Brews for New Avenues 2018!

[CharlieMurphy1]

Meant only a handful have been every year.

But to the idea of more tickets sold: Sacrifice quality, people missing out on certain beers, sad faces...

Calling it now, you’ll need a bigger venue next year

 

[CharlieMurphy1]

ISO: 1 VIP ticket

Or if I can’t get one more, FT: 1 VIP ticket day of

 

[Shmeal]

Enjoy it dude - wife and I went to 3 straight VIP events and each one was subsequently (and has remained) our favorite beer event. Pro tip - don't bike, take an uber. This was us after the last one we went to - the wall of beer can be quite the temptress.

If you shuck oysters for 3 hours you won't have this problem.

 

[Crusian]

signed. only missed one year of VIP.

Ditto, missed because i didnt live here...
Fixed that as soon as i could

 

[Crusian]

If you shuck oysters for 3 hours you won't have this problem.

2 nights in a row!

 

[teddyarrowhead]

Missed out on oyster and gueuze unfortunately. Tbh I kinda hate the randomized process for buying tickets as I literally didn’t even have a chance to buy, but such is life I guess.

Obviously, iso oyster and gueuze tickets if anyone can’t make it!

The queue/randomized thing isn't something I personally like either, being someone who is generally quick on the trigger and very good at getting tickets, but literally every other aspect of that site is better/more efficient for administering the events and makes life much easier on all of the NAFY employees and volunteers behind the scenes. So, as with many things in life... compromise. Perhaps we could try to configure it without the queue next year, but then you may have page loading issues which can be even more frustrating. As with everything, we'll evaluate and try to improve where we can.

Those of you who missed out on tickets, be sure to put yourself on the waiting list(s). Lots of time between now and the events... You never know.

Regardless, thanks again to all of you for your generous support over the years!

 

[Shmeal]

2 nights in a row!

Not this year!

 

[Fahmie25]

The queue/randomized thing isn't something I personally like either, being someone who is generally quick on the trigger and very good at getting tickets, but literally every other aspect of that site is better/more efficient for administering the events and makes life much easier on all of the NAFY employees and volunteers behind the scenes. So, as with many things in life... compromise. Perhaps we could try to configure it without the queue next year, but then you may have page loading issues which can be even more frustrating. As with everything, we'll evaluate and try to improve where we can.

Those of you who missed out on tickets, be sure to put yourself on the waiting list(s). Lots of time between now and the events... You never know.

Regardless, thanks again to all of you for your generous support over the years!

Yeah, I totally get it-as with anything there is always a compromise, and I completely understand. I remember last year that people were upset with how quickly it sold out/felt like they never had a chance to get it, so the queue does give everyone an equal shot (but as you had mentioned, I’ve also generally had pretty good luck with the first come first serve, hence my preference). If it makes it easier on the NAFY crew, by all means keep it going, was just one persons opinion, and I totally get the reasoning for doing it.

Regardless, I still got VIP and am certainly happy with that, and will hold out hope for the waitlist!

 

[Digita7693]

FYI, hotel discount from Crowne Plaza:
https://t.e2ma.net/message/7ylfac/37tg6f

When I looked it was $189 for a room with 2 queen beds, just .2 miles from Left Bank Annex, where Brews takes place on Saturday.

Cheers

 

[Shmeal]

May the irresponsible drinking (for the kids!) flow through you.

 

[user 306349]

to all you lovely Wall of Beer donors who like to drag your ass until the last minute to send in your bottles: I am putting together another giveaway with a lovely incentive if we hit a high number of early donation boxes - my ticket to Oysters & Gueuze. details to come in the next few days!

 

[ac24]

Someone see if Raf can bring some Methode Goat shirts!

 

[Digita7693]

Someone see if Raf can bring some Methode Goat shirts!

He told me yesterday he was.

 

[ac24]

He told me yesterday he was.

 

[Digita7693]

Anyone that wants to go running around Brews tell me.
Wednesday 22 Aug - 6:30am November Project
Thursday 23 Aug - morning, Forest Park?
Friday 24 Aug - morning, wherever?
Saturday 25 Aug - 7am, waterfront? Bridges? Forest Park?

 

[Digita7693]

Calling it now, you’ll need a bigger venue next year

We could easily sell a lot more VIP tickets, but we aren't. We want to keep the atmosphere we have and allow everyone during VIP to try the exclusive beers, if we sell 400 VIP tickets we can't do that

Now, if we need a bigger venue due to a lot more GA demand remains to be seen

 

[wuntrikpony]

Thursday 23 Aug - morning, Forest Park?

If it’s Uber-able, then hell ya. Love the Wildwood trail.

 

[Digita7693]

If it’s Uber-able, then hell ya. Love the Wildwood trail.

Where are you staying? It's an easy run from downtown or the Pearl. I usually enter near Upshur or Raleigh (Lower Macleay Trail to Witch's castle). Depends on how far you want to go, could go all the way to Occidental over the St Johns bridge, grab a beer, and Uber back; it is somewhere in the neighbourhood of 10ish miles. (That'd be Wildwood, Leif Erikson, to Ridge, to St Johns).

 

[wuntrikpony]

Where are you staying?

Over near Hopworks on williams ave.

could go all the way to Occidental over the St Johns bridge, grab a beer, and Uber back; it is somewhere in the neighbourhood of 10ish miles

As long as my knee isn’t ******, I could make that happen.

 

[Digita7693]

Over near Hopworks on williams ave.


As long as my knee isn’t ******, I could make that happen.

Let’s do it! Could be a run/hike. Drink some occidental lagers after... **** thy aren’t open till 3 or 4.
Awesome Mexican food then at Tienda or go to Homegrown Smoker, vegan bbq.

 

[MattyPrize]

vegan bbq.

 

[falc0n26001]

Let’s do it! Could be a run/hike. Drink some occidental lagers after... **** thy aren’t open till 3 or 4.
Awesome Mexican food then at Tienda or go to Homegrown Smoker, vegan bbq.

St. Johns also has the Sudra now, which is supposed to be pretty tasty vegan Indian food. Also, Lombard House is an EXCELLENT new beer bar across from the St. Johns food cart pod. Highly, highly recommended.

 

[Digita7693]

St. Johns also has the Sudra now, which is supposed to be pretty tasty vegan Indian food. Also, Lombard House is an EXCELLENT new beer bar across from the St. Johns food cart pod. Highly, highly recommended.

I just remembered that Falafel House is in that pod! Great falafel and vegan gyros, love that place and used to go there all the time when they were inside of Slabtown (RIP); was hard to beat some great falafel, a pint, some punk music and pinball or Galaga.

 

[teddyarrowhead]

Bokkereyder 101% Gueuze Tasting info up: http://newavenues.org/brews-bokkereyder-tasting

 

[Crusian]

Bokkereyder 101% Gueuze Tasting info up: http://newavenues.org/brews-bokkereyder-tasting

Dont bid yet, email currently down... they're working on it.

 

[teddyarrowhead]

^ Up and running now. Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

[Crusian]

^ Up and running now. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Awesome, thanks! Bid in

 

[teddyarrowhead]

In other news, the Brews collaboration with Breakside last year, Pause for Effect, won Gold at the North American Beer Awards for Mixed Culture Brett Beer, which is nice.

 

[Crusian]

Im disappointed in the bokkeyreyder bids guys...

 

[Crusian]

Im disappointed in the bokkeyreyder bids guys...

getting better