kpr121
Well-Known Member
Anyone ever organize a beer trade at their place of work? A friend of mine told me about a swap she does at her office every Christmas time and I thought it was an awesome idea. The basic idea is this:
Have a group of people (24 would be ideal) buy a case of craft beer each. Keep a list or assign someone to keep track of whos purchased what to ensure no repeats. On the day of the swap everyone brings their 24 beers in, pull them out onto a table and then fill up their empty case with equal number of beers from each participant.
Here in PA, this seems to be a great way to be able to try new beers without breaking the bank at the (overpriced) bottle shop. I was wondering what type of rules would be good to put in place, and how it should be ran?
Im thinking there should be a minimum case price, maybe $35 (minimizes the Sam Adams crowd).
We happen to have a really nice beer distributor down the road from our work, maybe include a list of potential beers and their prices in an email to all participants? Maybe limit the number of beers per style,
Also I was wondering how this could be done in a work environment that doesnt exactly condone the possession or consumption of alcohol on premises. It might be tough to do without a large area to setup and collect all the beer, I dont want to be doing this in the Mcdonalds parking lot across the street. Does anyone think that the beer distributor may be open to allowing us to purchase and store the beers at their site? Then a few of us could go there and split out all the cases before they were picked up. That would be ideal, maybe I need to go buy a couple cases and talk to the manager about it.
Any thoughts/idea?
Have a group of people (24 would be ideal) buy a case of craft beer each. Keep a list or assign someone to keep track of whos purchased what to ensure no repeats. On the day of the swap everyone brings their 24 beers in, pull them out onto a table and then fill up their empty case with equal number of beers from each participant.
Here in PA, this seems to be a great way to be able to try new beers without breaking the bank at the (overpriced) bottle shop. I was wondering what type of rules would be good to put in place, and how it should be ran?
Im thinking there should be a minimum case price, maybe $35 (minimizes the Sam Adams crowd).
We happen to have a really nice beer distributor down the road from our work, maybe include a list of potential beers and their prices in an email to all participants? Maybe limit the number of beers per style,
Also I was wondering how this could be done in a work environment that doesnt exactly condone the possession or consumption of alcohol on premises. It might be tough to do without a large area to setup and collect all the beer, I dont want to be doing this in the Mcdonalds parking lot across the street. Does anyone think that the beer distributor may be open to allowing us to purchase and store the beers at their site? Then a few of us could go there and split out all the cases before they were picked up. That would be ideal, maybe I need to go buy a couple cases and talk to the manager about it.
Any thoughts/idea?