On March 26th, the Underground Brewers hosted their first Homebrewers’ Tag Sale. Organizer Pierre Margraff submitted the following guest post:
Buy, sell, trade… cheers!
What a day! The first-annual homebrewers tag sale presented by the UBC was held on Sunday, March 26th.
An impressive 13 homebrewers signed up to sell their wares, but a few didn’t make it so there were about 10 members selling. And what a variety! We saw a lot of stainless kegs and kettles, glass carboys, a 20-gallon wooden keg on a stand and the highly coveted Zymatic brewing system was priced for an unbelievable $50. (Still available, by the way!)
There were some good deals to be had… Andy Tipler sold a chiller for $49, Stainless mashtuns were selling for super cheap, induction hot plates were priced at an unbelievable $80 and Mara even scored an full Oxygen Tank for $40.
Berlinetta Brewing Company in Bridgeport hosted the club event, opening up their bright, airy space for us to sell our goods. As usual, Berlinetta had their five delicious beers on tap and were selling Zuppardi personal-sized pizzas. The day was unseasonably sunny and bright for March, allowing some homebrewers to sell at tables outdoors.
The brewery was pretty packed – they were happy for the traffic and owner/brewer Rick Berlinetta even purchased a few Tri clamp Fittings.
Our poster was still hung proudly on the wall at Berlinetta, we saw a few people scanning the QR code to learn more about the club. Maybe we’ll even get a few new members out of the event?
It was a great day for buyers and sellers alike. Beer and conversation were flowing, money and equipment changed hands, and a good time was had by all. We’re already looking forward to the second-annual tagsale event! Cheers!