Winterfest 2013

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by dougofthefuture, Nov 21, 2012.

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  1. dougofthefuture

    dougofthefuture Initiate (0) Oct 15, 2009 Minnesota

  2. brydeen

    brydeen Initiate (0) Dec 18, 2009 Minnesota
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    I vote for a winter Dougfest
     
  3. Mista

    Mista Initiate (0) Nov 10, 2011 Minnesota
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    I second Dougfest!
     
  4. Steasy66

    Steasy66 Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 Minnesota

  5. dougofthefuture

    dougofthefuture Initiate (0) Oct 15, 2009 Minnesota

    Seriously - might not be a bad idea. Anyone know where we can rent a BYOB banquet hall or something? I'm always up for a pseudo-protest/cellar-depleting event, but depending on the scale, I'm not sure I have a space big enough to host it in the dead of winter.
     
  6. hoeg0015

    hoeg0015 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2008 Minnesota

    YES TO DOUGFEST. I owe you your recycling bins, but your candle is on layaway. I'm sure someone lives in or has access to an apartment complex with a community room we could book. OR...see if one of the upstart breweries/pubs/taprooms would think about hosting a bunch of us??? We'd spend a bunch of dough, share some bottles with them--maybe it's a pipe dream, but it sounds awesome.
     
  7. mjryan

    mjryan Maven (1,485) Dec 22, 2007 Minnesota

    How bout the Rathskeller at the Old Schmidt Brewery. That would b a rad place for a beer tasting.
     
  8. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

    man those prices are harsh.
     
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  9. Chaz

    Chaz Grand Pooh-Bah (3,544) Feb 3, 2002 Minnesota
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    Dominium Development of Plymouth is willing to talk if you've got the Benjamins $$$$$ :grinning:
     
  10. dandykins

    dandykins Initiate (0) Dec 28, 2009 Minnesota

    Whoa. I think that might make it the most expensive beer tasting event of its kind in the state. (I consider this event to be different from, say, a beer dinner.) Except maybe for the VIP tickets to that CityPages beer abomination... (sorry, I don't have strong feelings at all about that, as you can tell.)
     
  11. caskstrength

    caskstrength Zealot (705) Nov 26, 2008 Minnesota

    (winter)DOUGFEST>>>>winterfest.
     
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  12. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

    I have a few things that would be good fun for winter Dougfest
     
  13. OrionsHunt

    OrionsHunt Zealot (584) Jul 17, 2011 Illinois
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    From their perspective, since it sells out immediately, why not give a bump to the prices as demand is there? I overheard Omar say Surly lost money at All Pints North. Having said that though, last year I skipped out on Winterfest because of the price so that I could do APN and ABR.
     
  14. Buzzerben

    Buzzerben Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2007 Minnesota

    Of course they lose money. It's a marketing opportunity. I think the high prices are an attempt to minimize the riff-raff (whoever those guys are!).
     
  15. MarcatGSB

    MarcatGSB Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2011 Michigan

    Was thinking about going this year, but $75 dollars? Even FoBAB was only 45, and no offense to MN brewers, but come on...
     
  16. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

    Sucks the beer dabbler winter carnival is not as awesome
     
  17. biglobo8971

    biglobo8971 Initiate (0) May 6, 2010 Minnesota

    I could probably swing a spot, will find out by monday.
     
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  18. UMNbeerhunter

    UMNbeerhunter Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2010 Minnesota

    Wow! That means to get first stab at a ticket you will have to get 2 of each. Ticket to ABR last year was $40 and All Pints North was $30. If the prices keep in step the way they have the last few years that means that it will be
    2 X 35 All Pints North
    2 X 45 ABR
    2 X 75 Winterfest

    $310!!!!

    Thats a hard pill to swallow in one sale. They say that there is going to be perks to the purchase at each event. It better involve some type of free food because biglobo is going to have to dip into his snack money at these prices and theres nothing worse then a hungry biglobo thats had lots to drink.
     
  19. hoeg0015

    hoeg0015 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2008 Minnesota

    I might argue that a hungry biglobo who's had nothing to drink would be worse.
     
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  20. Shag

    Shag Crusader (455) Jun 27, 2007 Minnesota

    I don't understand this approach - it's not like they have trouble selling tickets to any of these events? Why bundle them at all? Why force pairs of tickets?

    Not a fan...
     
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