DENVER, CO -- The Denver
Rare Beer Tasting VI, an awareness event and fundraiser for the Pints for Prostates campaign, will be held on Oct. 3 in Colorado during the same
weekend as the Great American Beer Festival.
The event features
the chance to sample rare, exotic and vintage beers from more than 40 of
America’s top craft breweries and the opportunity to meet the men and women who
made them.
Tickets
for the event go on sale on Father’s Day, June 15, at Noon (ET). VIP tickets for the
event are $150 and allow early entry to the event at Noon. General admission
tickets are $110 each for the 1-4 p.m. event.
“The Denver Rare
Beer Tasting has built a reputation as a truly unique boutique-style tasting,” said
Rick Lyke, founder of Pints for Prostates. “We bring together America’s best
craft breweries in a relaxed format where brewers and beer lovers get the
chance to talk and taste one of the finest collections of rare beers to be
found anywhere.”
Each attendee
receives a commemorative tasting glass, t-shirt, program and pen. A buffet
lunch is included in the ticket price and guests will have the chance to bid in
an exciting silent auction that includes a variety of unique beer experiences
and collectibles.
All ticket holders
to this year’s Denver Rare Beer Tasting will be entered into a drawing for a
9-night BeerTrips.com organized tour for two of Belgium, the Czech Republic and
Germany. VIP ticket holders will receive three raffle tickets and general
admission ticket holders will receive one ticket. Anyone wearing a Pints for
Prostates t-shirt or hat to the event will receive another free entry for the
drawing. Additional tickets will be available for a donation at the event. The
winner will be drawn during the event from tickets collected exclusively at the
Denver Rare Beer Tasting. The winner and a guest will travel to Brussels,
Prague, Bamberg and Cologne from Oct. 8-18, 2015. The trip includes roundtrip
airfare from the continental U.S., 9 nights hotel, ground transportation,
brewery tours, pub crawls, guided city tours, 9 breakfasts, 4 beer lunches and
4 beer dinners.
Tickets to the
Denver Rare Beer Tasting are among the most sought after of any beer tasting.
The first five Denver Rare Beer Tastings sold out weeks in advance. The event
will be held this year on two floors of the McNichols Civic Center Building at
144 W. Colfax Ave. in Denver.
“The Denver Rare
Beer Tasting has become one of the most anticipated annual beer celebrations.
Beer fans get to taste a collection of beers that most people never have the
chance to enjoy, while rubbing elbows with brewers,” said Lyke. “It is a fun afternoon and a great atmosphere,
with a serious mission: raising awareness about prostate cancer.”
Pints for Prostates
is a 501(c)3 non-profit charity and all net proceeds from Denver Rare Beer
Tasting go towards the group’s awareness mission and help to fund the education
and support programs of the Us
TOO International Prostate Cancer Education and Support Network, and free prostates cancer screening programs provided by
the Prostate
Conditions Education Council.
Invitations are
being extended to a select group of breweries and event organizers hope to be
able to announce a preliminary participant list during July. Breweries bring
some of their rarest brews to the event and the beer list will be released
prior to the Denver Rare Beer Tasting VI. A
list of beers poured during the first five years is available on the Pints for
Prostates website.
Sponsorship
packages are available for companies that wish to support and take part in the
event.
About Pints for Prostates
Pints for Prostates
reaches men through the universal language of beer to encourage them to take
charge of their health. The group was founded by prostate cancer survivor and
beer writer Rick Lyke in 2008. The grassroots effort raises awareness among men
about the importance of regular men’s health screenings by making appearances
at beer festivals, social networking and pro bono advertising. According to the
National Cancer Institute, approximately 240,000 new prostate cancer cases are
diagnosed annually in the U.S. More information is available at
www.pintsforprostates.org. Pints for Prostates also has a presence on Facebook,
Twitter and Instagram (@pints4prostates).
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