Glory be! It's that time of year again. So put that mower away and quit doing all that crap your wife told you to do! Cause it's time for beer and dead animals 😎🍺🍗
A lot of us share a common interest in cooking in various forms, drinking beer, and making stuff! But specifically, it seems like grilling and smoking go hand-in-hand with beer for a lot of us 😀 So every summer, we have a BeerBQ swap to explore all those interests together and have a good time. Now in our 9th year, it's time to get thirsty again!
I'm a little later than usual getting this posted this year so I've pushed out the ship date a couple of weeks to keep it casual and relaxing. Since the swap schedule isn't as full as it used to be, I figure we can take all the time we want 😎
So I know what your thinking. "Okay Ken, my mouth is watering now. What can I do about it?" Well here's what I find to be a good remedy - find a bunch of other hungry, thirsty and crafty-type folks and have a big-assed potluck of beer and goodies!
So if you choose to participate, here's what we're gonna do:
You'll send a six-pack of beer and some sort of "accessory" to your recipient who will be assigned randomly. You are responsible for packing and shipping to your recipient. Remember bottles are breakable so please pack accordingly.
Before signing up, please do a little Googling on how to ship beer and what the restrictions by different shipping companies are. You'll be responsible for shipping and I won't give any "legal" advice on the issue so please know about it. If you have questions, you can DM me. But do it BEFORE you sign up. I don't want to hear "my mailman said he can't take my box of beer" when it's time to ship 😉
The goal is to send your recipient something they can't run down to the corner store and buy. We don't need Budweiser or Miller Light being shipped all over the country. So pick some beer that is brewed local to you or near you that isn't distributed nationally IF YOU CAN. I know there are some locations where there may not be any craft breweries. In that case, just go to the store and try to find something you think is unique and not mass-marketed.
The "accessory" is completely up to you and your creativity. Coasters, bottle openers, mugs, totes, beer-dispensing hats, the list goes on…. And the scope is even broader. Your "accessory" doesn't have to have anything to do with beer if you'd rather go in the direction of heat and meat! Grilling tools, food prep accessories, knives, eating utensils, and on and on…Just try to squeeze a little wood in there if you can since we are all a bunch of woodworkers. But this is for fun so there really are no rules ;-)
YOU MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE THREAD TO PLAY! I'm very serious about this. I will drop you from the participation list faster than a drunk daddy with an ugly baby if you don't check in at least once a week. That means post a comment in the thread. Even if it's just "I'm still here and I'm working on my project." You need to post it. I think if you embrace the banter and participate regularly you'll have a good time and make some new friends though. If you're sensitive or can't take a joke though, you should probably just move on along. This is not the swap your looking for (in obi-wan's voice).
If you are new to our swaps I will require that you send me a picture of your completed project that you are ready to ship ON TIME - see dates below before your sender ships your package. Since there is no progress picture in this swap, this will ensure that everyone that ships a package on time receives one on time as well. Swap veterans can ignore this. Swap veterans will also know exactly why I'm doing this. I will NOT e-mail you or PM you a reminder if you don't provide this. Sorry but we're all adults. If I don't get this picture from you ON TIME, you will be dropped from the list and your recipient will be re-assigned to your sender. So PLEASE keep up with the deadline dates below and e-mail or PM me IN ADVANCE if there is an issue. I will work with you AS LONG AS YOU COMMUNICATE AHEAD OF TIME.
Other Stuff:
If you want to play and don't drink alcohol or have health issues that affect what you can receive, then no problem! Just MAKE SURE when you send your registration e-mail you tell me what you can or cannot have. I will make sure your sender knows and understands. So if you are a diabetic who doesn't drink, no sweat! We'll get you some diet soda or sparkling water or something.
No other special requests please. Let's not make it hard to try to shop for beer because your recipient only likes bottle-conditioned German wheat beers that have 8.2% ABV and only comes in 19.476 oz plastic cans. If everyone adheres to Rule 3 in the last section, you'll get good quality beers and get to try something new.
But, by all means, make use of this forum to discuss interesting beers and what you like or don't like. I know I've gotten some good recommendations of beers to try through casual conversation many times and ended up finding something I loved.
When you post your project, please use the tag beerbq swap 2025
For shipping reasons, unfortunately, we're going to have to restrict this to participants in the continental US. Sorry to the rest of y'all 😔 Please feel free to play along at home though! Make yourself a nice new beer-guzzling or flesh-roasting accessory and show it to us when the rest of us reveal our swap packages!
To sign up: Shoot me an e-mail at lumberjocks.summer16swap at gmail dot com Your email should contain:
Craftisian username
Real Name
Shipping Address
You'll receive an e-mail from the same address assigning your recipient and their address and information.
Dates: If you're participating, send me an e-mail at the above address by Monday 7/21. I'll send out recipient information the following Friday 7/25. First time swappers MUST send me a picture of their ready-to-ship project by midnight EDT on Wednesday 9/17 Please ship your package no later than Monday 9/22 . We'll post reveal pictures on Monday 9/29 or sooner if everyone receives theirs earlier.
I'll keep a list of participants below. If you send a registration e-mail but I don't put your name on this list in a day or 2, PM me or send another e-mail. Thanks for playing, let's have some fun!
THIS, is a thing to do, IF you have NOT before. Lots of fun, and like Kenny said Beer, and Q go hand in hand. Jump in, waters fine.
Kenny, I screwed up the last one I was in due to my stinky health. If I can get a project built, and ready to ship by the join date, then I'll put my name in. Otherwise I'll just follow along, and have fun that way, but in the last few months my schedule has been fairly predictable for all of the medical crap, and I have done more woodworking lately, than in the last five years or so together. I was working on the gifty I was to build Mike from my last one the other day.
Haven’t heard from Rich in ages. Been a while since I’ve heard from Jeff too. Kev and Earl pop in on occasion but I’ll make sure they both know it’s time😎
