u/gumbymc

Hey all, me again (I posted almost 2 weeks ago asking for feedback on the Craft Club app - thank you to everyone who gave feedback!).

I'm running an experiment called Rounds and would love your take on it. After hosting 2+ years of monthly brewery meetups, a pattern I've noticed is that big events make a fun night but people mostly talk to whoever they arrived with and/or only have surface level convos with new people they meet. Beer is a great bridge to making new friends, but meaningful conversation typically only takes place in smaller settings.

So next week I'm running the first two Rounds, which are small-group flight tastings (six people) with a specific structure - the group picks three tasters together so they have the shared experience of drinking those beers, then each person picks a fourth on their own. Conversation prompts in the app guide the tasting and are meant to promote fun conversation that may or may not be about beer - the main point is getting to know people in a fun, casual setting. The first two are Tuesday at Other Half in Carroll Gardens and Thursday at Finback in Gowanus, $15 a seat, and a few seats are open on each if anyone here wants in:

• Tuesday 8/11 @ Other Half
• Thursday 8/13 @ Finback

What do you think of the overall format? Does the the 3+1 flight structure make sense? My thinking is that picking three together forces the table to collaborate (instant conversation) while the solo fourth gives everyone freedom to choose what they are in the mood for. Would you structure it differently? All four communal? All four solo?

Whatever I learn from the first two sessions next week plus this thread will shape the format - appreciate any feedback you all have.

For our August meetup, we're doing something a little bigger this Saturday on the upper level at Finback's Gowanus taproom. Come meet new folks over good beer. If you've never been, Finback is one of the best breweries in the city imo, and their Gowanus taproom is one of the more spacious ones with great food options.

📅 Saturday, August 1, 2-5 PM
📍 Finback Brooklyn (Gowanus)
🔗 RSVP: https://luma.com/3b62sppi

About Craft Club: We're a laid-back community that meets monthly at different NYC breweries to explore the local beer scene together. Each meetup blends trying new beers, learning how they're made, and meeting others who are curious about craft beer - whether you're deep into it or just getting started.

Come solo or bring a friend. Always good beer, good conversation, and a welcoming crowd.

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Hey all, I'm the one who's been organizing the monthly Craft Club meetups here in NYC, going now for over 2 years. I mentioned this in my launch party post back in April - alongside these meetups, I've been building the Craft Club app. Now, it's at the point where feedback from people who actually know NYC beer would be really valuable.

Quick honest framing: yes, Untappd exists. Craft Club is deliberately different - no public ratings, no badges, focused exclusively on beer. You log what you drink and the app builds your taste profile that gets better at telling you what you'll actually like. The recognition that does exist works like Reddit karma - it's for writing reviews and lists that help other people, not for volume.

It's free, on iOS and Android. I'm a solo founder bootstrapping this, so every piece of feedback genuinely shapes what gets built next. If you try it, I'd especially love answers to any of these:

1. Setting aside logging a beer you're already drinking - is there another moment where you'd actually reach for this? Standing at a tap list deciding what to order, planning which brewery to hit this weekend, something else? Or does it not have that job in your routine yet? If not, what's missing?
2. After logging a handful of beers, did your Tastecard show you anything about your taste you didn't already know, or did it just confirm the obvious?
3. What's the one thing that would make you open it a second time?

Brutal honesty welcome, that's more useful to me than politeness. And if you give me detailed feedback, first beer's on me at the next meetup 🍻

For our May meetup we're heading to Niteglow, one of the more distinctive and newer taprooms that's opened in NYC the last couple years. Their head brewer will walk us through the space, the philosophy, and the inspiration behind their beers. Come hang.

📅 Wednesday, May 13 @ 6:30 PM
📍 Niteglow (Bushwick)
🔗 RSVP: https://luma.com/z0fs0l6f

About Craft Club: Craft Club is a laid-back community that meets monthly at different NYC breweries to explore the local beer scene together. Each meetup blends trying new beers, learning how they're made, and meeting others who are curious about craft beer - whether you're deep into it or just getting started.

Come solo or bring a friend. Always good beer, good conversation, and a welcoming crowd.