EBF 2014: Tell us all about it

Discussion in 'New England' started by tobelerone, Mar 22, 2014.

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  1. Beeranator

    Beeranator Initiate (0) Feb 8, 2013 North Carolina


    Just out of curiosity how much was the keg of Utopias worth?!
     
  2. Jbrews

    Jbrews Pooh-Bah (1,800) Aug 6, 2013 New Hampshire
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    I'm sure JK would reply "priceless" :slight_smile: It was delicous
     
  3. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,254) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    A 24oz bottle of Utopias retails for ~$200. There's roughly 1,984 ounces in a 15.5 gallon keg.
     
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  4. emannths

    emannths Initiate (0) Sep 21, 2007 Massachusetts

    Forwarding them a link to this thread would probably be sufficient to make clear the consequences of their SNAFU. Assuming they're generally upstanding dudes and that this was an aberration, that is.
     
  5. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,254) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Your assumption would be correct, and both breweries have already read the thread.

    Again, we're on it.
     
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  6. Christopper

    Christopper Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2012 New York

    I too had a similar interaction with the way too cool Crooked Stave fellows. Not sure if they didn't like my big smile when I walked up to their empty stand or what, but they were extremely rude and short with me. I will never give them my money again. I feel that this would be the best punishment. I hope that the next time Crooked Stave is invited to be part of a great event that they send a different crew. So sad really.
     
  7. Dicers

    Dicers Grand Pooh-Bah (3,412) Sep 2, 2012 California
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    GUYS ENOUGH! If @Todd says they are going to handle it then they will handle it. I hope that none of you had your night ruined by this issue... I speak for the 99% when I say the event was AWESOME! if this was the only issue I'd say the fest was a giant success! With owners/head brewers from many different breweries attending including TG, DFH, Sam Adams, Allagash, and more I'm overwhelming happy with the event
     
  8. Christopper

    Christopper Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2012 New York

    Understood. My bad for rolling through and not reading the entire thread.
     
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  9. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,844) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
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    I've had already said it a few times, but the fest was amazing. Please don't change a thing next year, it really was the best event I've been to in a long , long time.
     
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  10. Jbrews

    Jbrews Pooh-Bah (1,800) Aug 6, 2013 New Hampshire
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    Sam C was a really friendly dude, glad to finally meet him and try some new stuff.
     
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  11. CraftEyeDoc

    CraftEyeDoc Initiate (0) May 3, 2012 North Carolina

    I echo all the praise of the event. Was there Friday night and first session on Saturday. Great idea checking IDs and doing wristbands before the doors opened so everyone could just flood in quickly. The beers were amazing!!! Great job on selection and diversity. The lines were not bad either because they moved pretty quick, even the longer lines did not take long. There were a few minor issues as stated previously, which I do agree with, but overall a perfect event IMO. Thank you for putting it on and will be back next year!
     
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  12. GoesWithLobster

    GoesWithLobster Initiate (0) Mar 28, 2007 Massachusetts

    Was frightened by the line to get in at first (we were practically in the harbor!), but that flew. Great job getting people inside.

    I thought there were plenty of water stations, helpful volunteers, and an overall great crowd. Lines were manageable all night, even at FB and Toppling Goliath.

    So many good beers, it's hard to pick out a winner. I made a beeline for Crooked Stave, and loved their stuff, though I share similar complaints.

    But in the true spirit of the fest, the guys from Relic were awesome. Their trippel was delicious. Cigar City's Berliner was great. Agreed with the general sentiment on NEBCO Coriolis. Great brewery. Loved the Cascade stuff...I thought they were going under-appreciated.

    I'm definitely in the minority and did not like French Toast. It smelled like French Toast, so what? Stone Punishment was bad. But I was warned.
     
  13. RBCORCORAN

    RBCORCORAN Initiate (0) May 18, 2009 Massachusetts
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    I got lucky with CS , knew ahead of time that they had little beer and planned to skip it so the paying customers could get to sample it. I was working that section and happened to be standing there when they ran out. As people were walking away and they were cleaning up one of the guys picked up a bottle that had less than half in it , he offered and I said sure and managed to get a sample of WWB Batch 60. Just lucky to be in the right place at the right time.
     
  14. Aisha

    Aisha Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2012 Massachusetts

    There was a beer by Watch City Brewing that I really liked, but I can't find it on any of the lists. It was called something like "Weisse is everyone picking on me?"
     
  15. Robtobfest

    Robtobfest Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2009 Connecticut

    Yeah that was good. They had a few that were interesting and tasty. The brewer was an interesting dude. Nice guy.
     
  16. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,710) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
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    That was the berliner with chocolate in it right? I tried it, too. Sounded too unique not to give it a whirl, but unfortunately it was a dump for me... the only one of the whole fest, which speaks to the high quality of everything there. But yeah I don't think that one was on the published beer list.
     
  17. DrinkInsider

    DrinkInsider Initiate (0) Feb 19, 2014 Massachusetts

  18. Dicers

    Dicers Grand Pooh-Bah (3,412) Sep 2, 2012 California
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  19. jageraholic

    jageraholic Maven (1,378) Sep 16, 2009 Massachusetts
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    I'm the opposite. I thought corialis was great, but Gandhi Bot was my favorite IPA at the fest and I think I tried most of them. There was a time where there wasn't any line so I had 3 or 4 samples of gandhi one right after the other.
     
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  20. Guzzle_McBrew

    Guzzle_McBrew Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2014 Connecticut

    Toppling kicked the lions ass. As an IPA nut, I went to the festival with intent to try their offerings after hearing quite a bit about them at other beer related events. I was by no means disappointed; King Sue trumped Double Sunshine as my favorite IIPA, and Sosus was not far behind. The guys there were extremely friendly and seemed stoked on the enthusiasm they received over their amazing beer. For some reason in the session I attended, C, there was hardly a line for them most of the time. I smashed a good amount of their awesome stuff.:slight_smile:

    Nebco guys did it proper replacing Coriolis with GBot- talk about a consolation prize. They are also humble group of great gentlemen, and I felt that it was apparent to everyone who paid them a visit. Making CT proud!

    Tree House was awesome- the staff there really knows how to make regulars feel at home. They clearly had everyone's attention, the line was insane-only rivaled by Funky. Bringing an IIPA to the table was a nice touch.
     
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