Beer Under Glass 2013

Apparently BUG's regular tickets sold out in 9 minutes. That's just crazy. I wonder if this is going to be the norm now for beer fests?

 

GI anniversary meanwhile takes 8 hours. Now that is crazy.

 

I'm still shocked at the time it took for GI 25 to sell out...thought it would have been minutes just like stoutfest.

 

Not having a thread on here talking it up for 2 months prior probably helped a bit. I'm not mad about it.

 

Maybe the amount of tickets were pretty high? Limit was 4 per transaction. Plus, with no concrete draft list $75 was probably too much for people.

 

Haymarket - Janna Montana BBA Imperial Belgian Black IPA
Goose Island - BCBCS, Scarlett
Half-Acre - Galactic Double Daisy Cutter

 

If I understand correctly they are shutting the whole pub down for the 25yr party, so there are a lot more tickets. That combined with $75 and only vague notions of what will be on tap and what food will be included probably slowed the sell out process. Also as I said early it is the day before Mother's Day, which may have kept a few people (like me) from buying because they have family obligations.

 

Just got 2. Wanted to go last year but got in too late. My recollection is that the tix didn't sell out as quickly as they did this year. There are 127 VIP's left. Really looking forward to another fun event.

 

I asked and they answered:

 

Hmmm. I would have liked to attend this. I can't believe the regular tickets sold out this swiftly. (I ponder if ticket brokers|scalpers have discovered there is seemingly a profitable market in craft beer events. )
I hope, when it doesn't sell enough V.I.P. tickets, it redistributes the remnant tickets for regular purchase.

 

Have they announced the participating breweries yet?

 

Well, this should be fun.

18th Street Brewery
4 Paws Brewing
5 Rabbit Brewery
Ale Syndicate
Argus Brewery
Atlas Brewing Company
Baderbrau
Ballast Point
Begyle Brewing Company
Buckledown Brewing
Church Street Brewing
Deschutes Brewing
DESTIHL
Emmett’s Tavern and Brewing
Finch’s Beer Company
Flossmoor Station Restaurant & Brewery
Fountainhead
Goose Island
Gotta B Crepes
Greenbush
Half Acre Beer Company
Hamburger Mary’s
Haymarket Pub & Brewery
Inspiration Kitchens
Lake Effect Brewing Company
Lakefront Brewery
Marcellos
Marion Street Cheese Market
Metropolitan Brewing
Mickey Finn’s Brewery
Nevins Brewing
Perennial Artisan Ales
Pig Minds Brewing Company
Pipeworks Brewing
Revolution Brewing
Rock Bottom
Solemn Oath Brewery
Spiteful Brewing
Ten 90 Brewing
The Lucky Monk
Three Floyds
Tighthead Brewing
Triptych Brewing
Two Brothers Brewing
Virtue Cider
World of Beer Naperville