http://allaboutbeer.com/gather-for-beer/world-beer-festival/raleigh-nc/

tickets are $40 go on sale to the general public March 16

WILL THIS BE THE YEAR I FINALLY MAKE ONE OF THOSE PRETZEL NECKLACES???

(Happy Drinking)

2/16/2010 2:02:20 PM

awesome.

2/16/2010 2:20:27 PM

pretzel necklaces are awesome, just avoid anything other than the regular pretzels as they'll get stuff all over your shirt

2/16/2010 2:24:41 PM

Oh fuck, I will be back in America for this.

2/16/2010 6:43:49 PM

I love the beer fest. Good to see Foothills Brewery is back at the event this year.

Shameless plug, cause I'm a Winston homer: Foothills' Imperial Stout (Sexual Chocolate) just landed on Maxim's "Top 25 New Beers" list. I know, Maxim isn't exactly a credible source, but it was still cool to see.

2/16/2010 7:13:58 PM

I'm can't wait, already got my monies paid for our group's ticket buyer. Pretzel necklaces are a must this time!!! Which session are ya'll looking to go to?

3/3/2010 10:18:09 PM

this is right in the middle of Shakori Hills . . . if I can get a DD to / from I might have to do the two together

3/3/2010 10:58:53 PM

bump for tickets going on sale this Tuesday

3/15/2010 12:36:13 AM

here's a secret

the presale password was never prompted for when i bought tickets last week.

3/15/2010 9:11:57 AM

i'll be there...girls in our group put snacks in their purses and no one said anything, but do you even have to hide them? can you bring food in with you?

3/15/2010 9:40:39 AM

^^ damn, they're asking for a password now

3/15/2010 1:33:37 PM

PM me for code

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3/15/2010 11:16:53 PM

i've never been. i kinda wanna go but my brother texted me tonight and wants me to come to greenville that weekend. i don't know why...

3/15/2010 11:41:53 PM

For the first time in my life I have tickets.

Presumably my funeral will be held on April 25th.

3/16/2010 2:58:57 AM

raleigh rocks

3/16/2010 8:27:39 AM

Just picked mine up!

3/16/2010 10:14:26 AM

I have 2 tickets for the evening session

3/16/2010 11:00:32 AM

I can't go this year

3/16/2010 12:56:29 PM

IN

it only took 15 minutes for the page to load, but I'm in

3/16/2010 1:17:16 PM

Just got my tickets too

3/16/2010 1:35:54 PM

Yay, I'm going for once!

3/16/2010 3:15:05 PM

How's the Day VS Evening?

3/16/2010 3:45:11 PM

i've only ever done the noon-4 slot...friends and myself get picked up by my brother and i usually end up getting home and eating half a gallon of ice cream

3/16/2010 3:54:22 PM

I picked up my day time tickets.

3/16/2010 4:03:20 PM

We've always done the day session, it works pretty well for us. We go, get hammered, come home and take a nap and are ready to go out again that evening.

3/16/2010 4:13:52 PM

I'll be there for the evening session. I always seem to miss this, so I'm psyched about going this year.

3/16/2010 5:09:18 PM

Did the day session once. Never will do it again. Much rather drink at night plus going to the early session kind of kills the whole day.

3/16/2010 5:12:23 PM

just got 6 afternoon tickets. i hope my friends pay me back!

3/16/2010 5:28:44 PM

FINALLY GOING!! whoo hoo

sadly I'm a lightweight and probably won't make it very far

3/16/2010 6:54:06 PM

^^ lol

i bought 16

3/16/2010 7:14:36 PM

this is the first year since they've been doing it in raleigh that I haven't gone.

3/16/2010 7:23:41 PM

how did you get 16? different credit cards or just hit up different bars?

also, does anyone know if they charged $44.50 at the bars?

3/16/2010 7:55:59 PM

Usually just 40 at the bar. You can order more tickets at once with the code.

3/16/2010 9:29:53 PM

^^ they maxed me at 6 per transaction on the website, during the presale.

made multiple transactions, same card.

all 16 tickets have my name on them.

3/16/2010 10:55:46 PM

Going to the afternoon session. Awesomely excited.

3/16/2010 11:46:20 PM

Quote :

"Usually just 40 at the bar."

saucer was $44.50/each

3/17/2010 7:00:51 AM

I def paid 160 for 4 at the ale house last year.

3/17/2010 11:10:08 AM

Id like to trade an evening ticket for an afternoon ticket.

3/17/2010 3:50:33 PM

^dang, wish i'd have got on here before ordering my evening ticket.

3/17/2010 6:36:37 PM

I've heard they usually run out of beer during the evening session. Anyone know if that's true?

3/17/2010 10:34:16 PM

Quote :

"I've heard they usually run out of beer during the evening session. Anyone know if that's true?"

i've heard the same thing and i'm inclined to believe it...heck, toward the end of the afternoon session, a number of the smaller breweries had run out of beer (or so they said...i assume they were actually holding the rest for the evening session)

3/18/2010 9:22:04 AM

You'll have a few vendors who run out but I feel sure they reserve a certain amount of kegs for each session.

3/18/2010 2:40:30 PM

how hasnt this sold out yet? are they selling more tickets this year?

3/18/2010 8:47:30 PM

picked up 4 at the carolina ale house in briar creek today. they said they were really low. (not sure how many each were allotted though.)

3/18/2010 9:44:11 PM

The friend who bought my ticket bought them for the evening session. When I asked about them running out he said his experience has been that not many do, and a lot of the vendors are trying to empty their kegs so they give it out in greater quantities at a time.

3/26/2010 5:46:04 PM

i like the day session, get more free shwag then go out to drink after. last year i lost a lot of my stickers though

3/26/2010 6:12:48 PM

bump for Saturday

4/19/2010 12:55:13 PM

it's gonna be a long week....

4/19/2010 1:04:06 PM

this week is already stressful ashell - looking forward to Saturday evening

4/19/2010 1:25:59 PM

wine festival two days ago...beer festival in 5

i'm drinking my way through april

4/19/2010 2:45:17 PM