the greatest beer ever stolen
Batch #1:
Return of the
Black Cloaked Goat
A puzzle hunt played in the Van Hassler Brewing taproom in Liverpool, NY. The winning team will choose a beer style and ingredients, crafting their own beer that will be brewed and served by the brewmasters at Van Hassler Brewery!
Date: Saturday June 8th, 2024
Time: Doors open at 12pm. Game begins at 1pm, and may take 1-2 hours
Place: Van Hassler Brewing, Liverpool NY
Team size: 1-4 players recommended
Price: Drink purchase required to get to the starting website
What you need: Notepad, pencil, smartphone or tablet, brain
THE TALE
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Let me tell you a sordid tale of a cursed soul, thievery, and death. But also one of the most delicious beer, all in the same breath. . .
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I am Katryn Vassler, brewmaster of an ill-fated prohibition brewery called the Black Cloaked Goat.
The death I speak of is mine. When my brewery was raided in 1925, I was crushed by a stack of beer barrels. I would rather die than let my beer be dumped by some buttons!
The thievery I refer to is how the ingredients were acquired. The illicit libations served here were produced using delicious loot delivered by Syracuse's finest bandits and smugglers.
Finally, the cursed soul in this tale is YOU. For I will haunt you until you complete the task that my spirit hands cannot: brewing the greatest beer ever stolen!
Through objects new and old and facts sought and told, you must solve the puzzles that will lead you to rediscover the finest ingredients. Then, you will choose which are needed for the perfect brew.
I cannot rest until you complete my divine recipe and free me from the place of my demise. Fail me, and you will suffer a fate worse than an eternal prohibition!
HOW IT WORKS
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Gather your team to decode the past whilst whetting your whistle and using your noodle. Challenges will include picture puzzles, riddles, historical trivia, and more. Solving each puzzle reveals the stolen ingredients. The game will be played until a team solves it. The winning team will choose the beer style and ingredients to create the most legendary batch of beer of the Prohibition era!
Good luck to all who embark on this journey through history and hops. Crime and puzzlement will lead to delicious treasure and glory!