Wedding favors

[mosgood]

@morticaixavier

@mosgood

I am getting married next spring and I’ve been asked by a number of my friends if I’m going to “brew something” for the wedding. My initial response is, “Yes” but I am a little reluctant. I think a lot of people like the idea of craft beer more than they like beer. For instance, I did a cranberry IPA for Christmas called “Hoppy Holidays” and it came out great. My dad, who is a Bud drinker, said, “That’s not real beer.”

My point is this: I don’t want bottles of something I spent time and money on perfecting to be discovered the next day half full.

Am I being too cynical?

not cynical, but not realistic. You will never brew a beer that everyone likes. brew for you at your wedding. or for you soon to be wife. You could also consider this an opportunity to get a kegging set up. if you serve your beer from a keg there will be no half empty bottles!

And there’ll be more for us to drink the next day. Good call.

[richardt]

Kegs are the way to go here.  That way people can sample the beer from their friend’s (red solo?) cup and see if they want one of their own, or not.  A lot less wasteful and a lot easier on you (bottling takes sooo much time and effort).

[delo]

I wish I was brewing before I got married. It would have been great to serve my own beer at the reception. You may regret not having it there.

@richardt

Kegs are the way to go here.  That way people can sample the beer from their friend’s (red solo?) cup and see if they want one of their own, or not.  A lot less wasteful and a lot easier on you (bottling takes sooo much time and effort).

+1.  If you do not have the equipment, you could always have the bartender or server poor the beer from the bottles instead of handing them out.  A friend of ours did that at their wedding with his homebrewed beer and it worked out well.