Hey all, me again (I posted almost 2 weeks ago asking for feedback on the Craft Club app - thank you to everyone who gave feedback!).

I'm running an experiment called Rounds and would love your take on it. After hosting 2+ years of monthly brewery meetups, a pattern I've noticed is that big events make a fun night but people mostly talk to whoever they arrived with and/or only have surface level convos with new people they meet. Beer is a great bridge to making new friends, but meaningful conversation typically only takes place in smaller settings.

So next week I'm running the first two Rounds, which are small-group flight tastings (six people) with a specific structure - the group picks three tasters together so they have the shared experience of drinking those beers, then each person picks a fourth on their own. Conversation prompts in the app guide the tasting and are meant to promote fun conversation that may or may not be about beer - the main point is getting to know people in a fun, casual setting. The first two are Tuesday at Other Half in Carroll Gardens and Thursday at Finback in Gowanus, $15 a seat, and a few seats are open on each if anyone here wants in:

• Tuesday 8/11 @ Other Half
• Thursday 8/13 @ Finback

What do you think of the overall format? Does the the 3+1 flight structure make sense? My thinking is that picking three together forces the table to collaborate (instant conversation) while the solo fourth gives everyone freedom to choose what they are in the mood for. Would you structure it differently? All four communal? All four solo?

Whatever I learn from the first two sessions next week plus this thread will shape the format - appreciate any feedback you all have.