Lititz Craft Beer Fest?

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  1. pecokid

    pecokid Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2007 Pennsylvania

    Is this thing dead!? These guys have circular redirect on their FB page, no ticket price, no on sale date.

    It is just screaming all hype and no substance.

    Is it going fail because of the PLCB paperwork misunderstandings just like the planned first Pa Flavor?

    They need to do something other than posting brewer logos and linking to a five month old newspaper article.

    I want to attend, it sounds like a good time, but the silence is crushing my hopes.
     
    #1 pecokid, Jun 29, 2014
  2. bierman2000

    bierman2000 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2003 Pennsylvania

    Maybe this will help, but it is quiet.

    http://www.lititzambucs.com/

    Contact Steve Grosh: 717-517-2802. Inaugural Lititz Craft Beer Fest September 28, 2014
     
    #2 bierman2000, Jul 1, 2014
  3. Upton

    Upton Initiate (0) Jul 1, 2014 Pennsylvania

    From the festival ... "We will be launching the website this week, and putting tickets on sale shortly after. Cheers!"
     
    #3 Upton, Jul 1, 2014
  4. patrm

    patrm Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Hi pecokid,

    The Lititz Craft Beer Fest website is due to be launched this week and tickets sales will follow shortly thereafter (prior to the 4th of July). We appreciate the feedback, especially since there are a lot of "firsts" involved. This is the first time a craft beer fest has been organized in Lititz, and it's the first time our organization has planned an event of this kind. Everybody who is involved in organizing the LCBF is volunteering their time, and most are holding down a full time job and maintaining other responsibilities as well. I assure you that we have been working hard to bring a unique and enjoyable festival to Lititz. We are all craft beer lovers as well as members of a non-profit service organization, and it’s been a dream of ours for some time to see a craft beer fest come to fruition in Lititz in support of our mission and our community. I hope to see you at the event where there will be some great beer to sample for a great cause. Please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] should you have any questions or concerns. Cheers! – Patrick
     
    #4 patrm, Jul 1, 2014
  5. sdterp

    sdterp Devotee (307) Apr 17, 2014 Maryland

    Patrm,
    Is it unlimited sampling with the commemorative glass or will there be beer tickets?
     
    #5 sdterp, Jul 2, 2014
  6. patrm

    patrm Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2012 Pennsylvania

    sdterp,

    It will be unlimited sampling with a commemorative glass.
     
    #6 patrm, Jul 2, 2014
  7. TheRealTysonHuffman

    TheRealTysonHuffman Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Tickets are on sale now and the website is up. I saw a link on their Facebook and their website FYI
     
    #7 TheRealTysonHuffman, Jul 2, 2014
  8. pecokid

    pecokid Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2007 Pennsylvania

    I have purchased ticket(s) but am none to happy about the terms and conditions. No doubt lots of lawyers and litigious folks who NEED to do a hefty amount of CYA.

    Please tell me the commemorative glass will be AT LEAST 4 ounces and not the 2 oz. mini-pils glass PA Flavor used a couple of years ago.

    Thank you.
     
    #8 pecokid, Jul 2, 2014
  9. bierman2000

    bierman2000 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2003 Pennsylvania

    I spoke to the people running this event. Check out the Website and sales are limited to 2,000 with roughly 750 sold so far and the glass will be a different shape from what you get at most Beer Festivals. It is listed under Events here on September 28 www.lititzcraftbeerfest.com with at least 35 Breweries.
     
    #9 bierman2000, Jul 29, 2014
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  10. pecokid

    pecokid Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2007 Pennsylvania

    Yeah!! I see "Main Street in Lititz will be lined with a generous and diverse array of food offerings during the Lititz Craft Beer Fest" but how much are we going to have to shell out for food. These "for charity" events always seem to have outragiously priced... everything!

    ooooh! a different SHAPED glass! Is it a thimble!? Is it a boot? I don't care! I just want to know that it will be big enough that I don't have to wait in a queue for another 20 minutes to get another one!

    The trend of no-details "beer festival" must stop! Tell me what I am getting for my money or we will all see the craft beer bubble burst sooner and worse than you think.
     
    #10 pecokid, Aug 3, 2014
  11. TomFoley

    TomFoley Pundit (945) Mar 19, 2005 Pennsylvania

    take a couple of deep breaths.
     
    #11 TomFoley, Aug 3, 2014
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  12. pecokid

    pecokid Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2007 Pennsylvania

    Lititz Craft Beer Fest

    good advice. I will try. Thank you.
     
    #12 pecokid, Aug 3, 2014
  13. TheRealTysonHuffman

    TheRealTysonHuffman Initiate (0) Jun 5, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Just went on the site and got tix.. what other details are you looking for? Am I missing something? 35 announced breweries, they mentioned more on the way on their facebook, and they started adding food places to the list. It says you get unlimited pours and a glass with your ticket. I went to Lancaster's last year, and got a cheap 2 ounce plastic mug and no food, 30 some breweries for the same price as this one. I'd be down for an unlimited beer fest with free pizza, and burgers with a keepsake yard glass to chug from for $25 but haven't seen one yet. Yard's Smoke 'em If Yous Got 'em comes close though! I enjoyed that one last year but it was higher in price. I am looking forward to Oxbow at the Lititz Beer Fest. Worth almost the price of the ticket alone for me. They make some good stuff.
     
    #13 TheRealTysonHuffman, Aug 6, 2014
  14. bierman2000

    bierman2000 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2003 Pennsylvania

    There will be a wide array of beers , as the organizers are paying a higher price per keg, so it won't be the flagship beers that many breweries bring to a micro-fest.
     
    #14 bierman2000, Aug 6, 2014
  15. pecokid

    pecokid Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2007 Pennsylvania

    I don't care if the cup is plastic or glass (at this type of thing). It is the size of the glass that matters. IMHO, given room for head, that size glass is one swallow. One swallow is not enough to hit all my taste buds. So more trips through the queue. I am not looking for a chug-fest. A four once cup would be acceptable but a 6 once glass would be appreciated.

    The details I am looking for: Glass size; food menu with prices; exact beers that will be poured; parking location and price; I could keep going.

    Fests with food, I can think of a few: TAP NY; State College (RIP); Savor; PA Flavor (before last years cup sham).
     
    #15 pecokid, Aug 6, 2014
  16. pecokid

    pecokid Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2007 Pennsylvania

    It is a charity event and they are paying for the beer!?
     
    #16 pecokid, Aug 6, 2014
  17. bierman2000

    bierman2000 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2003 Pennsylvania

    Yes if you want beer in the last 5 years.. be it the usual or out of the ordinary styles, you have to pay for the beer. Charity doesn't matter as breweries need the money, as they do so many festivals a year. The days of free beer for promotion are long over.
     
    #17 bierman2000, Aug 7, 2014
  18. GeoffreyM

    GeoffreyM Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Just bought my tickets. I was really excited to see Oxbow on this list of breweries. That's a pretty big get for a small festival like this.
     
    #18 GeoffreyM, Aug 25, 2014
  19. bierman2000

    bierman2000 Initiate (0) Jan 8, 2003 Pennsylvania

    The Owner / Brewer of Oxbow is actually driving down to pour his beer.
     
    #19 bierman2000, Aug 26, 2014
  20. GeoffreyM

    GeoffreyM Initiate (0) Feb 23, 2012 Pennsylvania

    Any idea what he is pouring?
     
    #20 GeoffreyM, Aug 26, 2014
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