As you may recall, your Co-op represented the co-operative beer movement at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver! Our co-workers Jeff, Karinne, and Chris left Austin in the early morning with fellow member-owner/our partner in crime from Austin Homebrew Supply, Jon, to drive 943 miles in 14 hours. They were really excited to be serving Vector, Vulcan, High Esteem, Cantankerous Dockhand, and Waterloo to craft beer lovers outside of Austin.
To hear more about Black Star Co-op’s participation in GABF, check out this video with Jeff and JB of Austin Homebrew Supply.
While at GABF, Chris took his Cicerone certification testing, then the crew picked up their badges and festival bags. Check out Karinne in her complimentary oversized t-shirt and nose hair trimmer:
Looking good, Girl!
After registration they set up the booth and ran into another member-owner, Bob:
Hey Bob! (And he pulled out his membership card to prove it!)
The first people to stop by our booth: Member-Owners Doug and Vicki:
While Karinne went to her Pink Boots Society Meeting, Jeff, Jon, and Chris went to New Belgium and met one of their idols, Peter Bouckaert.
The Black Star Army is vast! They ran into Member-Owner, Ted, who works at a Fort Collins brewery:
Here’s another Member-Owner:
Although we didn’t win any awards, they had an amazing time. Congratulations to NXNW, Austin Beerworks, and Uncle Billy’s!
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