From left to right are Rachel Duggins, kitchen manager; Dave Horchem, manager; and Maggie Long, executive chef at the Jolly Pumpkin café and brewery on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor. They will be hosting a rare beer auction on Dec. 7 in the upper level of the café starting 7 p.m. Craft beer lovers interested in donating to a worthy cause can attend a rare beer auction starting 7 p.m. on Dec. 7 hosted by the Jolly Pumpkin Café and Brewery, 311 S. Main St. in downtown Ann Arbor.
Head brewer Ron Jeffries has been cellaring an array of rare beers for the event which will benefit the Peace Neighborhood Center in Ann Arbor. Participants will be able to wage bids on Jolly Pumpkin beers and blends that have never hit retail shelves – a very rare opportunity in itself.
“It’s a nice event open to anybody who might be interested in bidding on some really cool, funky sour beer,” said Rachel Duggins, one of the managers at the Jolly Pumpkin Café.
This will be the second year for the event. In 2009, more than $2,000 was raised for the Peace Neighborhood Center, which is a community resource center for children and families.
Duggins said the most expensive bottle was auctioned for more than $80 and went to Jolly Pumpkin Executive Chef Maggie Long.
For more information about the Peace Neighborhood, visit www.peaceneighborhoodcenter.org. For more information on Jolly Pumpkin and the rare beer auction, search for Jolly Pumpkin Café on Facebook.
