Bock Fest/Goat Races anyone?

Absolutely. Went for the first time last year and it was ridiculously fun. Hoping for a Peggy repeat.

 

I'l be there for sure. Team Peggy was a Sly Fox Monday night, I guess make a PR appearance.
One of my favorite events of the year, see ya's there

 

I'm going for the first time this year. What can I expect? I saw Sly Fox is brewing a hefe-dopplebock, so basically a weizenbock? Looking forward to it!!

 

you can expect a crap load of people drinking a crap load of beer, and sometime in the afternoon there will be goats running around.

enjoy

 

Protips:

1) Get the mug. It's two tickets ($10) with the first pour, but it's bigger than the cups and much easier to hold all day (plus it's cool).

2) Eat sometime before the goat race. They ran out of brats last year and were left only with vastly inferior weisswurst.

3) Bathroom lines are incredibly long, so get in line before you're about to burst.

4) The inside bar is very, very crowded, but they do have special eisbocks on tap in there (I believe last year they had Instigator and Slacker).

 

My wife and I are heading over. I've never been there as I missed out last year and didn't know about it the year before. Looks like a hell of a time. Beer and goat races? Yes, please.

 

i'll be there with my Team Peggy shirt.

 

LOL good point... it didn't occur to me that people might want to drink less than 4 beers.

 

I really want to go, but I have an 8am final the next morning. We'll see how adventurous I'm feeling.

 

I want to go, but it sounds like it's kind of a pain in the ass. Just how crowded is it? Hard-to-move, wait 15 minutes for a beer crowded? I understand the number of people they expect (2,500-3,000), but I don't know anything about where it's held and what that number means in comparison. If I just want to have a couple of drinks and see something new (goat races), does the crowd make it more hassle than it's worth?

 

I'll be there. One of my favorite events of the year!

 

it's crowded, but not unbearable. unless you need to go to the bathroom or you want to buy food. you can bring your own food and picnic out there, so do that. and for beer, it seemed to be faster to go inside to the restaurant and order at the bar (it looks crazy when you enter, but there are more people to help you as opposed to waiting in a long line outside - also, there are a lot more options to choose from inside). because they use a ticketing system (you buy the tickets beforehand and exchange them for beer and goods) it's a lot faster since you don't have to wait for people to get change, or pay with credit cards, etc.

 

Last year was a big year for them as they started the ticket system which helped move beer lines much better. I think this year, strides really need to be made for the bathroom situation, so we'll see.
The crowds are rough, but in my opinion, it's waaaaay worth it. I'll be there bright and early staking out my spot.

 

Taking the family again this year, we only missed a few years since the beginning. Always a fun day.

 

why they are or why they aren't? just want some sort of clarification on that since i don't get their emails, apparently. and there's no mention on their website of this. and i would have been bringing water bottles if i hadn't known we couldn't.