Snallygaster 2018

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  1. mtp81

    mtp81 Initiate (0) May 8, 2009 Delaware

    I know that Snallygaster 2018 is approximately 2 months away, but I didn't see a thread yet dedicated to it. I figured this thread could be used to post updates of breweries, beers, etc.

    I have been to several beerfests in the past including GABF '13, EBF '15/'16, and Huna Day '16, but this will be my first Snallygaster, which just so happens to be on my 37th birthday. I also wanted to see what others have thought of it in the past or compared to any of the beerfests I listed? I have the VIP tickets and was curious how early to get in line if the gates open at 12:00 noon? I'm trying to avoid what happened at Huna Day where we got in line like 30 minutes before the gates opened due to standstill traffic, and had to wait over an hour to get in and there were a lot of beers kicked already. I realize that Huna Day probably has double or more of the amount of attendees that Snallygaster has, but I still didn't want to risk missing out on some of the rarer beers if I could help it. I've read threads about Snallygaster in past and people talking about how the ticketing system sucks and how much the beers will cost, but I know that and I'm okay with it.

    The beer list hasn't been announced yet, but here is the list of breweries in attendance.

    1. Ardent Craft Ales (VA)
    2. Anxo Cidery (DC)
    3. The Answer Brewpub (VA)
    4. Anderson Valley Brewing Co. (CA)
    5. American Solera (OK)
    6. Allagash Brewing Co. (ME)
    7. Aleworks Brewing Co. (VA)
    8. The Alchemist (VT)
    9. 4 Hands Brewing Co. (MO)
    10. Brewery 3 Fronteinen (BEL)
    11. Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. (AZ)
    12. Aslin Beer Co. (VA)
    13. Atlas Brew Works (DC)
    14. Avery Brewing Co. (CO)
    15. Ballast Point Brewery (CA)
    16. Bearded Iris Brewing (TN)
    17. Bell’s Brewery (MI)
    18. Bellwoods Brewery (CAN)
    19. Birds Fly South Ale Project (SC)
    20. Black Marrows Brewing Co. (VA)
    21. Blackberry Farm Brewery (TN)
    22. Bluejacket (DC)
    23. Bond Brothers Beer Co. (NC)
    24. Boulevard Brewing Co. (MO)
    25. The Brewer’s Art (MD)
    26. The Bruery/Offshoot Beer Co. (CA)
    27. Burial Beer Co. (NC)
    28. Burley Oak Brewing Co. (MD)
    29. Cantillon Brewery (BEL)
    30. Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. (NY)
    31. Brasserie Caracole (BEL)
    32. Cascade Brewing (OR)
    33. Casey Brewing & Blending (CO)
    34. Charles Towne Fermentory (SC)
    35. Charm City Meadworks (MD)
    36. Cigar City Brewing (FL)
    37. Civil Society Brewing (FL)
    38. Commonwealth Brewing Co. (VA)
    39. Creature Comforts Brewery (GA)
    40. Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project (CO)
    41. Crooked Run Brewing (VA)
    42. DC Brau Brewing Co. (DC)
    43. Decadent Ales (NY)
    44. Brasserie De La Senne (BEL)
    45. De Ranke Brewery (BEL)
    46. Denizens Brewing Co. (MD)
    47. Diamondback Brewing Co. (MD)
    48. District Chophouse & Brewery (DC)
    49. Dogfish Head Brewery (DE)
    50. Equilibrium Brewery (NY)
    51. Evil Twin Brewing (NY)
    52. Evolution Craft Brewing Co. (MD)
    53. Final Gravity Brewing (VA)
    54. Finback Brewery (NY)
    55. Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (CA)
    56. Flying Dog Brewery (MD)
    57. Foam Brewers (VT)
    58. Fonta Flora Brewery (NC)
    59. Founders Brewing Co. (MI)
    60. Foreign Objects Beer Co. (NY)
    61. Funky Buddha Brewery (FL)
    62. Girardin Brewery (BEL)
    63. Goonda Beersmiths (MD)
    64. Graft Cider (NY)
    65. Great Lakes Brewing Co. (OH)
    66. Great Notion Brewing (OR)
    67. Great Raft Brewing (LO)
    68. Hardywood Park Craft Brewery (VA)
    69. Heavy Seas Beer (MD)
    70. Hellbender Brewing Co. (DC)
    71. Hill Farmstead Brewery (VT)
    72. Horus Aged Ales (CA)
    73. Jester King Brewery (TX)
    74. Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales (MI)
    75. Kent Falls Brewing Co. (CT)
    76. Lawson’s Finest Liquids (VT)
    77. Logsdon Farmhouse Ales (OR)
    78. The Lost Abbey/The Hop Concept (CA)
    79. Mad Fox Brewing Co. (VA)
    80. Magnify Brewing Co. (NJ)
    81. Mahr’s Brau (GER)
    82. Maine Beer Co. (ME)
    83. Manor Hill Brewing (MD)
    84. Mast Landing Brewing Co. (ME)
    85. Melvin Brewing (WY)
    86. Modern Times Beer (CA)
    87. Monkish Brewing Co (CA)
    88. Night Shift Brewing (MA)
    89. Ocelot Brewing Co. (VA)
    90. Brewery Ommegang (NY)
    91. Omnipollo (SWE)
    92. Oskar Blues Brewery (CO)
    93. Other Half Brewing (NY)
    94. Oxbow Brewing Co. (ME)
    95. Pen Druid Brewing (VA)
    96. Perennial Artisan Ales (MO)
    97. Port City Brewing (VA)
    98. Potter’s Craft Cider (VA)
    99. Prairie Artisan Ales (OK)
    100. RAR Brewing (MD)
    101. The Rare Barrel (CA)
    102. Red Dragon Brewery (VA)
    103. Right Proper Brewing Co. (DC)
    104. Suarez Family Brewery (NY)
    105. Schlafly Beer (MO)
    106. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (CA)
    107. Singlecut Beersmiths (NY)
    108. Southern Grist Brewing (TN)
    109. St. Bernardus Brewery (BEL)
    110. Stillwater Artisanal (NY)
    111. Stone Brewing (CA)
    112. Supreme Core Cider (DC)
    113. Threes Brewing (NY)
    114. Toppling Goliath Brewery (IA)
    115. Triple Crossing Brewing Co. (VA)
    116. Troegs Independent Brewing (PA)
    117. Two Roads Brewing Co. (CT)
    118. Upland Berwing Co. (IN)
    119. Union Craft Brewing (MD)
    120. Urban Farm Fermentory (ME)
    121. The Veil Brewing (VA)
    122. Verhaeghe Brewing Co. (BEL)
    123. Victory Brewing Co. (PA)
    124. Westbrook Brewing (SC)
     
    #1 mtp81, Aug 24, 2018
  2. Topease

    Topease Crusader (498) Nov 18, 2016 Maryland
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    #2 Topease, Aug 27, 2018
  3. starrdogg

    starrdogg Initiate (0) Jun 21, 2010 District of Columbia

    I've been to several Snallygasters before and last year, at least from an organizational perspective, was by far the best one (it was SO HOT though, but that's not anyone's fault). One thing to note: they sell A LOT of the VIP tickets, so many that by the time I got in line last year around 11:30, the line was already down the street and around the corner. Entry moved pretty quickly though, and it didn't take more than 10 minutes to get in once they opened the doors.

    Last year was also the first time I'd been where there weren't like 3-5 must-have beers and a big drop off in quality from there, so there were a lot of great beers available all day long (Hill Farmstead, Suarez Family, Other Half, etc.) simply because of how deep the lineup of beer was. A few of the big stouts and whatnot kicked early, but it was a pretty different experience from past years when a few things kicked within minutes and the rest of the lineup was underwhelming. This year looks like it's likely to be the same.
     
    #3 starrdogg, Aug 27, 2018
  4. RKP1967

    RKP1967 Savant (1,150) Sep 26, 2010 Virginia

    Has Snallygaster ever sold out before? Wondering about the need to buy tickets before seeing a weather forecast. Does anyone know the reason behind the move to a different venue?
     
    #4 RKP1967, Sep 10, 2018
  5. pmarlowe

    pmarlowe Pooh-Bah (2,005) Nov 27, 2010 Virginia
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    I think they usually/always sell out the VIP.

    You shouldn’t go if you don’t get VIP tickets, IMO.
     
    #5 pmarlowe, Sep 10, 2018
  6. coquet

    coquet Zealot (662) Aug 31, 2014 Virginia
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    I haven't gone to Snally in a few years, but one of the things that left a bad taste in my mouth the last time I went was that, when the clock struck opening time for VIP attendees, everyone queued up just scattered in the direction of their highest priority brew. There was no gateway or anything people had to pass through (after going through pre-opening security/ticketing) before grabbing a beer, so the people who got there right before opening had at least as good of a shot at the rarest stuff as the people who had been waiting for hours. Are you guys saying they've fixed that?
     
    #6 coquet, Sep 10, 2018
  7. RKP1967

    RKP1967 Savant (1,150) Sep 26, 2010 Virginia

    I dunno. I see so many good breweries on that list that I can't imagine them running out of good beer in the first 90 mins, or whatever head start the VIP has.
     
    #7 RKP1967, Sep 10, 2018
  8. pmarlowe

    pmarlowe Pooh-Bah (2,005) Nov 27, 2010 Virginia
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    This year’s brewery list looks deeper than past years, so it’s hard to tell.

    Last time I went (a few years ago), they ran out of a shockingly large number of beers by around the 3:00-3:30 hour mark (including the 90 min VIP). We ended up spending a bunch of tickets on food since none of the remaining beers looked even remotely appealing. I felt sorry for the GA people who were just arriving at that point.
     
    #8 pmarlowe, Sep 10, 2018
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  9. grover37

    grover37 Pooh-Bah (1,744) Nov 14, 2007 District of Columbia
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    This was not the case last year. We rolled up around 230p and everything I wanted was still pouring. There was no line for several of them. What you describe used to be the case, however.
     
    #9 grover37, Sep 10, 2018
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  10. mtp81

    mtp81 Initiate (0) May 8, 2009 Delaware

    #10 mtp81, Sep 15, 2018
  11. mtp81

    mtp81 Initiate (0) May 8, 2009 Delaware

    Thank you for your input. That really doesn’t sound too bad to be honest. I was just thinking back to how bad the line was at Huna Day and didn’t want to risk that shit again. The line there was like 4 or 5 city blocks. I got in line for FO and they said it kicked in the first 15 minutes. The same happened with BA Coconut Cake. It was hot as fuck as well and didn’t even think to put on sunblock and got burnt as fuck and I’m not someone who easily burns. I agree the lineup looks pretty amazing. I was at local brewfests before that had one or two heavy hitters and the rest were absolute shit. Thanks again.
     
    #11 mtp81, Sep 15, 2018
  12. mtp81

    mtp81 Initiate (0) May 8, 2009 Delaware

    Sounds
    That’s really good to hear. They’ve been absurdly slow on revealing the beers the breweries are bringing but I saw that they’re going to have BA Abraxas and Maman, which I would think would kick pretty quickly, but hopefully that’s not the case.
     
    #12 mtp81, Sep 15, 2018
  13. MRN

    MRN Crusader (471) Jul 20, 2007 Virginia

    This will be my fourth Snallygaster. The gate control has definitely gotten better. We'll have to see how well the organizers adjust to the new downtown location with a different set of logistics this year. There will be more information (beer list and booth locations) and maps released during the week before to help plan your day. Personally, I'll probably aim for getting in line around 11:30. I have found the phone app useful in the past (new app provider this year). DC Beer and Bright Young Things usually post suggested checklists that I have found helpful.
     
    #13 MRN, Sep 18, 2018
  14. Topease

    Topease Crusader (498) Nov 18, 2016 Maryland
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    Untappd already has 128 beers posted for the event but not sure of the source.
     
    #14 Topease, Sep 23, 2018
  15. Topease

    Topease Crusader (498) Nov 18, 2016 Maryland
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    Full beer list posted on the website. Had my fingers crossed for some TG stouts but overall still looks pretty solid.
     
    #15 Topease, Oct 6, 2018
  16. coquet

    coquet Zealot (662) Aug 31, 2014 Virginia
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    Circling back to the question I posted earlier, which I don't think anyone answered: did they do anything to fix the "stampede at opening" issue from a few years ago?
     
    #16 coquet, Oct 6, 2018
  17. Topease

    Topease Crusader (498) Nov 18, 2016 Maryland
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    I don't think there's an explicit answer to your question but a few people have given enough information in this thread that you could probably parse together a reponse.
     
    #17 Topease, Oct 6, 2018
  18. harbinger

    harbinger Initiate (0) Jan 30, 2015 District of Columbia

    #18 harbinger, Oct 6, 2018
  19. Topease

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    #19 Topease, Oct 6, 2018
  20. coquet

    coquet Zealot (662) Aug 31, 2014 Virginia
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    The Snally Twitter account said they would have Maman via their 9/14 tweet. Just checked, and that post is still up, but their beer list cautions it's subject to change without notice. I'm guessing it won't be there next Saturday.
     
    #20 coquet, Oct 6, 2018
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