Small brewers beer festival in the Botanic Gardens

Duffbowl said :

molongloid said :

Tickets for non-drinking attendees, $20. Option to appear on booking website shortly.

$20 to get in, to not drink, and simply talk to brewers seems a bit rich. Unless they intend to have talks, etc., I couldn’t see too many folk forking that out.

ANBG has set a capacity, so it’s an opportunity cost problem for the organisers.

Latest info is tickets will sell out soon by the way.

bearlikesbeer said :

I overheard a rumour at the homebrew shop that Wig & Pen may be pulling out. No idea why. Anyone know about this?

That rumour has proven to be true. No further information.

molongloid said :

Tickets for non-drinking attendees, $20. Option to appear on booking website shortly.

Plus $2.50 booking fee it seems.

molongloid said :

Tickets for non-drinking attendees, $20. Option to appear on booking website shortly.

$20 to get in, to not drink, and simply talk to brewers seems a bit rich. Unless they intend to have talks, etc., I couldn’t see too many folk forking that out.

(I should have added that this was info I received from Mick @ Stricklands this afternoon in reply to an email query.)

Tickets for non-drinking attendees, $20. Option to appear on booking website shortly.

I overheard a rumour at the homebrew shop that Wig & Pen may be pulling out. No idea why. Anyone know about this?

Crimes had a piece on the festival, but not a lot more info…
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/local-brewers-band-together-for-festival-20130215-2ehc0.html

Stricklands Beer (Canberra… well, really, Sydney)
Zierholz (Canberra)
Wig and Pen (Canberra)
Black Duck (Port Macquarie, NSW)
Hawthorn Brewing (Hawthorn, VIC)
Two Birds Brewing (Geelong, VIC)
St Arnou (Smithfield, NSW)
Swell Brewing (McLaren Vale, SA)
Balmain Brewing (Sydney, NSW)
Bowral Brewing (Bowral, NSW)
Tuckerbox Beer (Gundagai, NSW)
Badlands Brewing (Orange, NSW)
Pinchgut Brewery (Sydney, NSW)
Fusion Beer (Sydney, NSW)
St Peters Brewery (St Peters, NSW)
Riverside Brewery (North Parramatta, NSW)
Dalgety Brewing (Dalgety, NSW)
Sun Shack Cider (Southern Highlands, NSW)
Canberra Beer Co (New operators of the Hume (former) U-Brew-It)
Mudgee Brewing (NSW)

Any detail on which brewers are attending? This will influence my decision.

Jethro said :

How big is a sample… like a taster size (say a 30ml shot) or more of a half pint size?

If you’re getting 10 half pints included in the entry that seems reasonable. If it’s 10 shots of beer, less reasonable.

My first thought was that quibbling over the included beers was petty … but this is a really good point. If I fatted up my $$ and got 10 shotties, I’d be, well, shirty. And it’s not beyond the realm of possibilities.

Anyone got any actual knowledge?

LSWCHP will be there! Ooops…LSWCHP realises he’s started to refer to himself in the third person…

Blamemonkey said :

Hank said :

$38 is a bit expensive….

For entry into the event and 10 sample tokens..

I can’t see how that is expensive…

How big is a sample… like a taster size (say a 30ml shot) or more of a half pint size?

If you’re getting 10 half pints included in the entry that seems reasonable. If it’s 10 shots of beer, less reasonable.

poetix said :

Duffbowl said :

Jungle Jim said :

Sounds very familiar to the Brindabella Beer Festival that was planned to happen at Scope late last year. Regardless, I’ll be making my way there for some tasty treats.

My understanding is that it’s the same festival, moved and renamed.

Tickets booked and paid for 🙂 Now to tell the wife I’m going…

What, doesn’t she like beer? What a strange lady…

Sadly, after nearly 20 years together, I am still yet to convince her of the liquid gorgeousness that is the amber (pale straw to opaque black) nectar.

Still, more beer for me 🙂

Ben_Dover said :

I was going to exhibit some of my beers there, but I’m six foot two tall.

Well bend over then, silly…

Duffbowl said :

Jungle Jim said :

Sounds very familiar to the Brindabella Beer Festival that was planned to happen at Scope late last year. Regardless, I’ll be making my way there for some tasty treats.

My understanding is that it’s the same festival, moved and renamed.

Tickets booked and paid for 🙂 Now to tell the wife I’m going…

What, doesn’t she like beer? What a strange lady…

Jungle Jim said :

Sounds very familiar to the Brindabella Beer Festival that was planned to happen at Scope late last year. Regardless, I’ll be making my way there for some tasty treats.

My understanding is that it’s the same festival, moved and renamed.

Tickets booked and paid for 🙂 Now to tell the wife I’m going…

Blamemonkey said :

Hank said :

Blamemonkey said :

Hank said :

$38 is a bit expensive….

For entry into the event and 10 sample tokens..

I can’t see how that is expensive…

You can pay for me then money bags.

Maybe if you were like “I love beer, I wish I could afford to go”
not “I hate fun and don’t have money”

I love beer, I wish I could afford to go

*Hank puts hand out*

johnboy said :

Beer costs money Hank.

You organise the free beer festival and we’ll all be sure to attend.

That truly would be magical, could you imagine… I would lose my shoes and dignity in the first 20 minutes

Hank said :

Blamemonkey said :

Hank said :

$38 is a bit expensive….

For entry into the event and 10 sample tokens..

I can’t see how that is expensive…

You can pay for me then money bags.

Maybe if you were like “I love beer, I wish I could afford to go”
not “I hate fun and don’t have money”