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2026 THEME: Beer Wars: Attack of the Clones
This year's theme surrounds everything Star Wars because we all love Yoda and the quest for the light side of the force for all. Attack of the Clones is one of the movie's titles and brewers might consider creating clone beers or naming their beers to follow characters or themes from the franchise.
LOCATION
17299 S. Pioneer Way, Orting, WA. (check address)
The votes came in, the majority went with having Beerstock at the Ski Park Lake park, which has been wonderful for us for so many years.
BEERSTOCK 5060
Beerstock is a homebrew beerfest with the added goal of bringing together a broad variety of homebrewers, from different backgrounds and different clubs, to make new friendships and share brewing tips and tricks, while savoring each other's brews, be it beer, cider, wine or mead. Senate Bill 5060 was the bill that passed which makes it legal to transport homebrew and share homebrew in Washington state. Unlike most brewfests, you can camp overnight. (more info below)
At this year's Beerstock 5060 event some of the proceeds will go to Polio Plus because we truly believe that beer can make the world a better, happier and healthier place to live.
REGISTRATION
Please remember that to satisfy the finicky Bylaws and 501(c)(7) Rules for homebrew members to register and join at the link below. In order to attend, you must either be a member of our Washington State Homebrewers Collective (WSHC) or the sponsored guest of a member.
If you are 21 or older and a homebrewer or a member of a homebrew club, you meet the basic membership requirements. At the web site, you'l be asked to join the WSHC by paying dues before registering to attend Beerstock 5060. Membership dues are $10. You will then receive a $10 discount on your registration fees when registering for Beerstock 5060-14. Note: the discount only applies to the members and not member's guests, if the member is purchasing guest tickets at the same time. If the member's guest go to the web site themselves, they pay the membership fee, get the discount, then pay the ticket price. Either way, the overall cost is the same in the end, sorry for the confusion.
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
Please report to the Check-in booth which opens at noon. Ben, of Northwest Brew Supply, and the NorWA club are in charge of the check-in booth this year and are working to simplify the process. All persons on-site must check-in, have their age confirmed with a Drivers License, get a wrist band, a glass and sign a release of liability waiver. As in the past, that waiver will enter you in a drawing for hand blown glasses and other beer related prizes!
SATURDAY, JULY 18, 2025 SCHEDULE + Sunday AM:
9:00 am - Club booth set-up begins for the early birds. (The gate might be closed before 9am, so please be patient and don’t force the gate open, forcing causes damage.)
12:00 noon - Check-in booth opens
1:00 pm - Beerstock 5060 begins!
2:00 pm - Official Opening Toast, Parade and announcements
2:30-ish - The bands Synchronized Insanity will be performing
4:00 - Pro Brewer's Forum
4:30-ish - announcements followed by Goat Shack.
6:00-ish pm – Prize Drawings
After dark: The Firedancers are back!
11:59 pm - Quieter times begin, Security enforced
2:00 am - Curfew. Yep, no music, no more beer, it's time for bed, Security enforced
7:00 to 10:00 or 11:00 am - Light Breakfast and coffee
UPON ARRIVAL & PARKING
Please don't force the gate, it damages the mechanism. (If the gate is closed when you arrive call Alison: 425-686-0775 or Mark: 425-686-0882.) Next, drive in and talk to the attendant near the booth circle. They will direct you to either the parking area or to drop off your supplies at your booth in the circle. Please drive slowly and be careful of pedestrians.
Move your car as soon as you unload. No vehicles may be left in the booth or camping areas, with the exception of security and the bands, if needed.
Please don’t drive through or park in the roped off areas. These are sensitive areas that the park owners have requested we help preserve.
We ask that you carpool with your club members as much as possible. Please let your guests know that there will be a bit of a walk from the parking area to the event area. Handicapped parking spaces will be available for anyone who requires them.
There are also Rotary Club Members in attendance, who may also need closer parking.
CHECK-IN BOOTH
Everyone must check-in. The Check-in booth opens at noon. Volunteers from NorWA will welcome you. To make the process quick and easy, event registration should have been done by you in advance. If you failed to pre-register and pre-pay, expect a longer check-in time. When checking in you will need to provide a valid ID, verify that you have registered and sign a liability waiver.
Upon checking in, your Driver's License or ID will be viewed, you will receive a wristband signifying you are 21 or older, commemorative tasting glass and write your own name tag (name and club, if you have one). Please note that alcoholic beverages will only be served to attendees with a wristband. Do not serve alcohol to anyone who does not have a wristband.
The Check-in Booth has a Fire Extinguisher, First Aid Kit for humans and a first aid kit for beer service. There are also other supplies that may help you if you forgot something.
Note, there will be some Rotary Club Members that are invited by the Lakewood Rotary Club in attendance to support Polio Plus. They will have their own check-in booth.
BOOTH LOCATIONS
Booth locations are first-come-first-serve. However, if you are on the Beerstock 5060 Planning Committee and have taken on a major organizational task for the event, your club gets to choose where your booth is located before the event. Please respect the signs stating where these clubs are located.
If you are bringing more members than most clubs, we may be able to assign you a larger booth space. This will be determined as estimated attendance numbers come in based on registration. To request a larger booth, please email us at Beerstock5060@gmail.com, when we have attendance numbers closer to the event, we will do our best to honor your request.
BRINGING BEER TO SERVE
Each homebrew club is in charge of their booth and the beverages they plan to serve. You can bring homebrewed beer, mead, cider or wine (etc), in bottles, kegs or whatever, as long as it will tantalize taste buds. The organizing committee is often asked "how much beer should we bring?" There are usually around 150 beverages being served and up to 200 people in attendance. Most participants bring a keg, but a case or two of bottles will work, also. Sometimes a 5-gallon keg will be blown within the first few hours, sometimes you’ll bring home 4 out of 5 gallons. More beer for you! :-)
Each club is responsible for their own jockey boxes and/or dispensing set-ups, signs, tables, chairs, ice, and shade tent. A sign stating what beverages are being served is helpful to attendees. No on-site drinking water is available. Please bring water for drinking, rinsing glasses, cooking, etc. If you forget anything, or find a problem with your set up, ask at the check-in booth, they just might have the fitting or zip tie you need.
CLUB OF THE UNAFFILIATED
If you are a homebrewer but are not in a homebrew club, or your club is not attending and you want to serve homebrew, you may register under the Club of the Unaffiliated. Contact Johnmidavis@gmail.com prior to the event to sign up with him. Check with the Check-In booth staff to find out where you can pour your beer. On the waiver, your club name will be "Club of the Unaffiliated".
T-SHIRTS
T-shirts will be at the check-in booth and sold in the same method as they were a few years back with a self-serve table and cash box. First come, first serve. When they run out, they run out. Vintage Beerstock t-'s will also be for sale. Please ask at the check-in booth if you need change for 20's!
RULES, AGE, GUESTS & OTHER SPECIFICS
Attendees over 21 will be given a wristband after their age is confirmed at the Check-in Booth. Do not serve alcohol to anyone without a wristband. Any minors are to be watched over by a parent.
This is a private event, do not advertise Beerstock 5060 or post event information publicly.
Keep in mind this is a homebrew tasting event, not a drunken brawl. Please choose your guests carefully. You and your club are responsible for your guests, and share the Beerstock 5060 information, rules, and expectations with your guests.
No swimming in the lake or camping on the putting greens.
Any person who commits an act of violence against another person at the event will be banned from Beerstock 5060, and there could be repercussions for the club who invited that person.
No weapons or illegal drugs are allowed on the premises.
THINGS YOU’LL NEED TO BRING
Please remember to bring a valid ID so that your age can be verified at the Check-in booth, as well as a digital or printed copy of your registration, if possible.
Remember to bring plenty of water, along with the necessities like sunscreen, flashlight, bug spray, tent and warm clothes for the evening. You will also need to supply your own ice. (Warning, one year Orting ran out of ice, eek!)
There are no outlets available so be prepared with generators or battery-powered lighting for after dark. (The band needs the limited electricity available to rock your socks off.) Please consider tipping each of the groups we hire for entertainment because we pay them so very little. There will also be a way to donate to Polio Plus at the event.
FOOD
We might have a food truck for a few hours around dinner time. We will let you know if this ends up happening. Otherwise, please plan on bringing enough food for both lunch and dinner, as well as snacks for midnight munchies, etc. Gas and charcoal grills are permitted for cooking, but please protect the grass (see following paragraph). If you have a fire extinguisher, it's always good to have one handy. Light breakfast snacks will be provided Sunday morning along with coffee at 7:00 am.
FIRE & SAFETY
No open flames or fire pits are allowed in the booth circle or in the parking and camping areas. Gas and charcoal grills are fine, but bring something to put under them to catch anything that may drip down. Please don’t dump ash, bones or coal on the property.
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THEFT
We hate to mention this, but it is a reality. Keep your valuables on your person, safely packed away or hidden in your locked car.
QUIET TIME & CURFEW
QUIETER TIMES start at midnight because many are already snoozing in their tents by then. Turn down or turn off your music. Speak in sultry, whispery voices about the beverages of your choice. Ha ha.
As in the previous years, a 2 am CURFEW will be enforced. This is not negotiable. Start shutting down your booth with enough time to leave the Beerstock circle at 2:00am. This means Club Booths shut down, no more serving alcohol and no congregating in the booth area. At 2 am you should be comfortably snoozing. :-) Our security guards will be enforcing this. Due to problems in the past, we must say that any club that does not comply with the curfew will be banned from Beerstock 5060 for one year.
CAMPING
As always, camping Saturday night is encouraged and free. Please, please, please don't drink and drive. Respect the camping areas. Please don't park your car or camp in the sensitive areas that have ribbons around them, and also do not camp on the putting greens. Stay on the Beerstock side of the road, the lake is for the owners of the park and off limits to us.
Drop off your camping gear nearby and park your car in the PARKING area.
A location has been set aside for campers and RVs in the Parking Area only, however, there are no RV hookups. Follow the signs. Remember that the camping areas are for SLEEPING. Please be considerate of those sleeping around you by being quiet and mellow while in your tent. (No parties in the camping areas.) Sound travels far in that valley, so be kind and avoid late night banter.
Beware: In the dark many tents look the same. I suggest you put something obvious at the entrance to your tent that signifies it's yours. It's a common occurrence that a tipsy Beerstocker, has stumbled into the wrong tent, in the dark, entirely by accident. Be kind.
SECURITY
Professional security guards will be on duty throughout the event smoothing troublesome situations and enforcing quiet time and curfew. They will be in clearly marked uniforms, please alert them to any situations that may need their attention, including uninvited guests. (Note: Rotary members and the owners of the park have been invited to attend.) Remember that the behavior of your members and guests reflects upon your club, if possible diffuse any situations before getting to a point where security is needed. Change the subject if hot button topics are being argued, avoid talking religion or politics, etc. Change the subject to beer or the Seahawks, if need be.
If a club doesn't follow the rules, consequences will be considered.
GARBAGE & RECYCLING
Please help us Sunday morning by taking a bag or 2 :-)
Garbage cans and recycling bins will be available throughout the event. Sunday morning, if you have room in your vehicle, PLEASE take a bag or two of garbage or recycling.
Remember if you pack it in, you must PACK IT OUT. Please leave your booth and camping areas as clean as you found them. After packing up on Sunday, please walk your area and pick up paper scraps, bottle caps, spilled food, pretzels or butts and throw them away. We all love a fun costume, but please avoid glitter and other things that will litter the grass with non-biodegradable plastic or trash.
CHILDREN
You may bring children, but they must remain under your care and watchful eye at all times. Keep in mind that this is an adult event with lots of people drinking, and there aren’t going to be many activities to keep children occupied throughout the event.
DOGS
We love our furry friends, but there have been problems with dogs in the past. People have been bitten, poop has been stepped in, little dogs have been tripped over, dogs have been left to run loose, etc. Friendly, well-behaved dogs are welcome at the event provided they are held on a leash at all times. Super long leashes have tripped Beerstockers, so consider this when choosing a leash. As their owner, you are responsible for their actions and for cleaning up after them. BYO poop-baggies.
We are looking forward to seeing you at BEERSTOCK 5060-15 on Saturday, August 2nd, 2026.
17299 S. Pioneer Way, Orting, WA
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