BEERSTOCK 5060

This showed up in our inbox the other day and I gotta say, it sounds like a blast. Washington's first true homebrew festival. I have visions of it morphing into a huge multi-day event a la the Northern California Homebrewers Festival. Let's get a group over there to participate and show off some of the awesome beers this club produces:

Save the Date!
Saturday, August 15th, 2009
BEERSTOCK 5060

The first, legal get-together of Washington homebrew clubs
to taste each other’s home brew and talk brewing across home brew club lines.

Thanks to the passing of Bill 5060, after July 26th, it will be legal to have this type of event. John, president of Beer Renegades of Everett Washington, and Chris, president of Cascade Brewers Guild, came up with the idea. Mark and Alison Joy, from the North Seattle Brew Club, have agreed to host the party on their 3 acre property North of Seattle, just three miles off 1-5 from the Stanwood/Camano Island Exit # 212 (near Arlington).

Each club can bring as many different brews as they’d like to share with other club’s members. Each club is responsible for their own jockey boxes and/or dispensing set-ups, signs, table and sun shield. Come a little early to pick your spot and set-up.

Events planned starting at 2:00pm:
-Sample other brew club member’s beer & talk with brewers.
-Bring a bottle of your home brew, sit down with a beer judge and discuss its merits. (not a competition)
-There will be beer games and a beer quiz with prizes awarded.
-A raffle for those in attendance.
-A pot luck dinner will be held around the bon-fire. (Extra bonus points for bringing a dish made with beer.)
-A used brewing equipment garage sale--bring what you want to sell and bring a list of what you need.

Each attendee must be a club member or club member’s spouse/partner and at least 21 years of age. All attendees will need to bring a tasting glass, a pot-luck dish (main course provided) and any non-alcoholic beverages they would like to consume. Chairs and camping gear are both welcomed and optional. Car pool if possible. Near-by hotels are available: Arlington Motor Inn 360-652-9595, Quality Inn 360-403-7222, Medallion Hotel 360-657-0500.

There is no charge to attend, however, we are going to rent porta-potties, so we’d like to talk to clubs who are planning to attend about pitching in.

Please discuss this at your next meeting.
If your club is interested in participating, please contact
John at rivera98208@yahoo.com or Alison at Alibabagrl@aol.com.
We will send you a stack of fliers and more detailed information on
BEERSTOCK 5060, August 15, 2009.