I contributed two mixed four-packs of beer to the silent auction for a not-for-profit organization's event. They decided to auction them off together and, holy moly, the winning bid was $80! I like my beer, its good, but its not $10/bottle good! I know, they were supporting the organization, etc., but wow, I hope they like it! I talked with them for a while after the event, and gave them a link to our website with info about the beers. This morning, I got an email that they tried the WPA Wheat Pale Ale and they raved about it. Whew.
I also contributed a brew day - I've cut and pasted the auction sheet below. I fudged upwards the costs of the ingredients for the beers - to help the organization justify a higher starting bid price. The winning bid for this was $100. Again, wow! I better hope their beer turns out well!
I had no expectations that people would pay $80 for 8 bottles of beer or $100 to brew with me. I'm still stunned.
Here's to low expectations!
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One Beer Brewing Session
From Grain to Bottle!
Brew your own batch of organic beer, starting with raw ingredients! This session may be scheduled at our home brewery in Oak Lawn or at your home – we will provide all the equipment needed.
If you’d like to make this into a party, we can do it for a group – or you and a friend can bid on this item together and share the brewing session. We’ll serve as your guides as you make a batch of top-quality, organic, hand-made beer!
We’ll help you select a style of beer – you can use one of our recipes or we’ll build a new one for you. All the ingredients needed will be provided – a value that ranges from $25 to $50 depending upon the type of beer. The session will last around 4 hours and approximately 6 weeks later, you will have two cases of beer you made by hand!
I also contributed a brew day - I've cut and pasted the auction sheet below. I fudged upwards the costs of the ingredients for the beers - to help the organization justify a higher starting bid price. The winning bid for this was $100. Again, wow! I better hope their beer turns out well!
I had no expectations that people would pay $80 for 8 bottles of beer or $100 to brew with me. I'm still stunned.
Here's to low expectations!

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One Beer Brewing Session
From Grain to Bottle!
Brew your own batch of organic beer, starting with raw ingredients! This session may be scheduled at our home brewery in Oak Lawn or at your home – we will provide all the equipment needed.
If you’d like to make this into a party, we can do it for a group – or you and a friend can bid on this item together and share the brewing session. We’ll serve as your guides as you make a batch of top-quality, organic, hand-made beer!
We’ll help you select a style of beer – you can use one of our recipes or we’ll build a new one for you. All the ingredients needed will be provided – a value that ranges from $25 to $50 depending upon the type of beer. The session will last around 4 hours and approximately 6 weeks later, you will have two cases of beer you made by hand!
