Since we launched over 6 months ago, hundreds of Victorians have been out enjoying their first beer FREE when visiting new craft breweries. Ale Blazer has the objective of supporting the local craft beer scene (Victoria only thus far) by stimulating in-person visitation of brewery tap rooms.
In return for making the effort of checking out the brewery in person, Ale Blazer members get a free welcome beer on the following basis:
$10 Annual Membership gets you one free beer per month (total). You can visit any brewery on the list only once in the year for your freebie. That's 12 beers total for the year for $10.
$40 Annual Membership gets you one free beer per week (total). You can visit any brewery on the list only once in the year for your freebie. That's 52 beers total for the year for $40.
We are aware we only have 37 breweries listed to date but are adding new one's all the time. If you happen to make it through the available list before we get to adding sufficient breweries, we reset the full list so you can go back to your favourites.
There is no roll over if you miss a week/month.
Each brewery sets its own rules on the beer available but as the goal is to find new happy customers, most are very flexible & generous in their available range.
The system is set up to both provide great value and to support the local scene. It is deliberately set up to avoid pubcrawling freebies over a session that adds no real value to the brewery. We understand this may not be to everyone's preference.
Cheers!
Hi Pete - it is up to the brewery on the beer and the size. Minimum is a pot but most don't even have pots these days so that means min is schooner. Most offer a pint. In terms of selection, again most just let you pick what you want from the tap selection. Their goal here is to have you love their beer and their brewery so being restrictive doesn't serve the cause. After 6 months we've had exactly zero negative feedback from members on size or selection.