Comments on: Firkin Fest!

By: erin

erin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:58:21 +0000

Wow. I bought tickets under the impression that the door charge WERE my drink tickets. This is pretty lame – the Gnome should have been more forthright about needing to buy separate tasting tickets at the event. $1 a pop at that. Last one of these we’ll be attending.

By: Summit: Firkin & Food Info | MNBeer – Beer from the Twin Cities, Minnesota, Minneapolis, St. Paul and beyond

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:54:52 +0000

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By: Chad

Chad — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:12:27 +0000

I’d like to say that I’ll go again, but I think I’m gonna pass on it this year.

In addition to the weather, the main reason I had a good time last year was because I had to drink it fun, mainly by finding a friendly guy pouring Maharaja and going back to him, repeatedly, until I had drank enough to forget that I had spent $1/oz on something ridiculously easy to obtain in Minneapolis.

The way that most volunteers were pouring last year, there wasn’t even enough beer to get a sense of what I was drinking, let alone enjoy it. I realize that it’s the goal of the fest to make money, it’s also pretty silly to charge someone the equivalent of $16+ for a pint of cask beer, not even including the $10 entry fee this year.

By: ArrogantB

ArrogantB — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:07:18 +0000

Tickets are actually $11.54 as there is an unavoidable service charge. So if you try 10 beers, you will be paying either $21.54 or $25.00 for 10oz of beer.

I loved it in 2008. 2009 was ok – thought the selection could have been better and it was very crowded. I still applaud the guys who put this on but I’m on the fence this year unless they pre-publish the beer list (which I don’t think has happened in the past) and it looks interesting.

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:41:30 +0000

That Ola Dubh was worth it!

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:17:29 +0000

Cecil – Can’t get a 12oz pour in the tiny tasting glass you get but you could keep going back for another sample several times.

Cover was $5 in 2008 and 2009 so it has gone up this year. Just look at the cover charge as paying for the pota-potties and your little tea light sample glass. Tickets were $1 each last year. Purchase $20 worth and you got to sample the 2 specialty casks, Harviestoun Brewery “Ola Dubh” 12 year Highland Park Scotch Whiskey and Thornbridge Jaipur India Pale Ale.

They also charged $2 for the program last year.

By: DanK

DanK — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:15:31 +0000

Duke – The cover was $5 when we went in 08 and it was $20 for 10 tickets. Not sure why or HOW I remember that. Maybe because I left early.

By: Cecil

Cecil — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:57:23 +0000

I have not been to this event, yet. Question: So, let’s say, you want a 12 ounce pour of a brew you really like, do you then pay 12 bucks for 12 one ounce pours ???

By: Duke

Duke — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:52:40 +0000

How much was the cover the last two years?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:00:37 +0000

yeah, I read about the event and really wanted to go until I heard there is the $10 cover and then tickets for each sample. Very lame!