Fun Beer Events to Have at Your Home

Let's say that you have just finished putting the finalcreating impossible shots that only experts on their
pieces together and your home bar is ready tobest day can nail. Make sure you have some great
entertain. But, you don't want to just have peoplesurfaces ready. Tops of bar stools work. But, you'll
over. You want to do it in style. These ideas willwant blocks, boards, bowls, pipes, sticks and
work whether you are having a bar warming, or if iteverything else that can contribute to very
has been awhile since you have had friends over andimaginative shots.
you want to do something special for the occasion.Kangaroo Court
Beer TastingThis is a unique idea that I didn't come up with, but I
I have thrown some generic beer tastings togetherdid incorporate the idea from my military life to my
where my friends each brought what they thoughtcivilian life when I built my first home bar. Kangaroo
was the best and everyone there gave each beer anCourt is a fun court setting with judges, plaintiffs and
honest try. It's fun. There's not too much workdefendants. A plaintiff will put a defendant on the
involved. But, there is a way better way of throwingstand and the rest of the people in the room will act
a beer tasting.as the judge like how a jury decides a case. What
You can either make your own beer or invitecases will they be solving?
someone who does make beer. Let them put theirNothing serious. The plaintiff is allowed to bring up
beer on display and make a big thing of it. Haveanything. The plaintiff can tell everyone in the room
other beers there. But, the one that gets highlightedabout a very embarrassing moment in the
is the one that was homemade. That's somethingdefendant's life. Of course, the defendant gets a
that will really put some excitement into the beerchance to speak. But, it's almost like a day time talk
tasting and get your friends over in drogues.show at this point. It's hard to get the crowd on
Beer Gamesyour side once they've already been turned. And it's
Of course, just being able to drink a nice cold beerobvious what happens when the defendant loses or
with the game on in a bar setting is an awesomeeven better, if the defendant actually has the ability
time of itself. But, add some beer games and you'veto turn the jury around and the plaintiff loses. The
got some real beer enthusiasm. There are plenty ofloser has to drink.
games you can play. Of course, remember to drinkYour friends will always love your bar. You'll always
responsibly.have good times there. But once in awhile, you just
The greatest beer game going today is beer pong.want to do something different and get everyone
Obviously, you can have a professional beer pongout of the habits they start to build. Make it an
table and really make an official game out of it. But,event.
beer pong is just as fun when your friends are