Ticket Giveaway - Sun King & MOKB Present: SKB IV

Join Sun King Brewery and My Old Kentucky Blog for a celebration of four years of Fresh•Local•Beer; Saturday, July 6th from 4-10pm at Sun King. Festivities include the tapping of Sun King's most anticipated seasonal beer, Grapefruit Jungle, accompanied by some of Indy's best food trucks and live rock and roll, honky tonk, blues and soul from Sturgill Simpson, Saint Paul and the Broken Bones, and Luella and the Sun.

This event will sell out so we highly encourage you to get your tickets in advance. A limited amount of $12 discount tickets will be available at Sun King or you may purchase them online ($15) at http://www.mokbpresents.com/event/266169-sun-king-4-indianapolis/.

A portion of the proceeds will go to IPS Education Foundation Teaching with Technology program. Check them out at www.ipsef.org

Thanks to all who entered, this contest is now closed.

We'll chose our favorite comment on Tuesday (7/2/13) at 10 a.m. EST, and the winner gets the tickets. MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE US A METHOD TO CONTACT YOU - an email address or a twitter handle is great. You'll be responsible for checking back to see if you've won, and we can figure the rest out after that.

LEGAL STUFF
Creative entries are particularly appreciated.
We reserve the right to not give you tickets if we think you're shady.
We reserve the right to change all the rules and not award the prize if we don't like how things go.
Don't be a pain in the ass.
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of HoosierBeerGeek.com, which shall be final and binding with regard to all matters relating to the contest.
END OF LEGAL STUFF.

Ticket Giveaway - Brew Bracket - WINNER

Wow!  Thanks to all who submitted entries to the ticket giveaway.  You guys all outdid yourselves and are all deserving of tickets.  But there can only be one winner.... SO...

Congrats to slicknyk for the winning entry:

Brew, brew. Brew bracket, it’s true
No reason to feel blue, or be sad your plans fell through
Because…
Local Indy breweries, bring their Pales for you to judge
Try them all, try to be fair, give them all your respect and love
But…
In the end, like the Highlander there can be only one
So send me to the Pale Ale Brew Bracket so I can participate in the fun!

taste. vote. repeat.
Brew Bracket is back for a twist on the classic event, featuring 16 of Indiana's finest Pale Ales. Come join the crowd of 400 for an afternoon of blind, head to head beer tasting. Visit a station, taste two beers, and vote for your favorite across 15 rounds of tournament action. At the end of the day, one brewer will be left standing, the Brew Bracket champion.  

The event will feature award-winning pale ales from Flat 12, Upland, Bloomington, Barley Island, Triton, Brugge, Rock Bottom College Park, Half Moon, RAM, Iechyd Da, Three Wisemen, Union Brewing, Indiana City, Rock Bottom Downtown Indy, Peoples, and Evil Czech Brewing.  

A portion of ticket sales will be donated directly to People for Urban Progress (PUP), an Indianapolis based non-profit organization that promotes and advances public transit, environmental awareness, and urban design (http://www.peopleup.org/) 

This is a 21+ event only. ID is required at the door. Designated driver tickets include free soda and water at the event. We are proud to bring some of the greatest variety in food trucks to our events for anyone looking for a bite to eat during a break from the beer tasting. Come join us for great times, an infamous tweet wall, toe tapping tunes, rocking door prizes, and some of the best pale ales Indiana has to offer.   

The VIP session begins at 2PM and features a Q&A and additional sampling of some personal creations from previous Brew Bracket winners. Andrew Castner, head brewer of RAM (and most decorated Brew Bracket brewer) as well as one additional TBD brewer will be participating in the VIP hour before the Pale Ale event. Doors open to all participants at 2:45PM, tasting begins at 3.  

For any more details about our event please visit www.brewbracket.com or send us a question through Eventbrite. Cheers!

We have two (2) tickets to give away to this event. To enter, please leave a comment below in which you tell us a haiku or short poem with the words "brew", "bracket", and "pale".

We'll chose our favorite comment on Thursday (6/13/13) at 10 a.m. EST, and the winner gets the tickets. MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE US A METHOD TO CONTACT YOU - an email address or a twitter handle is perfect. You'll be responsible for checking back to see if you've won, and we can figure the rest out after that.

LEGAL STUFF
Creative entries are particularly appreciated.
We reserve the right to not give you tickets if we think you're shady.
We reserve the right to change all the rules and not award the prize if we don't like how things go.
Don't be a pain in the ass.
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of HoosierBeerGeek.com, which shall be final and binding with regard to all matters relating to the contest.
END OF LEGAL STUFF.

Illiana Mayfest Ticket Giveaways - VIP and General Admission!

It is that time again!  We have two pairs of tickets to give away for this festival that is quickly approaching, thanks to our friends at Crown Brewing!

Crown Brewing Co. is hosting their 3rd annual Illiana Mayfest on May 26th up in Crown Point, Indiana and we want you to join in the fun! To register for the General Admission tickets, leave a comment in this post and include your name and some way to get a hold of you. To register for the VIP tickets,  leave a comment in this post and include your name and some way to get a hold of you along with a little extra something about why you would like to go.  You have until 5pm EST on Monday, May 7th to register. We will then randomly select a winner and contact you to get a mailing address.

If you don't win, don't worry; tickets are on sale now at www.IllianaMayfest.com. General Admission tickets are $30 and designated drivers are $5 (VIP tickets are sold out). Illiana Mayfest occurs during American Craft Beer Week and will feature breweries from Indiana and Illinois.

Ticket Giveaway - Brew Bracket this Saturday, October 8th

Congrats to Kirk, who left the favorite comment of our judge, Mike from Brew Bracket.

This Saturday from 12:30 to 5 p.m. at the Indiana State Fairgrounds' Pioneer our Land Pavilion, the second Brew Bracket event will take place. What's Brew Bracket? I suppose the best way to describe it is that it's a hybrid of the People's Choice Awards and the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Or, if you're more into movie metaphors, it's the craft beer version of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome: Many beers enter, 1 beer leaves.

Okay, I'll stop futzing around and let Mike and Ryan, the gentlemen who have organized the event, describe it:

The Brew Bracket event features Indiana brewers each bringing the same style of beer for a tasting competition. The brewers are randomly seeded into a tournament-style bracket, and event-goers will blindly taste two beers at a time, voting for their favorite between the two. A majority vote will move that brew to the next round, with one brewer ultimately emerging as the People’s Choice Winner. The names behind the beer will only be revealed once the tournament is finished and a winner has been determined.

After the winner is announced at the event, the Brew Bracket team will publicize the results. Brew Bracket is working with local Indiana bars to feature the Brew Bracket winner as a tap selection and with local media organizations to promote the winning beer.

For this second Brew Bracket tournament, the style will be Stout.

Participating Brewers:
Barley Island Brewery – Noblesville, IN
Bee Creek Brewery – Brazil, IN
Bier Brewery – Indianapolis, IN
Bloomington Brewing Company – Bloomington, IN
Brugge Brasserie – Indianapolis, IN
Flat 12 Bierwerks – Indianapolis, IN
Figure 8 Brewing – Valparaiso, IN
Half Moon Restaurant and Brewery – Kokomo, IN
Lafayette Brewing Company – Lafayette, IN
Rock Bottom College Park – Indianapolis, IN
Rock Bottom Downtown – Indianapolis, IN
Triton Brewing Company – Indianapolis, IN
Twisted Crew Brewing Company – Seymour, IN
Upland Brewing Company – Bloomington, IN

Fortunately for you, we have two (2) tickets to give away to this event. To enter, please leave a comment below in which you tell us what you'd name your very own stout.

We'll chose our favorite comment on Friday (10/07/11) at 10 a.m. EST, and the winner gets the tickets. MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE US A METHOD TO CONTACT YOU - an email address or a twitter handle is perfect. You'll be responsible for checking back to see if you've won, and we can figure the rest out after that.

LEGAL STUFF
Creative entries are particularly appreciated.
We reserve the right to not give you tickets if we think you're shady.
We reserve the right to change all the rules and not award the prize if we don't like how things go.
Don't be a pain in the ass.
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of HoosierBeerGeek.com, which shall be final and binding with regard to all matters relating to the contest.
END OF LEGAL STUFF.

Bloomington Craft Beer Fest Ticket Giveaway

This Saturday marks the first Bloomington Craft Beer Fest, an extension of the same idea behind Indiana Microbrewer's Fest and the Brewers of Indiana Guild Winterfest, but in Bloomington.

As is the case with Microbrewers and Winterfest, Hoosier Beer Geek will be helping in the organization of the event, and doing our best to make sure everyone has a great time.

Today we're giving away one (1) ticket for the event courtesy of the fine folks at Upland Brewing Company. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment answering the following question:

What's your favorite beer brewed in Indiana?

We'll chose a random comment on Friday (6/3/11) at noon, and the winner gets the tickets. MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE US A METHOD TO CONTACT YOU - an email address or a twitter handle is perfect. You'll be responsible for checking back to see if you've won, and we can figure the rest out after that.

LEGAL STUFF
We reserve the right to not give you tickets if we think you're shady.
We reserve the right to change all the rules and not award the prize if we don't like how things go.
Don't be a pain in the ass.
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of HoosierBeerGeek.com, which shall be final and binding with regard to all matters relating to the contest.
END OF LEGAL STUFF.

Looking for Winterfest Tickets? We've Got a Pair to Give Away

Winterfest ticket sales closed Tuesday evening, when the event officially reached Sold Out status. This means there are no more tickets to be had - not online, not at the door, and not by emailing Jason or Hoosier Beer Geek and begging for a favor. There are no more tickets to be had.

Except for the pair we're about to give away.

Since the sellout we've been monitoring our mailbox and craigslist, watching to see how much leftover demand there is. Craigslist has been particularly entertaining..

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/tix/2182448363.html

Need winterfest tickets, offering a nice trade. - $1 (North Indy)

Date: 2011-01-27, 12:16AM EST

Reply to: sale-brr6r-2182448363@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

Maybe your tired after a long day, maybe your 7 pints of hopslam into your night and wanting to do nothing more than sleep? I'll come over and sexually satisfy your lady in trade for two tickets to winterfest.. I'd like to keep this discreet as my g/f would not be hip to the fact I'm willing to pimp myself out so she can get piss hammered on razz wheat or sunking cream ale. In exchange for two tickets I'll please your lady sexually and leave two 750ml bottles of dogfishhead squall under your pillow, maybe a growler of grapefruit jungle if you have VIP tickets. I am disease free and drug free aside from random one hitters of o.g kush. Beer!

Or perhaps even better..

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/tix/2182777718.html

I will give my first born son for winterfest tickets - $1 (Indianapolis)

Date: 2011-01-27, 10:02AM EST
Reply to: sale-egxqt-2182777718@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

Like Star Wars? Think Legos are cool? Are you looking for someone to talk to about Greek Mythology with? Do you dig old school Megaman? My boy is in to all this stuff and more. He's 10 years old, has a 9th grade reading level and a ridiculously awesome sense of humor. He's an all around cool kid. That being said, I will give him to anyone with 2 Winterfest tickets! What's the catch? No catch. You give me the tickets, I give you the boy. I'll include his laptop, DS, Wii and about 100lbs of legos. I'll also send him with a gallon of goldfish crackers. I think the kid is cool and all, but I'm totally willing to trade my last 10 and a half years with him for 4 awesome hours of 4 oz. beers.
Or if you just want to sell me some tickets, that would work too.

Hit me up.

So you still need tickets? We can help.

Leave a comment on this post revealing what you'd do for tickets. We don't actually expect you to do anything, we're just in it for the entertainment. Be creative. Make us laugh.

We'll chose our favorite comment Friday (12/28/11) at 5 pm EST, and the winner will receive two (2) General Admission Winterfest tickets. MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE US A METHOD TO CONTACT YOU - email addresses are perfect, or just your name will work. You'll be responsible for checking back to see if you've won, and we can figure the rest out after that.

LEGAL STUFF
Creative and long winded entries are particularly appreciated.
We reserve the right to not give you tickets if we think you're shady.
We reserve the right to change all the rules and not award the prize if we don't like how things go.
Don't be a pain in the ass.
If you're an asshole that thinks you'll get into Winterfest on a DD ticket and then proceed to drink beer, know that we've got our eyes open and we will come down hard on your dishonest ass. I hope you like handcuffs and having your name and photo all over the internet.
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of HoosierBeerGeek.com, which shall be final and binding with regard to all matters relating to the contest.
END OF LEGAL STUFF.