Beerfest at the Ballpark Review
Take note other beer events *cough*cough*Boulevardia, ballparks are the perfect venue to hold a beer event. There’s plenty of bathrooms, plenty of space for vendors, plenty of space for beer drinkers.
With that being said, it wasn’t the highest class of people, both attending and volunteering/working. Of course, with breweries like Heineken, MillerCoors, and Anheuser-Busch, it’s not like I was expecting master cicerones, but a little more tact would have been nice from some people. For instance, the pourer at Off Color Brewing decided to just pour whatever he felt like because, “It’s cold, just drink it.” I had to ask for their Troublesome Gose three times before leaving without trying it. There were also several vendors smoking cigars and wearing too much perfume. When I’m drinking a beer I like to smell it and not other aromas that don’t go with the beer.
For the most part, the attendees were okay. A note for the next event, don’t stand at a table if you’re not getting a beer or talking with the vendor. Make it easier for everyone and back up so people can get to the beer they want. Also, in my opinion, it’s pretty tacky to buy a 12 oz Bud Light for $3 when breweries are serving you (for free) their hard worked on beer. It’s even more tacky that the event is selling it.
Tallgrass Brewing, KC Bier Co, High Noon Saloon, Lindemans were highlights of the events. The Lindemans server was very knowledgeable what he was pouring and friendly.
I stayed for an hour and a half which was sufficient for me to try what I wanted to try. Overall, I would give the event a 6 out of 10 and that’s mostly due to the location.
Rip where we learned about their fermenting process and their upcoming plans. They’ve recently received approval from the State to start bottling their beers to sell at the brewery. They will also start selling very limited kegs of their beers. Only one or two kegs will be available at a time and will be posted on their website. Big Rip also plans to have barrel-aged beers on tap in about 6 months. Using barrels from Sonoma, California, Big Rip will create an Imperial Coffee Porter with Pinot Noir and use their flagship Sweet Brown recipe in the sec
ond barrel with cherries added.
alf liter bottles of the milk marked “HARMONY” have been released and once they’re gone, pint size bottles will be available through early November. The chai concentrate used was brewed over 8 hours last month using Big Rip’s brewing system. Cloves, cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, and cardamom make this a refreshing drink that’s a little less sweet and a little more cinnam
on heavy.