i find BMC is great for flip cup, beirut, pong or other beer-related festivities, where the game, not the beer, is the center of attention.
if i'm ordering a beer, i tend to side more with the EAC's. :D
but that's just me.
i usually work weekends in the summer and i don't know my schedule yet. i'll know more in a week or so... sorry to keep you hanging. :(
and of course even if i miss the 18th, jester and i will organize a brew party of our own this summer. or i'll organize it and volunteer jester's house... and...