Mondial de la Bière! One of the world’s best beer fests

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Message joet P admin beers 2900 º places 125 º 09:25 Wed 6/6/2012 One of the best beer fests in the world, Mondial, is upon us! http://www.ratebeer.com/event/14556/ Looks like very good Ratebeer presence including Josh Oakes and Beershine! Mentioned: Michigan’s Jolly Pumpkin, Canadian brewers Hopfenstark, Benelux, Le Cheval Blanc and La Succursale. At least nine brewers from Italy. Beers from Chile, Argentina and Brazil, such as Cerveja do Amor (from Brazil’s Cervejaria Bodebrown). Vermont’s Harpoon, Magic Hat, McNeill’s, Rock Art and Vermont Pub & Brewery -- Where can a sister find Unibroue Raftman, alligator soup and Argentine barley wine all in one place? At the 19th installment of Mondial de la Bière (aka Montréal world beer festival), which starts this Wednesday at Montréal’s Hotel Bonaventure. ... Admission is free, and tasting coupons are $1 each. The event runs from Wednesday, June 6, through Sunday, June 10, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. http://www.7dvt.com/2012turning-mondial
Message joet P admin beers 2900 º places 125 º 11:17 Wed 6/6/2012 No love for Mondial?
Message Boutip beers 9376 º places 135 º 11:28 Wed 6/6/2012 Plenty of love. I’ll be there tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Message pushkinwow beers 3602 º places 174 º 11:34 Wed 6/6/2012 I am very tempted to make the trip (only 2 hour drive) but unfortunately family obligations take precedence...

Message Martinus beers 5018 º places 224 º 11:37 Wed 6/6/2012 The event in Strasbourg looks rather fine. But unfortunately Montreal is a bit out of the way from Europe.
Message fiulijn P beers 28318 º places 745 º 11:42 Wed 6/6/2012 No love! Only hate and jealousy for the ones participating... Do I see correctly, even Tunisian and Turkish bound Philippe (Bov) is participating, and I’m not???
Message frylock beers 1133 º places 80 º 11:43 Wed 6/6/2012 I really wanted to go this year, but I kept dragging my feet on renewing my passport. Laziness has got the best of me once again.
Message Glouglouburp beers 6103 º places 423 º 11:56 Wed 6/6/2012 At work right now, just got back from Mondial 1h ago. I HATE HATE HATE the new location. Drinking in this no-window bunker during a nice sunny day is not my thing. If it wasn’t for my work place being only a few blocks and I can make quick in-and-outs I probably woundn’t go at all. And I live walking distance from the festival. Nothing against the beer list, quite impressive as usual, but the drinking environment of Mondial as bad as it gets. I loved the previous location but the festival had to move out of there, too small for its ever growing popularity.

Message pushkinwow beers 3602 º places 174 º 12:12 Wed 6/6/2012 That is a shame - I love the old train station location - where is it now, some sort of convention centre?
Message Sevenlee beers 1845 º places 82 º 12:39 Wed 6/6/2012 I understand this beer from Brazil will be available on tap. I’m keen to know what people think.
Message jercraigs P beers 14850 º places 1049 º 12:46 Wed 6/6/2012 Getting up early to catch a train tomorrow! Looking forward to it. Hoping the elbow room vs. atmosphere trade off is worth it, as I haven’t been to the new venue.