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

[johnnyramirez]

They are speaking in the heat of the moment. I wouldn't be surprised if they walk this back in a few days/weeks/months.

Reintroduce the day as an anniversary party, Huna gets released the day prior, charge $75 a ticket and make it GABF East Coast. They just gotta teach employees how to actually scan tickets instead of waving an iPhone at them and they're good.

 

[DelToro]

I understand admitting defeat and recognizing you screwed up really good, but cancelling the event all together?

Just have the damn bottle release Friday afternoon/evening, and event on Saturday. There are plenty of viable solutions, and can't believe they just decided to cancel it all together.

CCB's solution to when things mess up to just take things away and try something else. It feels like they think a different idea than years before is a way to resolve the issue. Huna day didnt have to go but I guess they chose to throw in the towel than try a different idea and I guess they never considered really moving the event offsite probably had good reason(s) not to.

 

[BigGene]

For those bitching about the BD Huna sale. We got there about about 10, found our place to camp. Went back to buy Merch and in the Merch line a girl says if your looking for the special release bottle the line starts here. I'm Like OShit, I just won the lottery, but if I dont like what bottles they have for sale I can keep my money.

Thank ended fast. The posted a sign saying ITP, GGA, DG and DB Huna. I was 5th in line. My buddy got a case, I got 5 bottles. (wanted to save my money for reg Huna, Big mistake).

As far as the EL Catador bottles being released to the masses as some say. OMG you let people buy cases of DB Huna. We you could have bought a pallet of the other 3. There were no limits on those.

If they would have announced that these bottlea would be available then there would have been another line with 400 people in it at 10am just like the TG tent and the 3floyds line.

I hade a great time. Bottle share at the Hilton was great! And free beer on a Sunday morning at CCB was even better.

Cheers.

 

[BigGene]

CCB's solution to when things mess up to just take things away and try something else. It feels like they think a different idea than years before is a way to resolve the issue. Huna day didnt have to go but I guess they chose to throw in the towel than try a different idea and I guess they never considered really moving the event offsite probably had good reason(s) not to.

I think with the giant crowd and the trafic being snarled and the police having to clear everyone out. They probably would/will be denied a permit for next year.

I say move it to the Parking lot of the Brew Hub they are building in Lakeland. HUGE, will be plenty of parking and they dont have to deal with the City of Tampa.

 

[DaGio]

What an incredible over reaction. It shows the character of CCB's management. An organization led by a true leader and competent staff would take the 2014 disaster and use it as motivation to have a world class event next year. I know this is only a beer event, but I think reacting in this manner says more about the company as a whole and its management. It makes me question whether I will give them another $125 or more for El Catador #2 for the promise of 5 bottles of beer. What if brewing the first bottle becomes difficult, will they cancel brewing the other beers and cancel the club. This of course is extreme but the type of character displayed here makes it possible where before I would not have even considered that. Amazing......

Edit: To clarify, I am not bitching about canceling Huna day. I am just amazed by the lack of leadership and determination to be the best. This is a quitters mentality.

 

[DelToro]

I think with the giant crowd and the trafic being snarled and the police having to clear everyone out. They probably would/will be denied a permit for next year.

I say move it to the Parking lot of the Brew Hub they are building in Lakeland. HUGE, will be plenty of parking and they dont have to deal with the City of Tampa.

I doubt the city of Lakeland wants this headache on their hands now after hearing about this lol. Everyone here knows offsite is the way to go. They have a freaking fairgrounds 10 min away but my guess is $$$ is preventing that. I wanna use this quote from my friend who I wont name but I feel this effectively summed things up.

"I suck, I got out smarted (again) so I'll just give up cause I've never had to overcome any difficulties in life and can't handle this challenge. So i'll make it easier on myself and make it worse for everyone else. Enjoy calling Total Wine and ABC mutltiple times a day asking for Huna to buy at a markup!"

Cheers
Cigar City Brewing

 

[steimie]

The overreaction to CCB's overreaction says a lot about the current state of craft beer culture.

 

[SeaWatchman]

The overreaction to CCB's overreaction says a lot about the current state of craft beer culture.

/thread.

 

[user 306926]

I heard that they are debating closing the whole operation down with Huna '15 cancellation feedback ringing in.

 

[MULDER1010]

 

[franch]

I have to take a bunch of students to a conference that weekend. :-( Maybe (hopefully) next year.

hawt

 

[JulianB1]

hawt

Actually the exact opposite of that, with the students that I expect will go. Unless neckbeards are your jam.

 

[Rempo]

I'd love an extended report about that one then!

I'm really disappointed I can't make it to DLD this year, would love to see how it compares with yesterday.

http://hoosierbeergeek.blogspot.com/2010/04/dark-lord-day-2010.html

The lines were terrible. The line for DL bottles split into both directions on the main road, but no one knew. The split was around the same area as lines for guest taps and too few port-a-potties. So if you slowly made your way in one of the DL lines, you eventually ran into a huge mass of people where the two lines joined and everyone was cutting right in that area.

 

[franch]

Actually the exact opposite of that, with the students that I expect will go. Unless neckbeards are your jam.

****, may as well go to huna day

 

[FishPondManager]

So does this mean I'll be able to buy some huna next year on letspour for $50 a bottle?

 

[JulianB1]

****, may as well go to huna day

There were a lot more cute girls at Huna Day than I expect to see at this conference. Thankfully, it's relatively close to Asheville and we are staying there, so I can just hit Wicked Weed every night afterwards.

 

[jparkanzky]

So CCB is in the wrong now for doing away with future Huna Days?

Aren't these ridiculously high-volume production "Release Parties" the problem with the current scene? They're going to distribute it.... you'll still be able to get it.... they'll produce a **** ton of it.

Their stouts suck anyway..... best beers I had from them were their fresh IPAs and Berliners while I was there. I'd go back to that brewery again despite the ****** location it's in.

 

[franch]

Aren't these ridiculously high-volume production "Release Parties" the problem with the current scene?

no. these parties can be awesome if you actually aren't too cheap to hire security, get a real ticket processing system, hire events planners, etc. look at how awful DLD used to be. DLD is fantastic now. sure, it's not $55 all you can drink, but it probably shouldn't be anyway.

 

[sacrelicio]

What an incredible over reaction. It shows the character of CCB's management. An organization led by a true leader and competent staff would take the 2014 disaster and use it as motivation to have a world class event next year. I know this is only a beer event, but I think reacting in this manner says more about the company as a whole and its management. It makes me question whether I will give them another $125 or more for El Catador #2 for the promise of 5 bottles of beer. What if brewing the first bottle becomes difficult, will they cancel brewing the other beers and cancel the club. This of course is extreme but the type of character displayed here makes it possible where before I would not have even considered that. Amazing......

Edit: To clarify, I am not bitching about canceling Huna day. I am just amazed by the lack of leadership and determination to be the best. This is a quitters mentality.

It's. Been. Two. *******. Days. Relax and think it through.

 

[jparkanzky]

DLD is fantastic now. .

You had me going for a minute there.....

 

[pgh_penguins]

So they are brewing another batch for people, as well?

 

[franch]

You had me going for a minute there.....

srsly! '11 was pretty good (banned coolers), but it's now in like 3-4x the space, brewpub is closed, and the only thing that even mildly sucks is the DL bottle line. (but still they didn't run out of DL...)

 

[pgh_penguins]

And as much of a **** show this was, I would attend again for sure.

 

[MordorMongo]

Hey, did you guys hear the news?

No Huna day next year because CCB just burned down.

 

[johnyb]

10 AM Aerial shot........................




4 PM bottle line

 

[MarkIntihar]

You had me going for a minute there.....

Except it actually was awesome last year. The only bitch of it now is getting the tickets in the first place.

 

[hotmetal]

Incredible group of generous people. It was nice popping bottles on the backside of the property in the "**** this ****" section of Huna day. These dudes, and many others, made this an incredible weekend.

Great to meet you Coldsnack!

 

[yamar68]

I doubt the city of Lakeland wants this headache on their hands now after hearing about this lol. Everyone here knows offsite is the way to go. They have a freaking fairgrounds 10 min away but my guess is $$$ is preventing that. I wanna use this quote from my friend who I wont name but I feel this effectively summed things up.

"I suck, I got out smarted (again) so I'll just give up cause I've never had to overcome any difficulties in life and can't handle this challenge. So i'll make it easier on myself and make it worse for everyone else. Enjoy calling Total Wine and ABC mutltiple times a day asking for Huna to buy at a markup!"

Cheers
Cigar City Brewing

Wow... okay bro.

 

[Coldsnack]

Great to meet you Coldsnack!

You too man, good times for sure.

 

[MordorMongo]

Man I am so, so glad I don't frequent thesitewhichisnottobenamed any longer. I mean I can literally smell the leaking vaginas from here.