Save Hunahpu's Day! (positive/constructive feedback only)

I also know a few store owners who do NOT want to deal with Hunahpu's in Distro.

 

In reality what they did would work, just do a better ticket system. As for the line to buy bottles, all they had to do was create 4 lines and have a 10 foot gap between the tables and the line. That would give enough space for people to walk out and keep the pace going. Also I would've saved the DBH and other btls to use if the Huna line started getting to big. I wonder how many people would have left that line to try and get some DBH. Another thing I would've used the rare kegs to control the crowd (not sure if they did) but, release them far apart from each other to keep the crowd spread out.

 

Cigar City's fault is trying to make everyone happy. Which is great and I completely understand. But unfortunately it can never be done. They need to stick to their guns when they put out strict rules for entry. I am against distribution as well. As stated above people abuse the hell out of it.

 

short of not making the beer at all, there's really no way to prevent abuse from some people.

 

There will always be abuse, you just have to limit it. Take a page out of some of the other brewery's limited release events and make it work. Don't just give up on it because you messed up this year.

 

I went for the first time and would love the opportunity to go back. CCB should take a trip to Dark Lord Day, see what they are doing, then make some changes for next year. Tighter ticket control, more security, better bottle distribution/location, nothing that hasn't already been said here. Even with the crowds I had a great weekend between Pegs and the bottle shares at the hotel and at the event.

 

Absolutely correct. That's why you guys need to tame the beast. I say make a small batch from now on and make the release a private party. Don't let the abusers win and the good people lose out. There's always going to be those people no matter what. But there are great ways to reduce them if not damn near eliminate them.

 

WIth the Brew Hub taking on some of the core brand brewing later this year. CCB may be able to make more than one batch on Huna. Release it 2 or 3 times a year. (i guess depending on the cost of making it vs profit) it may work out. Then its not a race to get it. Its just another damn good beer on the market.

 

What about Zwanze day type thing. Spread it out over multiple locations, mostly goes to kegs, Just let everyone know what bars will have it and arrange a tapping time. I'm sure that would make a lot of business owners very happy. Maybe bottle some for El Catador (maybe I shouldn't say that lest there be a riot).

 

I'm sure it would be crazy at some locations. But the same will be true for distributed bottles. At least it takes it off CCB's shoulders. It would be a shame for the beer not to be made at all... If you take 10k bottles out of distribution that's about 400 sixtels.

 

one thing i want to address it the idea of moving the event elsewhere. that'd be fine except you still run into the issue of selling bottles, because very few places are wet-zoned for that sort of thing. on-premise consumption is very different than off-premise. so, it still would be just a fest.

 

That's just to taste it, or is it some kind of festival as well?

 

Would CCB have an aversion to spreading the release over a few days? Name on Id, a pre-purchased ticket that matches the name on the ID, come between Wednesday to Saturday to purchase your allotted bottles at the taproom (with left overs released Sunday), while at a convention center (or such) the event is hosted, with the kegs and treatments of Hunahpu being the focal point?

Someone else brought up a similar idea, and I quite liked it.

 

A tap room isn't the same as a bar, and I agree with you. I'm not leaving my kids in the car for a quick trip inside CCB's tap room for a growler fill or a bottle buy. My Wife and I have brought our kids into CCB's tap room with no issues, but they're both cute and well behaved. We also respect CCB's decision not to have kids at the event this year. It's their party and i'm not going to rain on their parade. I wish more people would follow that advice.

This. I keep feeling like if they stuck to their guns over the original "ID must match ticket" notice they put out to El Cat members originally, they'd have avoided most of this mess. It wasn't until people started bitching about re-selling their tickets or giving them away to beer mules or whatever that CCB relented on that.

I know quite a few that do, though. Several stores in our area typically get one case each and on a whale like that, you better believe those hunahpus would already be spoken for and NONE would see a store shelf. Even our local total wine is lucky to get more than one case out of Brown these days. If word got out that they got more than one case of Hunahpu, they'd announce a sale date/time like they did the last Westy 12 release and the line would be around the block for a one bottle limit when the store opened.

 

They've already admitted that they weren't even properly prepared for just scanning the tickets to check for dupes. Why do you think also having to match them to IDs would've made anything better?