Firestone Walker XXI Anniversary Party

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  1. thuey

    thuey Pooh-Bah (1,705) Nov 13, 2015 California
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    Ticket Sales Are Now Live:
    https://www.eventbrite.com/e/xxi-anniversary-release-tickets-38093980120

    Date: Saturday, November 4th, 2017
    Time: 11:00am – 2:00pm
    Check-In Begins: 9:30am

    Location: Firestone Walker Brewing Company
    1400 Ramada Drive, Paso Robles CA 93446
    Six (6) Bottles: $90
    12 Bottles: $172

    Tiered ticket pricing will also include:
    • Souvenir Tasting Glass
    • Either six or 12 – 12oz bottles of XXI, depending on the ticket purchase of your choosing.
    • Ticket prices include tax, CRV & Eventbrite fees
    • The opportunity to taste many amazing beers created by the Firestone Walker Brewing team.
    • Classic BBQ Lunch Plate provided by Old San Luis BBQ
    • Live music to entertain your ears as you entertain your taste buds
    • Special Bottle Release available for purchase to event attendees only! SCOTCH PARABOLA! (yes, Parabola aged in Scotch barrels. *incredibly limited, six bottle max per person)
    • 12 bottle max XXI purchase per person ALL DAY!
    Note: if you buy the 12-bottle package as your ticket then you will NOT have the opportunity to purchase anymore XXI Anniversary Ale at pick-up. Fear not, you will be able to purchase limited bottles of the limited produced Parabola aged in Scotch barrels if 12 bottles of XXI is just not enough for you!

    Been there the last two years, and just picked up my ticket for this year. Anyone else going?
     
    #1 thuey, Oct 2, 2017
  2. Hype_Train

    Hype_Train Zealot (677) Feb 8, 2017 California

    I'm prolly going again. 3rd time for me. I just hope it's better than last years shitshow which was less than impressive from beer, to food and layout.

    Did pricing go up from last year? Seems more expensive unless I'm losing it.
     
    #2 Hype_Train, Oct 2, 2017
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  3. BeersandBread

    BeersandBread Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2016 California

    Scotch BA Parabola? Awesome! Did they do anything like this last year? I hope they will sell that in the Venice company store.
     
    #3 BeersandBread, Oct 2, 2017
  4. elemenohpee1

    elemenohpee1 Pundit (965) Oct 29, 2014 California

    Have they released the final blend yet?
     
    #4 elemenohpee1, Oct 2, 2017
  5. thuey

    thuey Pooh-Bah (1,705) Nov 13, 2015 California
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    I agree. I hated the organization last year, and nearly decided not to go this year. But they said on IG that they were capping the attendance at smaller numbers this year to prevent the problems that happened last year, so I give them credit for acknowledging that.

    As far as pricing though... it is a little higher for the bottles, but cheaper for the ticket if that make sense. They went for $25/22oz bottle = $150 for ticket last year. And $15/12oz bottle = $90/ticket this year.
     
    #5 thuey, Oct 2, 2017
  6. thuey

    thuey Pooh-Bah (1,705) Nov 13, 2015 California
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    Last year they had Ten Buck Chuck, a Luponic Distortion + brettanomyces beer with Chuck Silva/Silva Brewing.
     
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  7. Hype_Train

    Hype_Train Zealot (677) Feb 8, 2017 California

    That beer you can still find prolly at fwv. What a bad collab hyped beer it was.
     
    #7 Hype_Train, Oct 2, 2017
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  8. Yabu

    Yabu Savant (1,150) Feb 4, 2015 California
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    Ten buck chuck, was the "mystery" bottle of the day. Had a sip and chucked the rest.

    Last year was super disappointing...I can agree beer/food/layout. One of the highlights was that I could get any photo printed out if I used their hashtag on IG. I had some fun with that!
     
    #8 Yabu, Oct 2, 2017
  9. thuey

    thuey Pooh-Bah (1,705) Nov 13, 2015 California
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    I dunno about hype, but it was actually my favorite beer from last year's party...
     
    #9 thuey, Oct 2, 2017
  10. taylordane

    taylordane Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2015 California

    I'll be in Solvang that weekend and want to stop by Barrelworks for a few tasters saturday afternoon/evening. Once the event is over after 2 pm, will it be business as usual at the Barrelworks bar?
     
    #10 taylordane, Oct 2, 2017
  11. thuey

    thuey Pooh-Bah (1,705) Nov 13, 2015 California
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    Barrelworks is unaffected, other than having Firestone XXI bottles for sale (which may or may not increase foot traffic).

    The party is only at the Paso Robles location.
     
    #11 thuey, Oct 2, 2017
  12. taylordane

    taylordane Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2015 California

    Oops missed that. Thanks.
     
    #12 taylordane, Oct 2, 2017
  13. Hype_Train

    Hype_Train Zealot (677) Feb 8, 2017 California

    Really?! Not even after drinking the vintages and the other better bwx beers?

    Side note: what really grinder my gears was that night dinner pairing with old kegs of beers they had that was like $250 per person, come to find out they were serving the remaining leftovers in the restaurant and didn't tell anybody about it. I missed out on the earlier vintages, ugh
     
    #13 Hype_Train, Oct 2, 2017
  14. thuey

    thuey Pooh-Bah (1,705) Nov 13, 2015 California
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    19th party was way better for BA stuff...

    Anyway, 20th was outdoor and pretty hot too, which imo, made drinking BA stuff gross. In that context, the Ten Buck Chuck and normal Luponic were my favorites to drink. I bet this year will be outdoors too though.
     
    #14 thuey, Oct 3, 2017
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  15. Hype_Train

    Hype_Train Zealot (677) Feb 8, 2017 California

    Yeah I was ruined from the amazing beer list from the 19th anniversary party. Bravo, PNC, ddba 12-14 etc then 20th was like WTF IS THIS SHIT? it was like more of a barrelworks party to me with shitty food that was never available except for the damn cookies and bruschetta.

    So I really hope this time is better.
     
    #15 Hype_Train, Oct 3, 2017
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  16. Yabu

    Yabu Savant (1,150) Feb 4, 2015 California
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    Amen brother! After attending 19th, I assumed that was the norm of excellence.

    I did take home a few boxes of the cookies when they were shutting down!
     
    #16 Yabu, Oct 3, 2017
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  17. asong_net

    asong_net Zealot (598) Jan 26, 2016 California
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    Anyone able to pick up an extra bottle of scotch parabola for me?
     
    #17 asong_net, Oct 4, 2017
  18. Hype_Train

    Hype_Train Zealot (677) Feb 8, 2017 California

    Well got my tickets and booked my room at the Adelaide Inn which was $147 for the night. The Marriott that Firestone was providing rates was at $179 so screw that.

    Heard most of the drunken bottle shares/sexual encounters happen at the inn, is this true?
     
    #18 Hype_Train, Oct 4, 2017
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  19. SDReaper

    SDReaper Pooh-Bah (2,174) Aug 15, 2013 California
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    During FWIBF I have stumbled back to my room from the pool multiple nights in a row. So, get a room closer to the pool area but not right in front of it.
     
    #19 SDReaper, Oct 4, 2017
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  20. elemenohpee1

    elemenohpee1 Pundit (965) Oct 29, 2014 California

    Ten buck chuck just won silver lol
     
    #20 elemenohpee1, Oct 7, 2017
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