RBSG ’08 Date

When should we have RBSG ’08?

Here are some guesses on dates we should avoid. (I took 2007 RB Events calendar as estimate). Does anyone have anymore accurate information?

May 3rd (or 10th): Lost Abbey Anniversary (and possible CdT release) (and 2nd Great International Spring Beer Festival - Providence)
(Hair of the Dog Fred Fest - Portland)
May 10th: Open
May 17th Open
May 24th: Open
May 31st: Noogfest IV - Chattanooga
June 7th: 10th Annual Pizza Port Real Ale Festival - Carlsbad
June 14: American Beer Fest-Boston and other Brewer Festivals
June 21st: Open (same date as last years RBSG)
June 26st: RBESG08 - Pilsen
July 4th/5th:
July 12th: American Beer & BBQ Fest - Toronto
Jul 19th: Belgium Comes To Cooperstown 2007
July 26st: Original Proposal
August 2nd: Open
August 9th: Great British Beer Festival - London, Toronado 20th Anniversary - San Francisco

See the San Diego forum topic( http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=76778&whichpage=11 )for more info. I’m just moving the discussion to the main forum.

July 26.

Originally posted by wetherel
When should we have RBSG ’08?

Here are some guesses on dates we should avoid. (I took 2007 RB Events calendar as estimate). Does anyone have anymore accurate information?

May 3rd (or 10th): Lost Abbey Anniversary (and possible CdT release) (and 2nd Great International Spring Beer Festival - Providence)
(Hair of the Dog Fred Fest - Portland)
May 10th: Open
May 17th Open
May 24th: Open
May 31st: Noogfest IV - Chattanooga
June 7th: 10th Annual Pizza Port Real Ale Festival - Carlsbad
June 14: American Beer Fest-Boston and other Brewer Festivals
June 21st: Open (same date as last years RBSG)
June 26st: RBESG08 - Pilsen
July 4th/5th:
July 12th: American Beer & BBQ Fest - Toronto
Jul 19th: Belgium Comes To Cooperstown 2007
July 26st: Original Proposal
August 2nd: Open
August 9th: Great British Beer Festival - London, Toronado 20th Anniversary - San Francisco

See the San Diego forum topic( http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=76778&whichpage=11 )for more info. I’m just moving the discussion to the main forum.

Unless we’ve entered a time warp, I don’t think the Toronado will celebrate their 20th anniversary on Aug 9th again in 2008.

Also, May 10th is the Anderson Valley Boont Beer Fest in 2008.

And June 21st is the National Homebrewer’s Conference, although I’m not sure there’s a ton of overlap with people who would attend that fest and people who would attend the RBSG.

I vote August 2.

The weekend of July 26 is the weekend of the 2008 Oregon Brewers Fest. For 2007, that weekend was also the weekend of the Michigan Brewers Guild Festival and the State College Brew Expo, neither of which seems to have its announcement for 2008 up yet.

I like June 21st for this and every upcoming RBSG. I like the idea of finding a good date that does not conflict with any other major event and sticking with it every year.

Originally posted by kp
I like June 21st for this and every upcoming RBSG. I like the idea of finding a good date that does not conflict with any other major event and sticking with it every year.

Originally posted by after4ever

Originally posted by kp
I like June 21st for this and every upcoming RBSG. I like the idea of finding a good date that does not conflict with any other major event and sticking with it every year.

Father’s Day?

As a general rule, I don’t think RBSG should be immediately before or after a major beer gathering that draws people from all over the country. It’s much better to schedule it close to a festival that is mostly big for that specific region. And I think this is especially true if the two events are in completely different parts of the country because almost no one could attend both unless they lived very close to one of the two cities.

May 17th seems perfect because the weekends before AND after having nothing listed. But I don’t want it that soon. Besides, we’ll be in the thick of May Gray/June Gloom here in San Diego (which is my favorite time of year here, but not so for visitors).

So I’m with Argo. I think August 2nd works well because the festivals before and after this weekend are on the west coast and tend to be mostly regional draws (at least that is my perception). And we NEVER get rain here in August...

Also, I don’t think a permanent date is wise because the circumstances will be different each year, and the city we choose is a critical part of the equation.

Originally posted by DarkElf
As a general rule, I don’t think RBSG should be immediately before or after a major beer gathering that draws people from all over the country. It’s much better to schedule it close to a festival that is mostly big for that specific region. And I think this is especially true if the two events are in completely different parts of the country because almost no one could attend both unless they lived very close to one of the two cities.

May 17th seems perfect because the weekends before AND after having nothing listed. But I don’t want it that soon. Besides, we’ll be in the thick of May Gray/June Gloom here in San Diego (which is my favorite time of year here, but not so for visitors).

So I’m with Argo. I think August 2nd works well because the festivals before and after this weekend are on the west coast and tend to be mostly regional draws (at least that is my perception). And we NEVER get rain here in August...

Also, I don’t think a permanent date is wise because the circumstances will be different each year, and the city we choose is a critical part of the equation.

I’m in for June 21...if this is some kind of vote here. Father’s Day is the weekend before no? Aug. 2 gets into prime time summer family vacation mode for a lot of us.