tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post5789282054832546087..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: This Doesn't Sound Like FunJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-84116292802916589702010-09-23T10:34:17.593-07:002010-09-23T10:34:17.593-07:00The structure of the BA is much improved in the pa...The structure of the BA is much improved in the past 10-plus years since I worked there and the amount of "local talent" for putting on fests in other parts of the country is also much improved, so, who knows, maybe the time is ripe to take the show on the road again. The Doc is right, the HBC nearly died before AHA began getting local homebrewers involved in the planning and execution Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882117791501159427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-88900075730051452232010-09-22T13:00:29.926-07:002010-09-22T13:00:29.926-07:00Yea... It's called the "Great AMERICAN Be...Yea... It's called the "Great AMERICAN Beer Festival." So far, it's been more like the "Great Denver Beer Festival" or the "Great Brewers Association Beer Festival." ;-}dr wortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-3754587455678623722010-09-22T09:06:37.428-07:002010-09-22T09:06:37.428-07:00I am hoping they move the fest to different areas ...I am hoping they move the fest to different areas of the US soon. For now I will stick close to the local fests like the NHBrewFest coming up next week.Bhttp://seacoastbeveragelab.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-57762543148616904552010-09-21T23:00:19.388-07:002010-09-21T23:00:19.388-07:00I'm with Doc on this one; it's hard to ima...I'm with Doc on this one; it's hard to imagine there's no solution to putting this on the road. That the Baltimore experiment--more than a decade ago--was a failure doesn't mean the idea is a failure.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-3795120668187908722010-09-21T11:18:55.739-07:002010-09-21T11:18:55.739-07:00@Jim
Being involved as a sponsoring Homebrew CLub...@Jim<br /><br />Being involved as a sponsoring Homebrew CLub level for the HBC in the past, I know the AHA relied a lot on local Homebrewers and clubs to help organize events and provide volunteers for the HBC. I would imagine the GABF is a far bigger venture, but could money and paid help be cut with the us of local volunteers, Homebrewers and/or even the Craft brewing biz with cost, set up and dr wortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-84530440080443033562010-09-21T10:07:58.294-07:002010-09-21T10:07:58.294-07:00Back when I worked for the BA (or Association of B...Back when I worked for the BA (or Association of Brewers as it was known then), we actually did try a "GABF on the Road" in Baltimore one year. It ended up being a huge mess and a big money loser. The events staff at the BA are truly amazing at what they do, but I doubt they could pull off a rotating GABF. The Homebrewers Conference and Craftbrewers Conference are major undertakings, Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882117791501159427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-23381714608501925292010-09-21T10:01:33.020-07:002010-09-21T10:01:33.020-07:00The AHA (American Homebrewers Ass.), under the umb...The AHA (American Homebrewers Ass.), under the umbrella of the Brewers Association which hosts the GABF has their annual 'Home brewers Conference' which rotates location every year throughout the US. While this Conference isn't as big as the GABF, it shows that people within the BA understand the concept of a moving road show. GABF requires a BIG space to hold event, but that should dr wortnoreply@blogger.com