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Craft Brewery Week in NYC!

Its Craft Brewery week in NYC and the coaster pickings should be good. Looking forward to some sampling and some good finds.

http://www.nycbeerweek.com/events/

For a link to the collecting community in the US, look no further than the ABA and ECBA.

http://www.americanbreweriana.org/
http://www.eastcoastbrew.com/


The American Breweriana Association Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt educational and historical corporation founded in 1982.

Their purpose is to advance the public knowledge of brewing and breweriana; to serve historians and collectors, and dedicated to the preservation of the memories and artifacts of America’s historic breweries.

Membership consists of almost 3000 members in the USA and around the world. ABA is in partnership with the Potosi Museum Foundation to restore and support a National Brewery Museum in Potosi Wisconsin.

Coaster Conferences

The lifeblood of the coaster collecting community is the conference. Recent conferences attended include the Rochester, NY show. Any upcoming conferences?

Just Getting Started?

Collecting beer coasters can be a rewarding hobby and has a long history as well as worldwide community. Some good places to start if you are just getting into collecting:

American Breweriana Association(ABA) http://www.americanbreweriana.org

British Beermat Collectors Society

German Breweriana Collectors Society http://www.fvb-bdm.de

Value of the Coaster to Breweries

Interesting article on the value of beer coasters to breweries:

http://articles.smashits.com/articles/marketing/123647/beer-coasters-will-drive-visitors-to-you.html

Topics to Focus On

Anyone have any thoughts on topics of interest? Would focusing on a specific type of coaster be interesting? Listing upcoming Brewery shows in the US or abroad? Hope to hear some suggestions!

Thanks

Beer Coaster Collectors Unite!

So how many of you out there collect beer coasters? My father is a rabid collecter of them. He started in the Air Force and just started adding to the collection over time. I attended conferences and beer memorabilia shows as a youngster so I know there is a niche. There are lots of folks here in America and abroad that are into this... but how many? I am curious how far reaching this universe of collectors is. Drop a line if you collect and how it became your passion.