Toppling Goliath Releases and Updates

Did Fairfield let people from other hotels in. I am at Country Inn and will come over if they allow it. I know at Dark Lord day some of the hotels wouldn’t let in people that weren’t staying there

 

Staying at Quality Inn Saturday night. Anyone know what the bottle share scene is like there? First time staying here, stayed at Fairfield and Country Inn the last couple releases and both had decent bottle shares Saturday night.

 

There will be a share at Fairfield.. they were great during Assasin Eve. I'll be there and I know several have sent me PM 's about attending.. nothing formal but just a great variety of beers from different locations.

 

True, the staff was great, but the people that shared and everyone staying in control and having fun with the share and opening up bottles from all over made it memorable!

 

First timer staying at the super 8 saturday night, wondering if anyone has shuttle info. Otherwise, are there bottle shares at either the super 8 or quality inn saturday night typically?

 

I'll be at Quality Inn as well with some buddies

 

Me and a couple of family members are staying there and would love to share some goodies! Where are you guys all coming from for the quality inn share and what night(s)? We are only staying sat night too.

 

Anyone ever been to the release before to know about what time the line for public sale starts the form? We are in the 215 group and wondering if we even have a shot at getting back in the public sale line to get any bottles

 

Last session problems .

 

My inaugural MD day! Was planning on coming in early Saturday morning hitting pulpit, etc until my pickup window of 12:15-1:45. Any other recs of stuff I should hit? Share at C@C worth it?? No whales but I will have some fresh dancing gnome, degarde, hudson valley demiurge, block 15 I would love to share. Would like to attend the hotel shares Friday/Saturday night but rooms are booked solid. Thanks for any insight/suggestions

 

Thanks for the confidence

 

We will be sharing at the Quality Inn with several guys Friday night. Staying with my wife at Winneshiek though. Could be a long walk back. I will bring a wide variety of beers hoping I get motivated to bring out the whales. Look forward to seeing a bunch of you guys again. Don't be shy about the shares, just join in at the common area of the hotel you are at. Don't worry about what you bring as anything will be accepted.

 

Are these brewed by TG in Decorah, or is this a way of leveraging their now excess capacity from a contract with Brew Hub?

Because as others have said, this doesn't make sense from a consumer perspective. Private label brands are generally associated with low cost, and at their best, surprisingly good quality.

Mission St. from Trader Joe's, for example, used to be private label Firestone Walker, and their Pale Ale was almost identical to the (now retired) multi-time GABF Gold Medal winning Pale 31, only it was less expensive. This was an easy purchase.

These beers are roughly the same price-per-ounce as the core TG beers and I'd buy them for the same reason...if they're just as good.

 

Rumor is that it's brewed by the same WI contract facility that was doing their Pompeii kegs.....

 

I saw a picture of the can that was stamped with Verona, WI. That's where Wisco, who did the old Pompeii kegs, is based.

 

https://ibb.co/gmUQ7e

 

I've tried the pale ale and the lager, and they're both exceptional IMO. Can't wait to try the IPA, because I've heard really good things. That can art, though...

I wish all their beers were supplied in this format, but I've beaten that dead horse for a long time.

 

Those were good and it gives me hope

 

A few buddies and I will be at Quality on Friday night as well and bringing a variety of bottles (More Brewing, Bottle Logic, Trillium, Mikerphone, Angry Chair, etc.)