Join two of the fandom’s biggest beer nerds to chare in some of yours and others’ excellent beer / cider / mead!

All proceeds from this ticket will go to our charity, Generations Against Bullying!

A Bottle Share is an opportunity for everyone to bring something special to share with others; please read below for full details!

Bottle shares are the best part about the craft beer world. Brewers bust their buns for terrible pay all so we can crack a couple of bottles open with pals and spend a night tasting the brewer’s hard work in the comfort of our own homes.

Inevitably, craft beer drinkers will end up with a collection of bottles in their “cellar” (either literal or figurative) that are too special too waste on an evening home alone. Bottle Shares are the perfect opportunity to share some of your special, rare, and hard to come by beers with your fellow craft beer drinkers.

So fellow beer geeks, this is your chance to get together with some like-minded craft beer lovers to share some favorite, special, and rare brews!

SOME GENERAL BOTTLE SHARE DO’S & DON’TS

• DO Come with at least as much beer as you expect to drink responsibly.

• DO bring great beer to share. This is not the time to unload the three leftover beers from that sampler 12-pack you bought two months ago. If you want to participate and don’t have anything stashed away, go to a place that has a good selection of craft beer and tell them what you’re doing. They’ll likely be able to help you pick out a beer or two that would be appropriate.

• DO make sure you bring enough beer. If you have only a single 12-ounce bottle of some really killer stuff, just save it. At least a 22oz bottle or two regular bottles/cans of each style you bring would be recommended.

• DO Feel free to grab something from a local brewery or bottle shop if you can’t bring something to con – just try to have it be something not super common, as the intention is for people to try things that they haven’t tried before.

• DO Try to bring your contributions chilled if possible, but if not don’t worry, we will have ice baths that can get things cold pretty quickly.

• DO embrace the noobs if you’re a vet. These events can be intimidating for people who are just starting their love affair with craft beer. They need encouragement, validation, and education. And you’ll make a friend.

• DON’T bring any kind of hard liquor / moonshine. This is for beer, cider, mead, and other similar things only.

• DON’T open someone else’s beer.

• DON’T be a jerk. Don’t declare a beer infected, inferior, or downright nasty until after the person who brought the beer has had a chance to weigh in. Once they’ve commented on the beer that they thought was special enough to share, you can give your opinion— tactfully.

• DON’T get bent out of shape if your bottle doesn’t get tasted. We’ve been to bottle shares where there were six people and thirty bottles of high-gravity beers. Not all bottles will be tasted. And if yours is one that isn’t, it’s okay. Consider leaving it as a gift for the hosts. 😉

TICKETS WILL GO ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH AT 6PM CENTRAL!

The first half will be available to Sponsors and Patrons (two per person) starting at 6pm on Sunday, September 29th! A link to get access to this presale has been emailed out to all registered Sponsors and Patrons from Eventbrite!