If your brewery is interested in SAVOR, here is what you need to know about being involved in the event.

SAVOR is taking place at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. (401 F Street NW Washington, D.C.).

SAVOR Will Again Take Place on Two Nights

Friday, June 8 & Saturday, June 9, 2012
7:30 pm – 11:00 pm

Breweries will enter a lottery starting Wednesday, December 14, 2011. The lottery will remain open until Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Breweries will be randomly selected to participate, and will be notified of participation by January 25, 2012.

Who can enter?

Brewery participation is open to US professional brewery members of the Brewers Association that are currently Professional Packaging or Pub Brewer members as defined by the Brewers Association bylaws. Brewery participation is not open to Associate level members or American Homebrewers Association members. To determine if your brewery membership falls into the Packaging and/or Pub Brewer membership class, see Bylaws of the Brewers Association (PDF file, ~267 KB) Article VIII, Section 1 & 2 (page 7).

How is a brewery chosen?

The event will consist of 60 breweries from 8 regions of the country pairing 1 to 2 of their beers with a food item(s). Breweries will be randomly chosen by lottery from each of the 8 regions (see the region breakdowns below). There will also be 12 additional spots available for participating brewery sponsors/supporters (see Supporters).

Regions

Central	MN, ND, SD, NE, KS, MO, IA, WV, KY, TN
Great Lakes	WI, IL, IN, MI, OH
Mid-Atlantic	VA, MD, DE, DC, PA, NJ
Mountain	MT, ID, WY, UT, CO, AZ, NM, NV
Northeast	NY, CT, MA, VT, NH, ME
Pacific	CA, HI
Pacific Northwest	OR, WA, AK
South	TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC

Costs

Registration fees are on a sliding scale based on your estimated 2011 barrelage. No refunds for cancellations.

2011 Barrelage		Registration Price
15,000 barrels or less		$700
15,001 – 60,000 barrels		$900
60,001 – 105,000 barrels		$1,100
105,001 – 150,000 barrels		$1,300
150,001 – 500,000 barrels		$1,500
500,001 – 1,000,000 barrels		$1,700
Over 1,000,001 barrels		$1,900

Beer and Food Pairings

Breweries will be allowed to showcase two beers at the event.

This year the SAVOR menu will be created by a culinary development team led by Chef Adam Dulye.  Breweries will help contribute to this process along the way starting at the very beginning with selecting “flavor profiles” that highlight your selected beers.  These flavor profiles will help guide the overall development and flow of the menu for SAVOR.  Once the breweries and beers are finalized, the menu process will continue on with specific emails to each brewery about the beers selected and the dishes to pair alongside.

Food pairing samples will be served at the brewery’s table.

Sending Beer for the Event

Breweries need to send a minimum of 1,728 ounces of each brand.We recommend sending between 6 to 8 cases of 12-ounce beer or the equivalent in other containers (22oz, 750 mil, etc.).

Please note, you may only send kegs if your company does not bottle.

Each brand of beer must be delivered with a no charge invoice. Final details about beer delivery will be given in your confirmation.

Questions about the event? Send an email to events@brewersassociation.org.