Pitchforks and Pints: An Uprising
Last night I started a beer related quest that is on par with the great 16 County Trips of the past three summers. Novare Res now offers their own version of a mug club—The Uprising, and I’m the newest member. What the Uprising involves is drinking one bottle each from a list of 200 beers that they offer within one calendar year. If successful, your $20 deposit is returned to you. Even if it takes longer than 12 months, once complete, you will receive a personalized chalice to be stored on-site. This 16oz glass will be used for all your purchases from then on, which will be priced at a discount.
Not only is this a fun game for beer lovers (every member gets a list of the 200 bottles to keep track of what you’ve tried), but it exposes you to all sorts of new beers. As it says in the official Uprising rules, this is about exposing the drinker to new beers: beers you’ve never tried and beers you never thought you’d try. I’m not so scared of trying something I think I may not enjoy, I’m more concerned with the prices of some of the bottles available. I don’t know if any of the $50+ bottles are on the list or not, but I wouldn’t be surprised if a few rarer (read: more expensive) beers are. I guess that’s what they mean when you’ll be drinking beers you never though you would. [For me, it’s more like I’ll be buying beers for prices I never thought I’d pay. For example, Brooklyn Local 1 is about $18 at RSVP. At Novare Res, it’s $25; and yes, it’s on the list. Too bad I can’t check off the beers I’ve already had.]
One fun aspect of the Uprising is that any 750ml bottle can be split between two members and it still counts towards you total. I think I’m going to have to plan some gatherings with other members so we can share some of the more expensive beers.
Lastly, in a move that would make Robert Paulson proud, the first rule of the Uprising is to talk about the Uprising. So if you are at all interested in beer, get yourself over to Novare Res and sign up. And get in touch with me. We’ll split some vintage JW Lees and toast to the Uprising and the noble pursuit of new beers.
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