Fredericton Craft Beer Festival - March 9, 2013

[chalmers]

It's all about the beer! Pure. Simple.
Sampling some of the best craft beers available in the Maritimes, Eastern Canada and New England on March 9th, 2013 at the Delta Fredericton.
VIP ticket holders will get the first samples an half hour early. Limited # available.
This is a 19+ event. A printed copy of ticket will be required at the door. Attendees should be prepared to show ID. No children or pets will be admitted into the venue.
Respect your fellow festival attendees. Respect yourself. Drink responsibily.
All ticket sales are final. Tickets are non-refundable.
All proceeds in support of Team Diabetes.

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Ticket Information
TICKET TYPE SALES END PRICE FEE
General Admission 7:30 - 10:00 pm 2 Mar 2013 $50.00 $3.99
General ticket holders will be admitted into the venue beginning at 7:30pm.

TICKET TYPE SALES END PRICE FEE
VIP Admission | 7:00 - 10:00 pm 2 Mar 2013 $60.00 $4.59
VIP ticket holders will be admiited into the venue early to experience a private tasting session featuring a craft beer that will not be sampled during the Festival. Get the first taste of these great brews. All VIP ticket holders will also be invited to attend a private seminar on proper beer tasting. Limited # available.


I'm thinking about making the trip up.

[jeffsmith]

I'd love to be, but with baby #2 due to arrive a week after that, I think I'd be pushing my luck just a wee bit.

[hogie]

I plan on being there. My brothers live in Fredericton and that's my birthday weekend so the stars are aligning.

[berley]

I'd love to be, but with baby #2 due to arrive a week after that, I think I'd be pushing my luck just a wee bit.

A whole WEEK? You'll be fine! If the due date was maybe a day before that, THEN I'd worry, because you wouldn't want to risk wasting 50 bucks.

[wortly]

Cool. At this point i have work in Ottawa and Moncton that week,might as well finish things off in Fredericton.

[GAM]

There is not much information as to what will be going on.

Sandy

[Graham.C]

I'm interested. VIP are sold out, which is a shame but it is probably worth it go get the regular access. Any idea what breweries will be there?

[Jayme]

If it were a better time of year for camping, I'd be all over this.

[chalmers]

I'm interested. VIP are sold out, which is a shame...

Oh crap, I missed that info. That's what I get for trying to let people know about it. ..

[chalmers]

Got my regular tickets, Ez and I will be there. We're staying at the Crowne Plaza down the street. We'll be going up Friday after work. Drinks at Garrison Ale House?

[berley]

Got my regular tickets, Ez and I will be there. We're staying at the Crowne Plaza down the street. We'll be going up Friday after work. Drinks at Garrison Ale House?

I'm likely in.

[mr x]

Did the Ale House burn down last night....?????

[jeffsmith]

Did the Ale House burn down last night....?????

Apparently there was a really bad fire there that affected the Garrison, Picaroons and the apartments that all share the same block.

[GAM]

Not down but badly damaged.

Sandy

[mr x]

From the radio reports, is sounds like 'down' is just a formality...

[GAM]

Sounds like they will not be opening any time soon, if at all.

Sandy

[chalmers]

That is bad.

[LeafMan66_67]

http://www.theaq.net/2013/fire-breaks-o ... ant/-15255

[BBrianBoogie]

Goddamn. Really bad news.

[berley]

At first, their twitter account said they'd be closed for "a few days"... but it's sounding like it may be longer than that, unfortunately.

[berley]

Sounds like they plan on being open again before February.

[mr x]

Maybe it's not as bad as the initial reports.

[berley]

I work a couple of doors down from them; this morning at 9:00 a fire truck was still outside with the hose connected up and all that, but no smoke noticeable. Looks like the contractors are apparently going to start work tomorrow, and they plan to be open within 2-3 weeks again. Good news!

[mr x]

Hopefully that's all it takes, and insurance is good for it. Quite the brawl going on in HFX over a burned down pub.

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[LeafMan66_67]

From Facebook:

Garrison District Ale House / Up Wine Bar
4 hours ago.

The contractor was in this morning. Renovations will start first thing tomorrow and should only take a couple of weeks.

Fortunately, most of the damage was water and smoke related. Of course, those big axes don't do walls any favours (except, of course, to help put fire out).

We'll see you soon, and in the meantime we'll be thinking about how great and supportive this community is.