Conference Info

The famous Pub Crawl busses move to Friday evening this year, with participants driven by bus to popular pub areas. This change means attendees won’t have to choose between the tech seminars and the pub crawl. There are 2 different routes to choose from– TBD.  Each route has a single stop at a popular area with multiple options available, so you won’t have to spend so much time standing in line. Sign up on-line for the Pub Crawl at the event registration page.  Busses will depart from and return to the event hotel according to the event schedule.

Beer and Food Pairing

The popular Beer and Food Pairing banquet is back this year, to be held on Friday evening at TBD. Bus will depart the hotel at 5:30 to get to the brewery, and the dinner is expected to begin at 6:15. This year’s dinner will include:

• Course 1:
• Course 2:
• Course 3:
• Course 4:
• Course 5:

Saturday will feature the Big Thirsty hospitality room starting at 11am and open all afternoon, where you can relax and enjoy the chance to sample a rotating selection of commercial beers and hang out with friends. The Cigar Clinic will be operating in the afternoon, with hand-rolled cigars available for purchase. Event registration also opens at 11am on Saturday.

This is what it’s all about– handing out those beautiful steins! Our awards ceremony will start at 6:30PM– but not before everybody gets a chance to grab some dinner at our pizza buffet, a new feature included with your ticket price! Dinner is now included with your admission, so you won’t have to fend for yourself. Then sit back and wait for your name to (hopefully) be called– or at least your raffle number.

The Homebrew “Club Night” Showcase will be Saturday evening, immediately after the Awards Ceremony honoring those that won a coveted award in the Bluebonnet Brew-Off Homebrew Competition.  Attendees will have the opportunity to sample and evaluate home brew from some of the region’s best amateur brewers, and cast their vote for which home brew club makes the best beer.

Stein Holding Competition

Before the awards are handed out, attendees will have the opportunity to demonstrate feats of strength and stamina in our stein holding competition.  Contestants will receive a 1-Liter German-style dimple glass stein with the Bluebonnet logo, filled with beer; prizes will be awarded to the top three folks in both the Men’s and Lady’s divisions who can keep them held aloft the longest.  Participation in the Stein Holding competition is $15, and all participants will get to keep the glass stein (along with the beer it contains!)