The event consists of experts guiding audience through a wide range of beers both foreign and domestic by: “Describing their textures, tastes and smells while suggesting the best food to accompany their beverage.” Among the trivia tests and prices there are: “A healthy number of anecdotes that lead listeners back to the Bible.”
Nathan Dirs the 2005 chief beer expert for this expert recount how events like these help connect him to the church that eventually led him to Christ. Mr. Dirs says: ““When I was first approached I wasn’t a Christian and things weren’t going so well in my life - and it just sort of opened my eyes a bit to the fact that Christian guys were normal guys – they weren’t Ned Flanders!”
While being at the lowest point in his life he started asking questions and: “Bugging his wife about who was going to church, what was going on, and she got sick and tired of the questions and said, ‘Well you’ve just got to come along’.” The Sydneyanglicans.net has reported 9 months later Nathan is going to Bible College in Morling for 2006.
The draw card is beer but the organisers point out the key point is building existing bonds with Mr. Twist stressing: “Foremost, it is relationship building, because the strongest thing is the relationship between the person who has been invited and the person inviting. It’s not possible for anyone to consume more than the number of drinks recommended by the RTA. And at the end of the night everyone is capable of hopping in the car and driving home – assuming they have a licence.”