Microbrew Invitational 2018?

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  1. oriolesfan4

    oriolesfan4 Pooh-Bah (2,569) Apr 16, 2008 Maryland
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    Loved this fest last year, but don't see any mention of it so far.... Is this still planned for this year?
     
  2. Dicers

    Dicers Grand Pooh-Bah (3,436) Sep 2, 2012 California
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    Don't think so, but @Jason or @Todd would know best
     
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  3. jfarrlley

    jfarrlley Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2012 Connecticut

    Whoa....This would be huge...BA (and now this) is the longest running festival they've done, right? I have a crew of 6-12 people who travel up annually for past 6 years...Wow...
     
  4. Dicers

    Dicers Grand Pooh-Bah (3,436) Sep 2, 2012 California
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    Microbrew happened for the second time last year?
     
  5. jfarrlley

    jfarrlley Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2012 Connecticut

    Yes...But Microbrew Invitational was a format / theme change from American Craft Beer Fest which was running forever until the change...so....4 years ACBF and then 2 years Microbrew...Interestingly, my guys liked Microbrew better....while there were less breweries to sample from, the creativity was better amongst the brewers...so...6 years running :slight_smile:
     
  6. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    As much as we (and many others) loved it, we've decided to retire our Microbrew Invitational fest. Here are a few of the reasons:
    • There are too many other beer fests and other large events happening on the East Coast around the first weekend of June.
    • Hosting at the Seaport is very expensive, and costs increase every year.
    • Ticket sales for both ACBF (2008-2015) and Micro (2016 & 2017) had been slowly declining. We didn't want to risk a potential loss in 2018.
    Our early June fests in Boston had a damn good run, but it's time to explore new ideas and markets. Updates to follow...
     
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  7. jfarrlley

    jfarrlley Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2012 Connecticut

    Twas a good run...Thanks for all the joy you brought to everyone...Been to many a fest and the BA ones are always the best run...will be watching for others...
     
  8. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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