Can I be the first to ask for a trade?
It will be a while before I'm ready to line anything up, this trip wrecked my beer budget for a bit.
Can I be the first to ask for a trade?
Thats fair. keep me in mind when you're ready. Have yet to try one.
Allen, did you need personal security to escort you out of there? Must've been tough to protect your wheel barrow of beer you hauled out...
How many did you get? I'm guessing all those in the pic weren't yours? Or did you have an army of mules with you?
Haven't been on all week. Unwinding from the day with one of these.
Luckily I'm a bigger guy. There was a lot of pushing and shoving and chanting. The lady next to me took her shoe off and was going to hit a guy upside the head, but her husband stopped the show. Some people didn't even get their guaranteed 3 bottles.
I will never support cigar city again unless they "make it right" like they said they would (for me that is airfare, hotel, ticket, and Huna). Today was the biggest cluster**** I have ever seen in my life, beer event or other. I have been to all the other big releases and some of them multiple times. I Was a couple people back when they sold out (prior to getting my "guaranteed") and witnessed CCB employees threatening women to fight, tell the people to **** off, and call the cops, etc. Near riots ensued. They are classless, tasteless *****ebags that have no clue how to run an event. Even though they claim they will fix it, they won't. Worst beer experience ever. I will post more details when on a computer.
There were definitely tense moments that were totally unnecessary. I don't see why there were so many people there when they said multiple times on FB that if you don't have a ticket, don't show up. A couple of people told us that they were selling beer fest only tickets at the gate (no guarantee of 3 bottles). It was great before 2pm, then it got so packed you couldn't move. I couldn't even begin to estimate how many people were there, other than way too many. I made out pretty well, but I totally abandoned the beer fest part by 1:30.
Distribute everything. No more messy brewery only releases.
I think Avery has their barrel releases down pretty solid, but the hype is much, much smaller and they do releases all the time. I've definitely been to some bad ones (I'm looking at you, Crooked Stave), but not on this level. I can't believe they ran out of beers when they "guaranteed" them.
Question: why were they letting people buy so many extras if they didn't have enough for that AND to fulfill the guaranteed beers?
Also, ICYMI, someone recorded the moment they ran out:
When Hunapu ran out video
Granted, CCB obviously wasn't prepared for this situation and it wasn't handled well, but I don't believe it is entirely fair to place all of the blame on the breweries. After all, they aren't the ones that created all the hype. Yeah, they make a big deal out of the release BUT it is the consumer that creates this ridiculous demand.
I've never had Huna, and I'm sure it is a fantastic beer, but I'm sure as hell not going to spend hundreds of dollars on airfare, lodging, etc. to wait hours in line for a beer that I may or may not be able to get. After all, it's just beer...not the cure for cancer or world hunger, but beer.
If I luck out some day and manage to score a bottle in a trade, great, but if not, oh well...it's just beer. Chances are I'll get my hands on something as good or better in the near future. I'll drink it, love it, and then move on to the next beer because there is so much freaking great beer available these days.
Getting all butt-hurt and bent out of shape because a brewery falls short of the expectations of their over zealous fans seems unreasonable when it is ultimately the consumer that creates the demand. I'm a huge music fan, and many times I've not been able to see an act I wanted to see because tickets sold out before I could get one, but never have I stopped supporting a band because I wasn't quick enough to get a ticket. It isn't their fault (or problem) that SO many people like their product that some are left out when it comes to purchasing tickets, or beer in this case.
If Huna truly is some life altering beverage, feel free to send me a bottle to prove me wrong and maybe I'll change my tune, but for now I'll continue to enjoy the excellent shelf beers I am able to buy daily along with the great beers I manage to get in the occasional trade.
Sorry if I'm rambling a bit here, but I am rather buzzed and tired at the moment.
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I'm curious how someone got 11+ bottles when others got shutout of their guaranteed 3?
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I'm curious how someone got 11+ bottles when others got shutout of their guaranteed 3?
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Granted, CCB obviously wasn't prepared for this situation and it wasn't handled well, but I don't believe it is entirely fair to place all of the blame on the breweries. After all, they aren't the ones that created all the hype. Yeah, they make a big deal out of the release BUT it is the consumer that creates this ridiculous demand.
I've never had Huna, and I'm sure it is a fantastic beer, but I'm sure as hell not going to spend hundreds of dollars on airfare, lodging, etc. to wait hours in line for a beer that I may or may not be able to get. After all, it's just beer...not the cure for cancer or world hunger, but beer.
If I luck out some day and manage to score a bottle in a trade, great, but if not, oh well...it's just beer. Chances are I'll get my hands on something as good or better in the near future. I'll drink it, love it, and then move on to the next beer because there is so much freaking great beer available these days.
Getting all butt-hurt and bent out of shape because a brewery falls short of the expectations of their over zealous fans seems unreasonable when it is ultimately the consumer that creates the demand. I'm a huge music fan, and many times I've not been able to see an act I wanted to see because tickets sold out before I could get one, but never have I stopped supporting a band because I wasn't quick enough to get a ticket. It isn't their fault (or problem) that SO many people like their product that some are left out when it comes to purchasing tickets, or beer in this case.
If Huna truly is some life altering beverage, feel free to send me a bottle to prove me wrong and maybe I'll change my tune, but for now I'll continue to enjoy the excellent shelf beers I am able to buy daily along with the great beers I manage to get in the occasional trade.
Sorry if I'm rambling a bit here, but I am rather buzzed and tired at the moment.
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You ever scored tickets to a sold out concert, then got to the door and be told to bless off and leave? If not, I hope you do some time, then you can explain if you are butt hurt because of all the other hype creating fans or just pissed off because of poor planning. Little difference here IMO.
Granted, CCB obviously wasn't prepared for this situation and it wasn't handled well, but I don't believe it is entirely fair to place all of the blame on the breweries. After all, they aren't the ones that created all the hype. Yeah, they make a big deal out of the release BUT it is the consumer that creates this ridiculous demand.
I've never had Huna, and I'm sure it is a fantastic beer, but I'm sure as hell not going to spend hundreds of dollars on airfare, lodging, etc. to wait hours in line for a beer that I may or may not be able to get. After all, it's just beer...not the cure for cancer or world hunger, but beer.
If I luck out some day and manage to score a bottle in a trade, great, but if not, oh well...it's just beer. Chances are I'll get my hands on something as good or better in the near future. I'll drink it, love it, and then move on to the next beer because there is so much freaking great beer available these days.
Getting all butt-hurt and bent out of shape because a brewery falls short of the expectations of their over zealous fans seems unreasonable when it is ultimately the consumer that creates the demand. I'm a huge music fan, and many times I've not been able to see an act I wanted to see because tickets sold out before I could get one, but never have I stopped supporting a band because I wasn't quick enough to get a ticket. It isn't their fault (or problem) that SO many people like their product that some are left out when it comes to purchasing tickets, or beer in this case.
If Huna truly is some life altering beverage, feel free to send me a bottle to prove me wrong and maybe I'll change my tune, but for now I'll continue to enjoy the excellent shelf beers I am able to buy daily along with the great beers I manage to get in the occasional trade.
I'm curious how someone got 11+ bottles when others got shutout of their guaranteed 3?
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Everyone that bought a ticket was guaranteed three bottles, that is the reason for the ticket.
Apparently they were also selling "beer fest" tickets without the bottle guarantee, but they were eligible for the case sales that were posted to start at 4pm.
They posted that they are refunding all ticket purchases. I dont really see how this will appease those that got shafted...
They posted that they are refunding all ticket purchases. I dont really see how this will appease those that got shafted...
I want 3 bottles of Huna for my silver wristband that guaranteed those 3 bottles. The $53 covers the cost of the beerfest, which was a complete **** show also. I probably got less than 24 oz of beer due to the long lines.....and I avoided the long lines such as Toppling Goliath which was probably 100+ people long. The fact that it took 1.5-2 hours just to get in the gate was ridiculous also.
And the free beer today is crap also. Limited capacity, free beer, open to the public? That will be a mess also.doesnt really matter to me though, I am on a plane headed back to Atlanta now anyway.
Here is a good recap of the event. http://dontdrinkbeer.com/2014/03/08/hunahpu-day-declared-most-successful-brewery-release-of-2014/
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Apparently they were also selling "beer fest" tickets without the bottle guarantee, but they were eligible for the case sales that were posted to start at 4pm.
Email the jerks and tell em a minimum of 6 bottles of next years have the names of all the people
That got ****ed over this year, on them for the price you paid this year for ticket. Be sure to include the fact they should make more to appease those who got bent over this year and to not screw those who will be there next year by having less available. Quickest fix? No.
Fair? Effin A.
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