Party Guide

For any large event planning, we can help - just call us and we'll get you on the right track:

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We'll try to help you plan for the crowd you expect.  When you're planning an event, wedding or party, you're faced with difficult questions.  How many attendees? What's my budget? How much beer do I need?  what kinds of beer will my guests prefer?

The table below will attempt to provide general guidelines for any issues related to beer because that's what we go at GTG: beer.

Our general rule of thumb for planning a 3-6 hour party is as follows:

# Attendees X 50% X 3 beer servings (and round up to be safe)

Rather than do the math yourself, here's a shortcut:   

Attendees	Servings	Beer to buy	Kegs?(see info below)
50	75	3-4 cases	1 quarter barrel
100	150	7 cases	1 half barrel
150	225	10 cases	1 half barrel, 1 sixtel
200	300	13 cases	2 half barrels
250	375	16 cases	2 half barrels, 1 sixtel
300	450	19 cases	3 half barrels
400	600	25 cases	4 half barrels
500	750	32 cases	5 half barrels

 

 And here is the keg sizing guide:

 

Popular Party Beers:

Product	Why to Include it
Bud Light	Standard Crowd Beer
Miller Lite	Standard Crowd Beer
Coors Light	Standard Crowd Beer
Stella	Easy Drinker, slightly upscale from domestics
Heineken	Easy Drinker, slightly upscale from domestics
Hardywood Richmond Lager	RVA Craft - Easy Drinker
Hardywood Single	RVA Craft - Belgian Style Ale
Ardent Saison	RVA Craft - Ale
Blue Mountain Full Nelson	VA Craft - Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale	National Pale Ale
Legend Brown	RVA Craft - Brown Ale
Devil's backbone - 6 Point IPA	VA Craft - Pale Ale
Blue Mountain Kolsch	VA Craft - Easy Drinking Beer
Founders All Day IPA	National - low ABV Pale Ale
Bold Rock Premium Dry	VA Cider - Great Cider