Wynkoop turns to the Dark Side for their 3rd Annual Parade of Darks

Thursday, Dec 1, 2011 at 5:00 pm by Chris Bruns

Winter was made for the burly man. Men shave less, chop firewood, and drink manly beer when it gets cold. Gone are the months where a nice pint of blonde, pilsner, or hefeweizen would hit the spot; now beer geeks are turning to the dark side: stouts, porters, barleywines and others of that ilk. Where can a macho, dark-beer drinking dude go to hang out with others of his kind? Wynkoop‘s 3rd Annual Parade of Darks, that’s where!

The event will be held on Saturday, December 3rd at Wynkoop. Over 50 beers from Colorado, other parts of the U.S., and Belgium will be at the party and none of them will be wimpy, yellow ones so, men, grow a beard, smoke a cigar, and come to Wynkoop to bask in the masculinity. Despite my posturing, ladies are also most welcome.

The event starts at 1pm. Tickets are $25 if bought early and $30 if bought at the door. 100% of the ticket sales go to Metro CareRing. Admission is limited to 300 people.

About Chris Bruns

Chris Bruns is a self-professed beer geek living in Denver. Chris spends much of his time brewing beer at home with friends and family, attempting to visit every brewery in Colorado, attending special beer events and festivals, purchasing and assessing the latest releases from local breweries, and blogging about his adventures in the world of craft beer. He is also the Denver Craft Beer Examiner on Examiner.com. Contact Chris by e-mail at chrisdbruns@gmail.com or through his blog at www.beerincolorado.blogspot.com.

Tags: barleywine, charity, event, fundraiser, Metro CareRing, Parade of Darks, porter, Stout, wynkoop, Wynkoop Brewing, Wynkoop Brewing Co., Wynkoop Brewing Company

http://www.beerincolorado.blogspot.com Chris Bruns

Lest anybody get confused, the event is indeed on the 3rd. The official poster says the 4th but, what can I say, its wrong. Saturday the 3rd.
Evan

Since the tickets are sold online through Ticket Alternative, does the $2.75 “service charge” go to Metro Carering? Not trying to nit pick, but if my options are to spend $30 at the door and give 100% of that to the charity, I’ll do that instead of spending $27.75, and having $2.75 of that go to Ticket Alternative. Just trying to maximize my charitable contribution!
- http://www.beerincolorado.blogspot.com Chris Bruns
  
  I can’t say for sure but I would imagine that the $2.75 does indeed go to Ticket Alternative. If you are looking to contribute as much to Metro CareRing as possible, I’d play it safe and pay at the door. Of course, the flip side is that only 300 tickets are available and, if you come too late, none of your money will go to charity.
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