I got there at 1:00. Got in a big ass line. I thought no big deal considering how they did such a great job at DLD this year. Then it took me about 2+ hours just to breach the gate. Then another 1/2 hour to hour at that point to buy beer. So 2.5-3 hours to get some brew. Not terrible considering past DLD’s people waited reportedly 8 hours or more. I just expected more as far as the line went because of how well they did at DLD. They cranked far more people through than yesterday in less time. That just didn’t make sense to me. |
Was anyone else escorted to the drunk table upfront by the gates or just me? My first one and probably last. It was nice to get out of town with a buddy and see what a 3 Floyds event was like. Next time, Ill just put the $ towards granite counter tops for the kitchen. |
If you want a very well run event, attempt to get tickets to the Great Taste of the Midwest. 6,000+ people, everyone gets in the gates in about 20 minutes. |
Originally posted by tennisjoel I think GTMW is the premier beer event in the entire midwest and rivals other events in the nation for sure. I just think a lot of us were dissappointed in how the event was run after such a successful DLD 2011 with over 100% more people attending. |
Originally posted by TheAlum Makes sense. Haven’t attended DLD so I can’t personally comment on that. |
I heard it was a big unorganized mess. I’m not talkin about the beer. Oooooooh snnnnnnnuh-ap! |
Like any event, there’s going to be inconveniences: long lines, bottles being sold out, people cutting in line, ATM’s not working, no bottles of water for sale, etc. But all in all compared to other beer releases I’ve been attended, I thought 3 Floyds did a pretty damn good job. Good beer, good food, good music, and good fellowship; how can anybody complain about that? Could you imagine what the blogs would have been like for Woodstock if they had them back in the day?? How much people would have bitched about the inconveniences then?? I guess if waiting in line and drinking beers with friends is that terrible, then maybe the anti-social Ted Kacynski types who find it so unbearable, should forget about some of the truly enjoyable things in life like football games, concerts, beer releases, and public festivals..... |
Compared the improvements I witnessed first hand with DL 2011, it seems like they took 3 steps back from that from all the shit I’ve been reading. |
IMO, the main problems with the event was how under staffed it was (just 1 person checking IDs), not enough beer and food, and rather poor planning to give the ticket for the samples of beer at the end of the bottle line (sure would have been nice to have a runner with samples while others waited in line). |
I was double fisted with Pannapot Reserva 2008 and Baller Stout before thrashing to Municipal Waste. Had my coat and other stuff unwatched in a corner and nobody touched it. My bottles were safely tucked and away in the car. Life is what you make of it. I remember all the great beer and people I met, not lines. My wallet tells me a different story though... |
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