In March, The Foundry, in Dallas, TX, is having a beer fest. Fifty craft beers, all the bacon you can eat, other foods made with bacon (not clear if those are included in the price), music. Sounds great.
Tickets are being sold based on 2.5 hour blocks. That's a new one to me. I guess they're doing it for crowd control. One would be hard pressed to drink 50 beer samples in 2.5 hours at a beer fest. There will be lines. And you don't always get to drink all the beers for the admission price. You get a card for six or so, and then have to buy additional cards for additional beers. Sometimes. I've been to a few that let you drink all the beers for the price of admission.
The price of admission here is $39 for 2.5 hours for the cheap general admission tickets, plus $7.73 in taxes and fees. Prices go up to $55, plus $10 in taxes and fees for 2.5 hours. That's at least $93 for my wife and I.
Screw that! We've paid $75 with parking, and had to buy additional cards, and I thought that was a bit high. Now, yeah, I don't have to go, and I won't.
What are y'all paying for beer fests and what are you getting for the price?
Tickets are being sold based on 2.5 hour blocks. That's a new one to me. I guess they're doing it for crowd control. One would be hard pressed to drink 50 beer samples in 2.5 hours at a beer fest. There will be lines. And you don't always get to drink all the beers for the admission price. You get a card for six or so, and then have to buy additional cards for additional beers. Sometimes. I've been to a few that let you drink all the beers for the price of admission.
The price of admission here is $39 for 2.5 hours for the cheap general admission tickets, plus $7.73 in taxes and fees. Prices go up to $55, plus $10 in taxes and fees for 2.5 hours. That's at least $93 for my wife and I.
Screw that! We've paid $75 with parking, and had to buy additional cards, and I thought that was a bit high. Now, yeah, I don't have to go, and I won't.
What are y'all paying for beer fests and what are you getting for the price?