Get Ready for the 2019 Denver Pop Culture Con Beer Release Party

Written by John Edward Betancourt 

Tradition is a word that holds great weight with all of us. Because we all have traditions that we carry out that are near and dear to our hearts, for various personal reasons. For some, it’s about keeping something unique and wonderful going, and the thought of helping to create wonderful and joyous memories is what motivates us to pass it along from generation to generation and for others, well, sometimes tradition is all about keeping the memory of a loved one alive. Yet what truly makes tradition special, is the sheer fact that it unites us in ways we never thought possible. For when we take part in it, there’s a feeling of community that comes along with it, and that’s why I’m so happy this time of year.
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Because spring time and/or the beginning of summer is when nerds and geeks in Denver take part in their own unified tradition, the kind that celebrates everything we love about our favorite fandoms when we all assemble at Denver Pop Culture Con. But while the con in and of itself is important, what this convention has meant to the community speaks volumes to its wonder since it has helped to spring forth all kinds of wonderful new events, traditions if you will, that we can all take part in before the con kicks off and one that everyone loves to celebrate is the annual unveiling of the Denver Pop Culture Comic Con beer and wouldn’t you know it? The time has come once again to celebrate that new brew, come next Saturday night.

Yes, that’s right, come May 25th, anyone who heads down to The Monkey Barrel at 7 p.m. can get their hands on the latest Pop Culture Con brew from Breckenridge Brewery, Bocks Machina, and well, it looks like this this year’s party is going to be quite the wonderful event. Because not only will the first 200 nerds through the door get their hands on the fancy pint glass (pictured below) designed by artist Nick Hughes, there were will also be a DJ present, who will belt out tunes for everyone to dance to atop an LED Dance Floor and of course, it’s best you take the time to ready the costume you’ve been dying to wear because there will be a cosplay contest as well and the winner of this competition will get their hands on free tickets to Denver Pop Culture Con 2019.

But, since traditions hold their own magical meaning for everyone, I know that some people swing by this event to simply share in the wonder of a once in a year brew and thankfully Breckenridge Brewery is planning to take good care of the beer nerd as well. For Bocks Machina (which is a play on Vox Machina, the group from the web series Critical Role, and don’t forget you can see the cast at the con!), is another unique and exclusive entry in the DPCC beer family, since it just so happens to be a Malbock recipe. But, it’s not just any recipe, this particular one is Breckenridge Brewery’s own concoction and it managed to win a bronze medal at the Great American Beer Festival and what makes this golden and malty lager so special is its honey and grain taste, and sweet fruit sense, elements that should delight every beer lover at the con.

If anything, this is truly going to be a magical event. Because I don’t know of any other convention out there that’s inspired this kind of build up to the big weekend itself, nor do I know of any other brewery that goes the extra geeky mile to produce something as unique as a yearly beer for a convention and well, it’s just wonderful to know that every single year, nerds and geeks in Denver can take part in these lovely set of traditions and chat about the fandoms they share in over a cold and delicious brew and I cannot wait to see what fun will be had next week at Monkey Barrel, when we all kick of the countdown to DPCC 2019 in style.  

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