With but two months before the beer journey of the year, it's time for folks to get on the bus, so to speak. Don't let the August heat fog your mind--focus on touring NINE Wisconsin breweries on a crisp, cool, colorful autumn weekend on a luxury coach filled with fellow beer connoisseurs! Thanks to those who have sent their deposits; your roles in this crazy adventure are secured. As for the rest of you, you need to be asking yourselves, "why in the world WOULDN'T I go on this trip?!? Is is because I don't like beer? Is is because I fear comraderie? Is it perhaps that I don't care for inexpensive carefree road trips through beautiful countryside? Hmmmm . . . I guess there really is no reason to miss Beer Good Bus Tour II!" Please send your $50 per person deposit ASAP to John Longballa, 1211 Minnehaha Ave W, Saint Paul, MN 55104. If you need to get yourself fired up about this trip, the original message with itinerary follows below. Bring your significant other, bring your beer-loving friends, but sign up TODAY, because the deadline for reservations will be FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH!!!! Cheers! John P.S. The room rate has dropped to $56 for two double beds! (original message) The bus is gassed and waiting . . . The comfy hotel rooms are clean and booked . . . The 9(?!) Wisconsin brewpubs are notified, and they await us, tap handles firmly in hand . . . All that's left is for you to get on board the Beer Good Bus Tour II! The tentative itinerary looks like this: 6:00 AM, Saturday, October 8th, leave Saint Paul on a luxury bus complete with bathrooms. 6:01 Commence with people's choice competition for the second-ever rolling beer competition. 9:00 Visit brand new Marshfield brewpub 10:00 View road-trip film on bus: American Beer 12:30-3:00 eat lunch at Hinterland Brewpub in Green Bay (Titletown Brewpub is ACROSS the STREET!!) 3:30 enjoy Legends Brewpub in De Pere 5:30 enjoy Rowland's Brewpub in Chilon 6:30 thumb noses at Briess Malting, who will not allow us to stop for a tour 7:00 dinner at Stone Cellar Brewpub in Appleton ??? crash hard at the Super 8 in Oshkosh Sunday, October 9th All day--avoid crazy Packer fans 11:00 lunch/breakfast at Fox River Brewpub in Oshkosh 3:00 tour Sand Creek microbrewery in Black River Falls 5:00 dinner at Northwoods Brewpub in Eau Claire 7:00 tumble out of bus in Saint Paul The cost of the bus is around $50 per person, and if we get more than 30 people, the cost goes down. The Super 8 is non-smoking rooms with two double beds for $56 per room. Other costs--depends on how much sampling you do at nine(?!?) different establishments! You don't want to miss this trip! We'll be talking about it for years. To book, please e-mail me at jlongb(a)ties2.net, or call me at 651.292.9693 to reserve your spot. Please send me a non-refundable (unless the whole trip is cancelled) deposit of $50 per person (payable to John Longballa) so that I know who's really going. Many spouses are coming along, so assure your non-brewing others that they will have non-dorks to talk to! Thanks for you interest in this trip, and please e-mail or call me with any questions. See you on the bus! John