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Alltech festival

  • 01-02-2016 3:06pm
    #1
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭


    The alltech food and beer festival is on in the Convention Center this weekend.

    Anyone planning on going? Hear of any good specials that will be at it?


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  • #2
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    Won't be going, €20 tickets and paid-for small samples (100ml) is out of my budget.


  • #3
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,776 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    I'll be there. I'm happy to hear 5 Lamps Dark IPA will be available -- I was sorry to have missed it over the Christmas break. The serious geek action seems to be at the Soulwater/Clada stand: some real beauts in there.

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  • #4
    Son0vagun
    Registered Users Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Son0vagun


    I'll be there, my first time going. Soulwater seems to be the place to be with their Buxton/Wild Beer/Lervig connections. Heard of a few specials that will be available, I guess they'll be revealed during the week.


  • #5
    Not G.R
    Registered Users Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Not G.R


    The usual beoir discount at the door?


  • #6
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭matrim


    Not G.R wrote: »
    The usual beoir discount at the door?

    I don't think so because they don't have anything to do with this festival


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  • #7
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,776 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    Don't think we've ever had a Beoir discount at Alltech.

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  • #8
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,140 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    I'll be there as Mrs Sleepy got two tickets for a Christmas present from someone :)


  • #9
    oblivious
    Registered Users Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    Not G.R wrote: »
    The usual beoir discount at the door?

    No , we never had a discount for Alltech


  • #10
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,850 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Went along last year and had a brilliant day. My first experience of a proper beer festival. *tear* Didn't think I'd be able to afford it this year, and now it's too late to change plans. Oh well!


  • #11
    oblivious
    Registered Users Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    An File wrote: »
    Went along last year and had a brilliant day. My first experience of a proper beer festival. *tear* Didn't think I'd be able to afford it this year, and now it's too late to change plans. Oh well!

    well there is always the Irish Craft Beer and Cider Festival Wednesday 16th till Saturday 19th of march at the RDS


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  • #12
    Ravelleman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    I think I'll make my first outing to it this year. Booka Brass Band on the Saturday is also genuinely appealing!


  • #13
    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    Won't be able to go again this year, never got to this one, O'Haras very nicely sent me a private message on twitter about their seasonal launch tomorrow night so I'll make do with that.


  • #14
    oblivious
    Registered Users Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    I think I'll make my first outing to it this year. Booka Brass Band on the Saturday is also genuinely appealing!

    oooh see you there then :)


  • #15
    Not G.R
    Registered Users Posts: 509 ✭✭✭Not G.R


    BeerNut wrote: »
    Don't think we've ever had a Beoir discount at Alltech.

    Must have confused it with ICBCF in the RDS.

    In other news €39.50 for a 3 day pass... DaFuq?! Was it that expensive last year? I can't seem to remember!


  • #16
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭matrim


    MonkstownHoop wrote: »
    O'Haras very nicely sent me a private message on twitter about their seasonal launch tomorrow night so I'll make do with that.

    Got the same invite but don't think I'll be able to make that one


  • #17
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Nice list here

    http://soulwaterbeer.com/alltech2016/


  • #18
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Nice list here

    http://soulwaterbeer.com/alltech2016/


  • #19
    Ronan|Raven
    Registered Users Posts: 8,140 ✭✭✭Ronan|Raven


    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    Won't be going, €20 tickets and paid-for small samples (100ml) is out of my budget.

    Last year the servings were well over 100ml. Entrance is still pricey alright.


  • #20
    Ravelleman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    Ronan|Raven wrote: »
    Last year the servings were well over 100ml. Entrance is still pricey alright.

    Is the standard measure meant to be 100ml?!


  • #21
    slayerking
    Registered Users Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭slayerking


    Ronan|Raven wrote: »
    Last year the servings were well over 100ml. Entrance is still pricey alright.

    How much do the charge per serving? Entrance is a tad pricy, so I'm still himmin and hawin whether I'll go.


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  • #22
    matrim
    Registered Users Posts: 7,515 ✭✭✭matrim


    slayerking wrote: »
    How much do the charge per serving? Entrance is a tad pricy, so I'm still himmin and hawin whether I'll go.

    IIRC it worked out at about 2.50 for a 200ml but in reality you were generally getting at least 300ml


  • #23
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    Is the standard measure meant to be 100ml?!

    No, they used to give out a free sample if you asked. Guess they will probably charge 1 token now.


  • #24
    Ravelleman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    So, is the glass the same size as at the ICBCF? I can't seem to find any reference to it on the website.

    I'm still going to go but am nevertheless curious about the details.


  • #25
    Penkins
    Registered Users Posts: 13 ✭Penkins


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    So, is the glass the same size as at the ICBCF? I can't seem to find any reference to it on the website.

    I'm still going to go but am nevertheless curious about the details.

    Last year the "glass" was a 500 ml plastic eco-cup. Pretty boring, nowhere near as nice as the ICBCF glasses.


  • #26
    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,521 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Makes the €20 in even more ridiculous then

    Ad on radio has "includes 2 free tokens and a souvenir cup", hopefully its some use though


  • #27
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,569 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Im going, il be going to the other one too, yay


  • #28
    Sleepy
    Registered Users Posts: 24,140 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    A question for those who've attended this before: how much spending cash are a couple likely to need at this assuming they'd be looking to sample as much as possible while there?


  • #29
    RasTa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,116 ✭✭✭✭RasTa


    €50 would be plenty


  • #30
    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,569 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    RasTa wrote: »
    €50 would be plenty

    And you may not be standing aftewards :P


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  • #31
    SlipperyPeople
    Registered Users Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭SlipperyPeople


    charging tokens for samples would be fairly annoying. It was nice at the one in the RDS where when you were chatting to the brewers they would pretty much let you taste all they had and when you decided what you liked they filled up the glass and took the tokens.


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