Hunaphu Day & Tampa Bay Beer Week (3/1-3/9)

[johnyb]

March 8th, 2014 is Hunahpu's Day. Here are some important details:

- It's again taking place at the brewery.
- We are setting a max attendance of 3,500 people.
- The day will operate differently than in years' past. Instead of using tickets or tokens to buy individual beers, the event will be more like a "beerfest" and attendees will pay one flat rate to enter the fest and sample as many beers as they'd like all day.
- A ticket will be required to enter the fest.
- Tickets to enter the fest will be $50. All attendees will receive a special Hunahpu's Day sample glass.
- The tasting room will be open, but separate from the Hunahpu's Day Fest. There will be no samples in the tasting room that day, only pints and snifters of whatever is on tap.
- There will be no brewery tours on Hunahpu's Day.
- We plan to sell bottles of Hunahpu's Imperial Stout throughout the day. Details on bottle limit, etc are still being determined.
- There will be no parking at the brewery, however across the street at the old Sears & Roebuck building will be parking, as well as a few other businesses in the neighborhood that will open their lots (for a fee). Please DO NOT PARK in the residential neighborhood, or at Home Depot, Whole Foods, Target, etc. Like every year we strongly encourage carpooling.
- There will be merchandise and other goodies to purchase that will be cash only.
- Food trucks will be there, as well as live music!
- The fest will be from 11am to 5pm.

Details for purchasing tickets to the Hunahpu's Day Fest will be announced VERY soon, however we would like to say now that El Catador Club members will receive first access to purchase them. If you're an El Catador Club member, stay tuned to your emails (and the Facebook and Twitter) for more details.

 

[Lasering]

So excited for this!

 

[EvanJay]

I can't wait! This will be my first ever beer fest! I think I am picking a good one!

 

[lb304854]

This sounds like a brewery made clusterfuck in waiting.

 

[Lasering]

This sounds like a brewery made clusterfuck in waiting.

No last year was a clusterfuck of 9000 people. This year probably would have had more people and gotten shut down by the city.

 

[mixed_master7]

No last year was a clusterfuck of 9000 people. This year probably would have had more people and gotten shut down by the city.

This.

Very excited about this year. We still have to pay for bottles right? Is one included with the ticket or just the promise for allotment?

 

[Lasering]

This.

Very excited about this year. We still have to pay for bottles right? Is one included with the ticket or just the promise for allotment?

pretty sure it doesn't include any bottles.

 

[mixed_master7]

pretty sure it doesn't include any bottles.

Wishful thinking.

It's still significantly less than I spent at the taps last year so no complaints either way.

 

[Der Fuchs]

This sounds like a brewery made clusterfuck in waiting.

always such the optimist...

 

[lb304854]

always such the realist...

Let's face it, breweries **** these things up on the reg. Add to it, beer geeks complain about everything. DLD and FoBAB tickets sell out in a nanosecond and everyone *******. With 9,000 attendees last year and 3,500 tickets for sale, I see "**** you Cigar City" Facebook posts in the near future.

And dat parking situation. Woof.

 

[Lasering]

well you also won't have as many cars to worry about.

 

[Gonzoillini1]

Let's face it, breweries **** these things up on the reg. Add to it, beer geeks complain about everything. DLD and FoBAB tickets sell out in a nanosecond and everyone *******. With 9,000 attendees last year and 3,500 tickets for sale, I see "**** you Cigar City" Facebook posts in the near future.

And dat parking situation. Woof.

I'm just glad I'm a Catador member (and I really hope the Catadors get a +1).

I'll be curious to see what happens to the bottle share (IE will it still exist for this iteration of Hunahpu Day). Regardless, should be a nice respite from Chicagoland in March.

Cheers!

 

[liquiddegenerate]

I am 100% on board with this. 2012 was a **** show and 2013 was an even bigger **** show.

 

[Lasering]

I'm just glad I'm a Catador member (and I really hope the Catadors get a +1).

I'll be curious to see what happens to the bottle share (IE will it still exist for this iteration of Hunahpu Day). Regardless, should be a nice respite from Chicagoland in March.

Cheers!

pretty sure there will still be a lot of bottles popped... just means you don't have to campout and drink a night to the point of pissing yourself at 7am... ( was i the only one that saw that chick?)

 

[lb304854]

pretty sure there will still be a lot of bottles popped... just means you don't have to campout and drink a night to the point of pissing yourself at 7am... ( was i the only one that saw that chick?)

Should have got her number.

 

[manutdfan]

I'm glad it has went this route. I have been to each huna day so far, 2012 I thought was fantastic, 2013 there were just too many people to handle. Capping this at 3500 will ensure much shorter wait times for beers and less mules clogging up space. Bring on HUNA day!

 

[Futurepoop]

So who's getting me my bottle???

 

[screwyouguys]

bsakowski

 

[mixed_master7]

http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=b47b14be6dd7824593b1d6f56&id=36690ea92f

 

[stxSS07]

Looking like eorwar and myself will be making the trip right meow. Will drink the entire state of Florida under the table. musclearm.emoji

 

[mixed_master7]

Why come now?

 

[itcamefromthesea]

If any Catador's don't want their ticket/can't go, I'm interested. Believe it's on sale to them tomorrow.

 

[stxSS07]

Flight booked. I gun drink.

 

[mixed_master7]

Flight booked. I gun drink.

See you there!

 

[stxSS07]

See you there!

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[maplesyrupjoe]

New to the site (used to be a part of the cool kid's club, got sick of it), new to the SE (just moved here from the North), just locked in some tix for the event and couldn't be more excited! Hope to bump into some of you all.

 

[Kirkse]

Just got my ticket! I'm pretty stoked for this one!!

 

[kirbmeist]

I thought the ticket sale went smooth today. Got my ticket and even went back 15 min later to get my friend one. I'll see you beautiful bastards there.

 

[Corbot_3000]

I thought it was easier than expected - I completely forgot about the sale at noon, went on the website around 12:30, mashed reload until "Order" came up, and went through the checkout process.

 

[Hanzo1]

Ok, so when they said they had plenty of tickets on sale at the brewery for locals, was that on top of the 3500 sold online or did the online tickets not sell out and they moved them to the brewery?

At any rate I have mine and I will hopefully get to meet a lot of people from here there!