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Barcelona Beer Festival - March 2015

Discussion in 'Europe' started by sunnrider, Jan 21, 2015.

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  1. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    #1 sunnrider, Jan 21, 2015
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  2. CharlatanSin

    CharlatanSin Initiate (0) May 28, 2009 Connecticut

    I'm going to be there! Looking forward to it.

    Have you been before? What's it like?
     
    #2 CharlatanSin, Jan 22, 2015
  3. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    Very chilled out, since it´s spread over 3 days nobody is in a rush.
    Few queues for stuff, although Cantillon´s Fou Foune did draw some for a while :wink:

    The location is beautiful and I think they´re trying to organise even more space this year.
     
    #3 sunnrider, Jan 22, 2015
  4. torriman

    torriman Initiate (0) Jun 19, 2013 Spain

    Hi Sunrider,
    I´ll be attending the Festival, probably on Friday. It will be nice if we can meet and know each other in person.

    This year the festival is in the same place, but they told me there will be more beer :slight_smile:.
     
    #4 torriman, Jan 23, 2015
  5. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    Friday and maybe Saturday for me if I can persuade the wife to go shopping in town.
    I´d be happy to meet up @torriman where in Spain are you from?
     
    #5 sunnrider, Jan 23, 2015
  6. torriman

    torriman Initiate (0) Jun 19, 2013 Spain

    I'm the guy who sells brekeriet.
     
    #6 torriman, Jan 23, 2015
  7. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    LOL, totally forget your username was torriman, even though it sounded familiar.
    Definitely need to meet up, I´ll take along something interesting to share :wink:
     
    #7 sunnrider, Jan 23, 2015
  8. alexg32

    alexg32 Initiate (0) Oct 25, 2010 New York

    Are tickets available for this yet? I didn't see anything on the website about buying them.
     
    #8 alexg32, Jan 31, 2015
  9. torriman

    torriman Initiate (0) Jun 19, 2013 Spain

    No tickets needed, you just buy tokens at the Festival to exchange for beer. Nevertheless, be aware that Friday and specially Saturday afternoons are quite busy and maybe you can´t enter due to overcrowding.
     
    #9 torriman, Feb 2, 2015
  10. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    There are some tickets available which enable you to skip the queues and get first crack at entry to the various seminars over the weekend. They cost 50€ but come with 10 tokens (and a tshirt) aswell.
     
    #10 sunnrider, Feb 3, 2015
  11. CharlatanSin

    CharlatanSin Initiate (0) May 28, 2009 Connecticut

    Do you think those tickets are worth it? My wife and I are trying to decide whether to buy them or whether to just show up.
     
    #11 CharlatanSin, Feb 3, 2015
  12. torriman

    torriman Initiate (0) Jun 19, 2013 Spain

    IMO, depends in when are you going to visit the Festival. I´ve you plan to go in the morning or early in the afternoon, I wouldn't bother in buying them. If you want to go after 19:00 pm or want to have the freedom to enter and exit as many times as you wish the festival, then I recommend you to buy them. You can have the problem that it is overcrowded and that people can only enter if other people exit. Last year, some people had the problem that they exit the festival to eat something outside, and when they tried to enter again, they couldn't make it.
    I had those tickets due to that I´m a distributor and some of my beers where in the Festival, but I didn´t pay for them. I really appreciated the flexibility and avoiding ques.
     
    #12 torriman, Feb 3, 2015
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  13. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    I'll be there early, because prefer to enjoy the beer and avoid the crowds. So I won't be getting tickets either.
     
    #13 sunnrider, Feb 3, 2015
  14. CharlatanSin

    CharlatanSin Initiate (0) May 28, 2009 Connecticut

    Neat. Maybe I'll see you guys there! I'll be the guy in the Smuttynose shirt whose wife will be very patiently translating things from Catalan for him :slight_smile:
     
    #14 CharlatanSin, Feb 5, 2015
  15. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    @CharlatanSin bring a few NEBCO beers along, always wanted to try Gandhi bot :wink:
     
    #15 sunnrider, Feb 10, 2015
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  16. Dralecg

    Dralecg Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2014 Florida

    @sunnrider , they're unfortunately not making gandhi bot anymore. By any chance do you know of any good stores in Barcelona that have Fou or other Cantillons or 3F?
     
    #16 Dralecg, Feb 17, 2015
  17. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    So I see, that´s a pity, they should rename it Robo Jesus though.

    As far as I know they should have some Cantillon and 3F at Biercab. During the beer festival I suspect that it won´t last long.
    I recommend De Cam as an alternative and Brekkeriet if there´s any about.
     
    #17 sunnrider, Feb 17, 2015
  18. Dralecg

    Dralecg Initiate (0) Nov 7, 2014 Florida

    There going to rename it I believe. Thanks for the heads up, I'm F'ing in July so hopefully I can grab some then.
     
    #18 Dralecg, Feb 17, 2015
  19. standardcherry

    standardcherry Initiate (0) Jan 17, 2011 Massachusetts

    This is great, I'll be in BCN that weekend. Looking forward to it.
     
    #19 standardcherry, Feb 17, 2015
  20. alexg32

    alexg32 Initiate (0) Oct 25, 2010 New York

    You'll be able to find Cantillon with no problem in July, but Fou Foune is probably pretty unlikely. That's almost an entire year after its release, unless they get a random shipment in somewhere which could happen. Check out Lambicus though, it's a cool store with obviously a good selection of Lambics. And obviously Biercab as everyone will tell you.
     
    #20 alexg32, Feb 20, 2015
  21. alebuff

    alebuff Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2005 England

    How do we get these 40Euro ticket packages, please ? Or even a beer list ? There is very little info on the official web-site......
     
    #21 alebuff, Feb 21, 2015
  22. sunnrider

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    #22 sunnrider, Feb 23, 2015
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  23. matt_6

    matt_6 Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2013 New York

    Can you buy to go at Biercab?
     
    #23 matt_6, Feb 23, 2015
  24. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    They have a shop next door, same bottle list...almost.
     
    #24 sunnrider, Feb 24, 2015
  25. matt_6

    matt_6 Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2013 New York

    Thanks! Didn't realize it was open yet. Going in May.
     
    #25 matt_6, Feb 24, 2015
  26. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    #26 sunnrider, Feb 26, 2015
  27. sunnrider

    sunnrider Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2013 Spain
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    Only a few more days to go.

    If anyone wants to say hi, just BM me, I´ll pass you my phone no.
    Will be there around midday Friday and at various other times on Sat, Sun.
     
    #27 sunnrider, Mar 11, 2015
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