A COMMUNITY-WIDE COLLABORATIVE BEER
SERVING A SPECTRUM OF VARIANTS
Court Shoes Only launched in 2021 as a city-wide collaborative beer initiative to benefit ACEing Autism program locations. The results were smashing!
COURT SHOES ONLY IS A CRAFT BEER INITIATIVE created to benefit ACEing Autism tennis programs. The goal of the initiative is to capture the spirit of the brewery community in the cities ACEing Autism has a program location to raise awareness, accessibility and affordability of its specialized tennis curriculum for individuals with autism. Proceeds from sales of Court Shoes Only support ACEing Autism programs. Across ACEing Autism’s program locations in the U.S. and beyond, there is a spectrum of abilities and traits that makes no participant exactly alike. The same can be said for the variants of the Court Shoes Only beer.
PROTAGONIST BEER
Court Shoes Only was piloted in February of 2021 as a Charlotte region collaborative beer initiative to benefit ACEing Autism’s Charlotte program locations. In 2022 and 2023, the initiative expanded across North Carolina to include Asheville, the Triad and Triangle as well as the addition of a number of South Carolina breweries.
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Brewery and cidery participants have captivated craft beverage enthusiasts since Court Shoes Only variants launched in 2021.
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ACEing Autism awareness, engagement and web traffic to its North Carolina-area programs saw significant growth during the Court Shoes Only beer campaign period.
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Gross contributions, which provide the resources needed to: replenish scholarship funds to enroll more families, deliver trainings to ensure high-quality sessions and targeted marketing to grow and expand ACEing Autism program locations.
Court Shoes Only returns on February 7, 2026 with two, brand new variants releasing at Queen City Brewers Festival.
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About ACEing Autism
ACEing Autism is a volunteer driven, non-profit organization with more than 100 program locations nationally, and growing. Its mission is for children with autism to grow, develop and benefit from social connections and fitness through affordable tennis programming. Cheers to all the brewers and beer enthusiasts for their support of Court Shoes Only; beer crafted to benefit ACEing Autism programs.
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