PP Strong Ale Fest 2009

Originally posted by cquiroga
The event is at Pizza Port-Carlsbad, in the "festival area" behind their Bottle Shop next door.

Joey, you pay for one admission, which gets you in both days. The VIP thing "only" gets you in early on Friday, which means you can drink in a more relaxed environment before the masses get in and have right of first refusal for everything they’ll have. I’d say it’s usually worth it, if you can get the time off work with no problem. But it’s hardly necessary. There are PLENTY of opportunities to indulge, and last year’s regular festival list read like a "VIP" list anyway.

So it’s $40 for the VIP thing (and you get in at the regular time on Saturday-- the VIP thing affords you no benefit as compared to the "regular" attendees on Saturday), or $30 for the non-VIP thing. Both are sterling deals, as it’s a great festival with a ton of great beers.

Originally posted by cquiroga
The event is at Pizza Port-Carlsbad, in the "festival area" behind their Bottle Shop next door.

Joey, you pay for one admission, which gets you in both days. The VIP thing "only" gets you in early on Friday, which means you can drink in a more relaxed environment before the masses get in and have right of first refusal for everything they’ll have. I’d say it’s usually worth it, if you can get the time off work with no problem. But it’s hardly necessary. There are PLENTY of opportunities to indulge, and last year’s regular festival list read like a "VIP" list anyway.

So it’s $40 for the VIP thing (and you get in at the regular time on Saturday-- the VIP thing affords you no benefit as compared to the "regular" attendees on Saturday), or $30 for the non-VIP thing. Both are sterling deals, as it’s a great festival with a ton of great beers.

Originally posted by iowaherkeye

Originally posted by cquiroga
The event is at Pizza Port-Carlsbad, in the "festival area" behind their Bottle Shop next door.

Joey, you pay for one admission, which gets you in both days. The VIP thing "only" gets you in early on Friday, which means you can drink in a more relaxed environment before the masses get in and have right of first refusal for everything they’ll have. I’d say it’s usually worth it, if you can get the time off work with no problem. But it’s hardly necessary. There are PLENTY of opportunities to indulge, and last year’s regular festival list read like a "VIP" list anyway.

So it’s $40 for the VIP thing (and you get in at the regular time on Saturday-- the VIP thing affords you no benefit as compared to the "regular" attendees on Saturday), or $30 for the non-VIP thing. Both are sterling deals, as it’s a great festival with a ton of great beers.

Thanks Chris--this was the post that answered pretty well all my questions about the fest. I’ll have to check and see if the gf wants to come. . . .

Does anybody ever get a hotel down there, or do they just crash wetherel’s place?

Originally posted by mrkrispy
The nice thing about the VIP session is you can take the Coaster up and back and be outta there before it is real crowded.