To all youse folks who homebrew, ride dirt, and don’t mind traveling to the Boston MetroWest area:
The Bootlegger’s Bliss will be held on Satyrday, April 25th, at an as yet undisclosed venue in MA. That’s right, the not yet famous “greatest-mountain-biking-homebrew-tasting-event-of-the-last-weekend-in-April-in-the-New-England-region-hosted-by-me-and-sponsored-by-no-one” is coming to MA for more homegrown hijinx.
For the uninitiated, the Bliss is an event that combines a mountain bike ride with a homebrew tasting and homecooking picnic. A few more details:
- * this event is for homebrewing mountain bikers (or mountain biking homebrewers), and not the general public (see the third asterisk below re: guests). If you’ve never brewed before, but want to learn, just let me know – we can make that happen;
* the “price of admission” is one six-pack or equivalent (say, three bombers or a growler) of homebrew that you brewed, either at home or at a brewing facility.
* while the event is limited to homebrewers, each brewer may bring one guest who does not brew, but who rides and likes beer. Guests are encouraged to witness and help with the brewing process before attending.
* everyone participating in the beer tasting—including guests—must bring and ride a bike suitable for off-road use. This is a mountain biking event. Oh, and tasters should be of legal age.
* everyone who attends is asked to bring a HOMECOOKED dish to share with other attendees. This is a ride, followed by a picnic of sorts, where the finest homebrew in the region will be on display.
* non-participating (i.e., those who neither ride nor drink much) family members are always welcome. Bring your wife, husband, paramour, concubine, ex, kids, whatever, as long as you don’t get too sloppy.
More details (i.e., exact time, venue, etc.) will not be posted anywhere, but you can email me or leave a comment on the blog.
For info on past events, check out these posts: http://wrenchinthegears.blogspot.com/search?q=bootlegger%27s+bliss and thanks to Steve for letting me rip off 99% of his words – he write good, ha.
Hope to see you there.