Re: ABR 2005, Oct 8 ?

Date Change for Autumn Brew Review. Same date as the MhBA "Beer Good Bus Tour".... :-( "David H Berg" <bergbrew(a)juno.com> Sent by: owner-mcbg(a)mncraftbrew.org 07/29/2005 08:12 AM To mcbg(a)mncraftbrew.org cc Subject ABR 2005 Greetings! I know a lot of folks are anxious about the Autumn Brew Review this year, probably none greater than myself. We've had an incredibly tough, complicated year of planning, and still are running into problems. In addition to being dropped by our co-sponsor, they also scheduled the Blubber Run against our event. Next we found out that Peavey is booked by Orchestra Hall on Sep 10. We are currently looking at alternative venues/dates. Oct 8 is looking promising. So much for the bad news. The good news is the ABR will happen. Tickets will be handled differently this year now that the Guild is back fully in charge. We will be using Ticketworks (like we did the first year), so tickets will be mailed to you in advance (up to 10 days prior to the event). This should alleviate problems at will call. We've got some new breweries attending and a different glass style (the previous were fine, but not for 4 years in a row!) I'll let everyone know when tickets finally go on sale--should be any day now. We need everyone's help spreading the word about the festival. While it is nice being fully in control of the festival, the financial aspect is quite daunting. I've said it a couple of times already this year, and it bears repeating--this will either be the best ABR ever, or the last. Hopefully it is the former. Cheers! David Berg Head Brewer, Bandana Brewery President, Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild http://www.mncraftbrew.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ==============================================================================