page 2 loves the beer festival

4/23/2007 4:43:07 PM

<---------- evening session

4/23/2007 6:35:04 PM

went to a bar last week that had 2000+ beers on the menu. Needless to say, I was in heaven.

4/23/2007 6:38:14 PM

^where pray tell is this utopian heaven?

4/23/2007 6:59:39 PM

i'm going to the afternoon session because the evening one runs out of beer.

4/23/2007 10:55:00 PM

I'd go to this but, I'd be to drunk to drive back.

4/23/2007 11:24:58 PM

Quote :

"went to a bar last week that had 2000+ beers on the menu. Needless to say, I was in heaven."

As soon as I read the post, i was ready to call bullshit.

then i looked over to see who posted it.

4/23/2007 11:40:25 PM

the brickskeller in DC has around 900-1000 on their menu and as far as i know they hold the world record for the most different beers in a single bar.

4/24/2007 8:00:33 AM

for you belgian fans, if you are ever in philadelpha, check out monk's belgian beer emporium.

it's a small joint with incredible food and a seriously impressive selection.


im not really a wheat type of guy, but this girl im seeing lives near by and is a dunkleweizen fiend.

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4/24/2007 8:12:47 AM

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"for you belgian fans, if you are ever in philadelpha, check out monk's belgian beer emporium. it's a small joint with incredible food and a seriously impressive selection."

no but i have a bottle of the monk's cafe flemmish/sour red ale in the beer fridge. its no rodentbach grand cru thats for sure.

4/24/2007 8:44:16 AM

yeah thats a staple on draft, and is their only named beer. it's not a brew pub, just a bar that contracted out a brewery to produce that beer for them

havent had it.

where'd you get that?

the place is tiny, hell the bar has like 10 stools

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4/24/2007 8:55:01 AM

i bought a couple of bottles last year at whole foods in vienna, va. its very drinkable not nearly as sour /acidic as a like sour ales to be, but still good.

4/24/2007 9:02:23 AM

I'll be there! I hope that woman is at the Brooklyn Brewer stand again. Last time I went to the one in Moore Square she was the talk of the town. Someone get a photo of her boobs if she is there.

4/25/2007 7:28:58 PM

The 2000+ beer bar is in Brussels, Belgium: Delirium Pub. A plaque on the wall said that it held the guinness book record for most beers available in a bar in 2004. The menu was as thick as a small telephone book with descriptions of nearly every beer that they had available. It was heaven.

4/25/2007 7:51:55 PM

evening session as well.

4/26/2007 10:22:42 AM

Went to the evening session last year, and didn't have any problems with them running out of beer. If anything, from what I've heard, there's a surplus at night because they save during the day to make sure they don't run out at night. But they save too much.

Last year, when they made the call to cut everyone off (at ten) we just hung around the beer we ended up at chatting with the guys and drinking as much as possible while they cleared out the lines. Took, say, 10-15 extra minutes.

4/26/2007 3:48:44 PM

i'll be there from 12-4!!1

4/26/2007 3:55:30 PM

signed, 12-4

If you see a guy with a big scar on his neck don't say hello! Unless you're a hot chicka!



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4/26/2007 4:08:53 PM

Quote :

"Went to the evening session last year, and didn't have any problems with them running out of beer. If anything, from what I've heard, there's a surplus at night because they save during the day to make sure they don't run out at night. But they save too much. "

never heard that one. maybe last year at the raleigh beer fest because is was the first year they had it. but in durham i have always heard that it runs out alot quicker.

4/26/2007 6:35:14 PM

how about this weekend:

Friday: Hillsborough Hike
Saturday: Beach Music Festival
Sat Night: World Beer Festival
Sunday: Long Overdue Liver Transplant

4/26/2007 8:06:42 PM

I can't make it

4/26/2007 8:07:55 PM

hike tomorrow and the beer fest from like 11:30-10:30

might die

4/26/2007 8:12:00 PM

i too contemplated going to both sessions...

4/26/2007 9:30:23 PM

fri - tasting session at home lots of rarish goodies

sat - 12-4 beer fest
- 6 - ? hank jr and skynyrd

its gonna be a long weekend

4/26/2007 10:00:01 PM

i'll be at the evening session trying as many hefeweizens i can

4/26/2007 11:37:23 PM

^be sure to hit up the Big Boss stand, they will have their Belgian Double Wit on tap...my hometown boys The Mash House will be there too, and they have a tasty hefe, so hit them up for sure

The Great Taste of the Midwest hands out a pamphlet listing all the brewers with a small blurb about each brewery. Most of the brewers also include a list of the beers they will have on tap...really wish the WBF would follow their example.

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4/27/2007 12:04:16 AM

Someone give me a list of the top 5. I'm a beer noob, so I don't know what to try. And I'm a bit of a lightweight, so I probably won't get to try that many.

4/27/2007 12:14:10 AM

that's a tough question that could be answered different ways and really depends on what you like...but most everybody will have some ligher styles if that's your thing. Don't be afraid to try some new shit, though...that's the point.

I will definately check out any NC guys just for the hell of it...also see Allagash, New Glarus and Bell's for sure, Dogfish Head, Jolly Pumpkin, New Belgium, and Terrapin...just glancing through the list: http://www.allaboutbeer.com/wbfraleigh/beer_lineup.html

you can always ask for smaller pours, too

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4/27/2007 12:18:44 AM

If that's the list, then what is http://www.allaboutbeer.com/wbfraleigh/WBF_Beer_Flights.pdf?

[Edited on April 27, 2007 at 12:29 AM. Reason : Oh, I get it. I like mine better.]

4/27/2007 12:27:29 AM

looks like a themed guide to some of the beers that will be at the fest, with booth locations and such

4/27/2007 12:31:21 AM

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"Someone give me a list of the top 5. I'm a beer noob, so I don't know what to try. And I'm a bit of a lightweight, so I probably won't get to try that many."

they are small glasses.

4/27/2007 7:48:54 AM

OK, well I'm sure I'll be able to try more than 5, but I still can't try them all. I just wanted some advice.

4/27/2007 9:26:15 AM

Saturday
Partly sunny skies, cooler and less humid. HIghs in the mid-upper 70s. An upper level disturbance moves across the state today. It is a cold pocket of air aloft and once the ground is heated from the sun, the difference in the surface temperature and the cooler air aloft, will prompt clouds to develop. Once this passes, we will see clearer skies into the evening. Wind: W 10-15 mph. Wind: W, 10-15 mph.


Saturday Night
Clearing and cooler with a low around 50.

4/27/2007 3:24:13 PM

absolutely perfect for the night session

4/27/2007 3:26:37 PM

hope ya'll don't run out of the good belgian like they did last time....afternoon session for me

4/27/2007 4:30:19 PM

debating if i should drive through the night back to raleigh for this

oh how i miss it

4/27/2007 4:36:06 PM

where do all the homeless people stay downtown?

i'll probably just crash with them tomorrow night

4/27/2007 4:45:03 PM

the boy wants me to join him for the afternoon session; already have plans for the evening. might be doing a double-header

at least I can walk home, if I can't endure the cab ride to the afterparty

4/27/2007 7:52:03 PM

i dont drink enough alcohol to give a fuck about a beer fest (is this thing free...thats the only way i'd go)

4/27/2007 7:54:41 PM

i'm fucking hyped

see you out there

4/28/2007 9:17:18 AM

woo its today!!

4/28/2007 10:34:16 AM

my liver is quivering

4/28/2007 10:42:26 AM

damn we may have to take a taxi to downtown..can anybody drop me and 3 other people to downtown?

4/28/2007 10:57:55 AM

What's a reputable taxi service to use?

4/28/2007 11:57:10 AM

how much does it cost?

4/28/2007 11:58:52 AM

sold out

4/28/2007 11:59:32 AM

i am sure people out there will have extra tickets

4/28/2007 1:28:50 PM

anybody know how much a cab ride from downtown to carmax on glenwood would be?

4/28/2007 2:23:59 PM

Suggestions of places to park?

4/28/2007 3:56:11 PM

so so sad i couldn't get a ticket

4/28/2007 4:14:44 PM