Beer Philosopher - Drink Wisely.: beer and sports (via Mowser)

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

BEER AND FOOTBALL - The Makings of a Party!

The folks at Redhook Ale Brewery seem to be all geeked up about fantasy football. To prove it, they're going to help some lucky fantasy players/beer lovers celebrate the upcoming fantasy football draft day in true craft beer fashion with the Ultimate Fantasy Football Draft Day Party Sweepstakes! Here's an excerpt from the press release describing what the lucky winners will receive:

A beer and sports lover’s dream, this $500 sweepstakes prize kit includes a Redhook Toolbox Fridge to keep brews and pint glasses (and tempers) cool. An Ultra Series Flip Video Camcorder allows players to document the debauchery on the sly and use the footage for blackmail as necessary. A 54’ by 36’ Draft Day Board offers color coded player names for easy pickin’ and stickin’ if teams are tired of putting sticky notes on their bulletin boards.

Along with the Redhook fridge, Flip Video Camcorder and the Draft Day Board, winners will receive:

- A “Fantasy Football League Winner” Redhook t-shirt for the champ
- A “whiner” hat for the sorest loser (or baldest guy) in the league
- Eight Redhook branded pint glasses, t-shirts and coasters

Not too shabby, huh? In addition to the prize package above that will go to three winners (winners chosen on August 8th), Redhook has set up a useful "virtual insult library" at www.RedhookFantasyFootball.com to help you shape up your trash-talkin' game, send e-cards to friends or sworn fantasy football enemies, post video clips and more.

“With fantasy football season fast approaching, we thought it was a great time to combine two things guys love: great beer and talking about football,” said Erin Crum , brand manager for Redhook Ale Brewery. “We created this draft day contest and Web site just for you, fantasy football player, as a way to redeem yourself after your number-one pick blows out a knee in pre-season and you fumble all those snaps playing a friendly game of touch football.”

Fun stuff. The contest begins today, July 22nd and runs through August 8th, 2008 at www.RedhookFantasyFootball.com.