2007 Raleigh Beer Fest

[todd_k]

Bump.

Are we still doing this? Doesn't seem to be as much chatter as last fall.

Let me know what I need to bring as far as food. I forget if I answered Walker or not but I won't be brewing that Sunday.

Also, is there going to be room for me an SWMBO to crash with someone? If not, I need to reserve a hotel room relatively soon.

 

[Walker]

Yeah, we're still on. No chatter because Richard and I have been working a lot, Boston is out of the state, and The Baron is out of the country.

-walker

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Back now...looking at my brewfest ticket lustfully. I'll be around for the festivities Saturday but Sunday I have commitments. If nothing goes terribly wrong I'll have a keg of Oliviator Doppelbock and Big Tom Rye.

 

[Boston]

I do believe that tickets for both the afternoon & evening sessions are SOLD OUT. Got mine.

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

I do believe that tickets for both the afternoon & evening sessions are SOLD OUT. Got mine.

Damn. Maybe we should sell tickets to Walker's house to all the people trying to buy tickets at the gate.

 

[todd_k]

looks like local tickets are still available, just the online tickets are sold out.

 

[Walker]

crap. i didn't get mine yet.

i better get on this.

 

[sailman]

was just wondering if we could still come out and see you guys at the after party? BLG would be more than happy to bring anything and we have plenty of beer to share!!!

let us know!

(i got inventory that day and CANNOT get out of it..cause im already gettin out of an audit thing to go on some honeymoon! LOL)

 

[Walker]

was just wondering if we could still come out and see you guys at the after party? BLG would be more than happy to bring anything and we have plenty of beer to share!!!

let us know!

(i got inventory that day and CANNOT get out of it..cause im already gettin out of an audit thing to go on some honeymoon! LOL)

Absolutely. Come on down.

I'll PM you my address.

-walker

 

[sailman]

awesome.. what time is everyone meeting for the after party? and what can we bring? besides beer?

ive got some mead ready.. we will be toasting it at the wedding but we have more!

 

[shbrewer]

Anyone in the are willing to get me tickets local and I will pay you with paypal? My brother lives in Benson, but I am not sure if he can get them in time. I am driving from MA to MD to get our father then going to Benson for the weekend. Of course I would send the payment first.
Thanks
Leo

 

[Boston]

Leo, send me a PM, maybe we can work something out.

 

[shbrewer]

I did talk with my brother and he is going this afternoon to get the tickets. Thanks all who thought to help out here. If anyone is going to be there for the afternoon session, look for me. I will have my "Beer Deliver Man" hat and my "Drink Pee Repeat" shirt on. Plus I'm a big guy so you can't miss me.

 

[Walker]

I did talk with my brother and he is going this afternoon to get the tickets. Thanks all who thought to help out here. If anyone is going to be there for the afternoon session, look for me. I will have my "Beer Deliver Man" hat and my "Drink Pee Repeat" shirt on. Plus I'm a big guy so you can't miss me.

All of us are going to the afternoon session.

I'll PM you my cell phone number if you want to try and meet up with us at the festival.

 

[Walker]

awesome.. what time is everyone meeting for the after party?

Oh, I dunno....

The session ends at 4pm. Need to wait for the wife to pick up the drunkards and get us back to Cary.

How about 6pm? I can get the grill fired up and start cooking.

and what can we bring? besides beer?

ive got some mead ready.. we will be toasting it at the wedding but we have more!

Bring whatever libations you want. If you have special requests for the grill, bring those, too. I'll probably have burgers, brats, and dogs available.

-walker

 

[Nate]

Where's everyone meeting for the afternoon session?

 

[sailman]

okie dokie.. we will be there say around 615.. and ill bring some dessert and we will bring beer and mead!

looking forward to it!

 

[Nate]

Where's everyone meeting for the afternoon session?

Everyone get anti-social while I was gone?

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Everyone get anti-social while I was gone?

Last year we just met at the gate and coordinated by cellphone...PM Walker or myself your cellphone # and we'll be able to coordinate better day of.

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

okie dokie.. we will be there say around 615.. and ill bring some dessert and we will bring beer and mead!

looking forward to it!

I thought mead was dessert for beer?

 

[Boston]

Who's in charge here? Walker? Let's go, son, get this thing organized.

 

[Walker]

Who's in charge here? Walker? Let's go, son, get this thing organized.

I thought we were organized already? Well... until yesterday at any rate. We *do* have a transportation problem.

SWMBO is not able to drop us off at the festival. My son has a soccer game at 11am that Saturday, so SWMBO can not drop us off. She can only pick us up. (His games are normally at 8am, but that particular saturday is different for some friggin reason.) We need to find a way to get there in the morning.

Aside from that issue, which I'm sure we can get resolved, the plan is to meet up with everyone else via phone tag while at the festival. We will eat, drink, and be merry until 4pm, and then SWMBO will come pick us up.

We venture back to my place, probably arriving at 5pm-ish or so. Those coming only for the after fest can show up after that. I gave the time of 6pm, because I'm sure SWMBO will have us home by then.

I'll fire up the grill and we'll continue to eat, drink, and be merry. I'll provide burgers, dogs, brats, and the bread that goes with those. If you want something special to eat (steak, chicken, pork, etc), bring it with you.

If anybody wants to volunteer to bring something like slaw or potato salad, speak up. There is a grocery store within a couple minutes drive of my house (or a brisk 15 minute walk) if we need to pick something up.

The fridge in the garage will be able to hold one additional keg. There will already be four of my own in there, so space islimited.

Other kegs and bottles can be put in coolers or buckets full of ice in the garage on ont he deck out back.

I will have horseshoe stakes set up in the back yard, and we can all try very hard to hit the stakes and not each other.

When it gets dark, we can break out the cards and play some poker or something. Or... just continue to eat, drink, and be merry.

-walker

PS: Richard can't go. His recently booked family vacation overlaps that weekend. He's got a ticket, but can't attend. I'm sure we can get rid of the ticket for him.

PPS: Dude isn't going to be able to make it down either. He's got big plans with the family this summer and can't really spare the time off work that this would require from him.

PPPS: The Sunday brew session is not going to happen. The Baron won't be able to get both days off family duty that weekend, Boston mentioned above that he probably won't be in any mood to brew, and Dude+Richard aren't going to be around. It would only be me brewing, and I can do that without calling it a "brew session".

Any questions?

 

[Walker]

PS: Richard can't go. His recently booked family vacation overlaps that weekend. He's got a ticket, but can't attend. I'm sure we can get rid of the ticket for him.

PPS: Dude isn't going to be able to make it down either. He's got big plans with the family this summer and can't really spare the time off work that this would require from him.

Correction: Dude is coming, and he's claimed Richard's ticket.

 

[Dude]

Correction: Dude is coming, and he's claimed Richard's ticket.

I CANNOT get as FUBAR'd as I did last time. I have to work a 12 hour shift Sunday night so I'll leave pretty early Sunday so I can catch a quick nap before work.

I tend to be more responsible when SWMBO isn't around (built in babysitter), so I have no worries that only a mild hangover will be the case.

I PM'd Walker and the boys already--but I'll bring the travel 'rator and brats (thanks olllllo, the gift that keeps on giving ;0 ), and I plan on making hops smoked chicken wings with the yet to be perfected honey pale ale glaze.

Loose Cannon will be in attendance, and another keg as well--not sure of what though. I'll bring some growlers too.

 

[Focus]

Hello all. Focus here checking in after a 6 week hiatus from the HBT community. Obviously I've got a lot of catching up to do on the message boards, but the Raleigh WBF is a top priority. SWMBO and I have our tix and really want to meet up with the GRABASS crew for the first time. We'll be coming up from Goldsboro, potentially with a group of a few others but those plans are not set yet.

Who do I need to PM my cell # to for coordination just prior to the event? I think we're planning on being at the gate around 1130 - is that too late to be getting in line?

I'd like to make it out to Cary post-fest, but I don't know how our plans are going to shape up. As an alternative, we went to Tir Na Nog afterward last year and it was very cool - good post drinkin' grub. We may also look into getting a couple of hotel rooms - one for adults, one for bring-along child care. If there are others that may want to get together in the local area there, let me know.

I plan on making hops smoked chicken wings with the yet to be perfected honey pale ale glaze.

Tell me more about these hop-smoked wings. I smoke a lot - mostly pork ribs, shoulders and such - but never thought about smoking with hops. I'd think you'd need a ton of hops for a 5 hour smoke session (typical length for a shoulder), but wings or ribs take much less time. What's your technique?

Focus

 

[Dude]

Tell me more about these hop-smoked wings. I smoke a lot - mostly pork ribs, shoulders and such - but never thought about smoking with hops. I'd think you'd need a ton of hops for a 5 hour smoke session (typical length for a shoulder), but wings or ribs take much less time. What's your technique?

Focus

Here is where it started--regular chicken breasts. I've done the wings once already but the glaze is the key--which I don't have right yet.

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Hope to meet you at the fest!

 

[Focus]

sorry ahead of time that this is ...

Cool idea which gives me another:

I have a side fire-box smoker, so all my heat is indirect. I usually soak the hickory chips and add them directly on top of the coals in the fire box. This produces a ton of steam & smoke, makes the chips burn slower, and can cool down your temp if it gets too high. alternatively, you could use whole hops, soak them in water (with or without the chips) and throw them down on your coals. Use whatever rub you want on the actual meat. IMHO, the most important aspects to smoking are the rub & the smoke. Glazes are good - esp for wings and ribs - but I just haven't gotten around to experimentingn with them.

I'm thinking ribs, but it'd work for anything you want to smoke, I guess

 

[Walker]

Who do I need to PM my cell # to for coordination just prior to the event?

That would be me.

I think we're planning on being at the gate around 1130 - is that too late to be getting in line?

Absolutely not. I wouldn't show up any later than that, but 11:30am is probably just fine.

 

[Boston]

SWMBO is not able to drop us off at the festival. My son has a soccer game at 11am that Saturday, so SWMBO can not drop us off. She can only pick us up. (His games are normally at 8am, but that particular saturday is different for some friggin reason.) We need to find a way to get there in the morning.

Here's an idea....Beth will be in Boston so I will have access to the mini van. I can drive us there in the AM. At 4 PM Julie & Jenny take Julie's mini van (w/ the kids) and drop the kids off at my house w/ Grayson. Julie and Jenny drive to Moore Square and pick us up. Jenny drives Julie's mini van, Julie drives Beth's mini van. We go to my house, drop off Beth's mini van, pick up kids, go to Chad's house.
Jeff

 

[Dude]

Here's an idea....Beth will be in Boston so I will have access to the mini van. I can drive us there in the AM. At 4 PM Julie & Jenny take Julie's mini van (w/ the kids) and drop the kids off at my house w/ Grayson. Julie and Jenny drive to Moore Square and pick us up. Jenny drives Julie's mini van, Julie drives Beth's mini van. We go to my house, drop off Beth's mini van, pick up kids, go to Chad's house.
Jeff

OMG....pass the aspirin.

Sounds good!