Broad Ripple Brewery Logistics
Thank you for signing up to pour with us at the Broad Ripple Beer Festival – we’re looking forward to a fantastic event! To ensure a safe and fun event for all please carefully review all the information below and share it with your festival team. Below are all the details you’ll need to know. If you have any questions and/or need any clarifications, please reach out to Julia at julia@drinkin.beer or by phone/text at 765.620.0153
DATE
Saturday, October 12, 2024
3pm Early Entry Ticketholders | 4-7pm General Admission Ticketholders
LOCATION
Opti Park – Broad Ripple
780 E 66th St, Indianapolis, IN 46220
TICKETS
Unique links will be emailed directly to your festival contact with instructions on securing your tickets for the event. This year, we’re offering the following, ALL of which must be secured by your team online in advance of the event:
- Complimentary brewer tickets – 4 available per brewery
- Extra brewer tickets – maximum of 2 per brewery at $25 each
- General Admission discounted tickets – $35 each, maximum 6
PERMIT FOR SERVING ALCOHOL
On your behalf, the Guild will secure your permit for this festival by sending one blanket permit request to the ATC. This is accomplished by using one of your 45 annual “festival” permits. If you have questions about this, please let us know.
FESTIVAL MAP
Check out this year’s festival map here.
LOAD IN AND LOAD OUT
Loading In
Saturday, October 12 | 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. (vehicles must be out by 1:45 p.m.)
Brewers will enter from the north side of the park on 67th street and volunteers will direct you where to go. You’ll be permitted if you’d like, to leave one vehicle inside near your booth.
Loading Out
Load out will start once the general public has completely exited the festival area. Absolutely no vehicles may move in or out of the park until customers have vacated the area.
AVAILABLE PRODUCT AND STIPENDS
Participating breweries should bring no less than 30 gallons of beer (or an equivalent for other products) to the event, earning a $375 travel stipend. Stipend checks will be mailed by October 21.
SERVING ALCOHOL
Please ensure that everyone on your team has their valid server’s permit on hand, and that guests visiting your booth are not over-served. Please do not dispense alcohol into any other vessel than the sample glasses given to each attendee.
ELECTRICITY
Electricity will not be provided at this festival.
ICE, TABLES, CHAIRS
The Guild will provide ice, an 8′ table, and two chairs for each booth.
TENTS
You’re required to bring a standard-sized popup tent – up to 10’x10′ – for your booth space. We will not be providing large white tents for this event.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- If you need assistance at the event, or an attendee has a question which you can’t answer, reach out to one of the Volunteer Captains.
- If there’s an emergency, immediately notify the nearest police officer or ER professional, a Volunteer Captain, or Brewers of Indiana Guild staff member, or call 911.
- Bring pitchers, water kegs, and dump buckets for cup rinsing if you so choose.
- Last pour at 7pm on Saturday will be strictly enforced.
- Please post your beer list, special tapping times, and other fun stuff before and at the event to your social media channels
- Submit your beers on tap at this link >>