number of tickets being sold is being reduced by 24 percent. Tickets will be $200, including all ticket service and credit card fees. The event will run from 12-4 p.m. Each attendee receives beer samples, buffet lunch, collectible tasting glass, t-shirt, program and pen. Included in the ticket price guests will have the chance to meet the men and women who brewed the rare beers being served, be entered in a drawing to win an amazing beer trip, bid in an exciting silent auction that includes a variety of unique beer experiences and collectibles, and participate in the Brewers Health Initiative, a free men’s health screening.
“We launched this event in 2009 with the idea that the Denver Rare Beer Tasting would be a special experience for beer fans and brewers. Tickets have completely sold out each year and our annual guest surveys tell us people love the event,” said Lyke. “We’ve sold the same number of tickets for the event each of the last five years, but as the craft beer scene has evolved, we’ve seen changes in what beer fans want and how they approach events like ours. We felt it important to make some changes that would maintain the reputation of the Denver Rare Beer Tasting as one of the best craft beer events in the U.S.”
This year there will be a single admission format with a four hour session for all ticket buyers. The number of available tickets have been reduced by 200, with just 650 tickets available to the public. Additionally, a third floor of breweries is being added. Each of these moves are designed to create less crowding and more space for people to relax while sampling the beers. A hallmark of the Denver Rare Beer Tasting is the fact beer fans get to taste a collection of beers that few people have the opportunity to enjoy, while rubbing elbows with some of the world’s most talented brewers. While fewer tickets will be available, for those lucky enough to attend these changes will mean a more enjoyable experience.
The first 10 Denver Rare Beer Tastings sold out several weeks in advance. The event will be held this year on three floors of the McNichols Civic Center Building at 144 W. Colfax Ave.
Pints for Prostates is a 501(c)3 non-profit charity and all net proceeds from Denver Rare Beer Tasting go towards the group’s awareness mission and help to fund the education and support programs of the Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network, and free prostates cancer screening programs provided by the Prostate Conditions Education Council.
About Pints for Prostates
Pints for Prostates reaches men through the universal language of beer to encourage them to take charge of their health. The group was founded by prostate cancer survivor and beer writer Rick Lyke in 2008. The grassroots effort raises awareness among men about the importance of regular men’s health screenings by making appearances at beer festivals, social networking and pro bono advertising. According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 165,000 new prostate cancer cases were diagnosed in 2018 in the U.S. More information is available at www.pintsforprostates.org. Pints for Prostates also has a presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@pints4prostates).
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