Win an 8 day rafting trip through the Grand Canyon! Also, is it too early for pumpkin beer?? NO!

Grand Canyon brewing is doing it again, giving away a rafting trip down the might Colorado River, through the majestic Grand Canyon. Along with Grand Canyon Expeditions, Grand Canyon Brewing is going to offer 28 VERY lucky winners a trip of a lift time. 8 days, through 277 miles of some of the most amazing scenery mother earth has to offer! Its free to enter, and its so easy to do so, what do you need to do?

Fill out entry form at www.freerivertrip.com

Text “Rivertrip” to 82257

Fill out tear pad entry form at participating retail locations

Scan QR code on coasters at participating locations

Contest open September 1, 2013-July 1, 2014.

So, get your beer drinking/thrill seekin self to enter this contest. Seriously, this is a once in a life time trip, and costs nothing to enter. You have till July 1, 2014 to complete your entries. 

You can read all the details in the press release here....

Pumpkin Springs, Grand Canyon

One more tid bit from Grand Canyon Brewing, now available at fine beer retailers here in Arizona, and I am assuming Vegas  is their Pumpkin Springs Porter. Named after am amazing geologic feature located within the Grand Canyon, "Pumpkin Springs is a huge pumpkin shaped pond along the Colorado River, overflowing with merky hot springs water stained orange from trace minerals and arsenic".

I really like this pumpkin beer. I am not a fan of

the overly sweet pumpkin beers. Pumpkin beers can be broken up into two categories for me. Beers that taste like they have a ton of pumpkin pie filling in them, and those that taste like actual pumpkin. I am a fan of the latter. I don't really like the overly sweet pumpkin beers, I like them more understated and subtle  This was is somewhat sweet, but not overly so. Its smooth, and easy drinking. Aside from the pumpkin flavors, there is a caramel sweetness, and some fall spiciness that I just love in pumpkin beers. Although it was 110 the day I drank this beer, it made me anxious for cooler weather and family gathered around a table full of far more food then we could ever eat! Do yourself a favor, go grad a bottle or two of this fine, fall brew. Its never too early to enjoy a bit of autumn!

Until next time

Bottoms up my friends

The Beer Czar

Win a Rafting Trip on in the Grand Canyon!

That could be you!

Grand Canyon Brewing is giving away a WEEK LONG rafting trip down the Grand Canyon! To enter, all you need to do is "like" their facebook page, and your in! Deadline is Feb 22nd. The winner of the rafting trip will have the opportunity to pick their trip (based on availability): either the 7-day or 8-day full canyon motorized tour during the 2013 season!! This is prize worth around $5,000! If you have ever had the opportunity to raft down the might Colorado, through one of this planets greatest wonders, you are among the luckiest people that inhabit it. I've never had the chance to raft it, but I have hiked down into it, and let me tell you, words can't do it justice. In fact, pictures can't really either. Its impossible to describe, or imagine the scale of the Canyon!

So, do yourself a favor, and enter this contest! Just go to their facebook page here... , and hit "like", BEFORE Feb 22nd. No purchase necessary, open to legal residents of the United States and DC who are 21 years of age and over.

Again, check out their facebook page here....
Also, check out their website here...
Read the entire press release here...

Seriously, thats not a painting folks!

Also, meet up with Grand Canyon Brewing at various Arizona Beer Week events such as the Arizona Strong Beer Festival and tastings at Boulders on Broadway, BevMo Tempe & Scottsdale and Total Wines at Scottsdale/Shea. (I will be posting more on Arizona Beer Week in the next few days)

So, good luck to you all! If you win, remember who told you about it, so why not take the Beer Czar along with you???

Until next time
Bottoms Up my friends!
The Beer Czar