(If someone with SPHBC access could please forward this to that listserve, then I would be most appreciative--thanks!) SORRY! I was typing the bus trip invitation over the course of a few weeks, and had October 13th (the original date) in the text. There is a huge Badger game in Madison that weekend, thus hotels have been booked solid for one year. The ACTUAL date of BEER GOOD BUS TOUR IV is October 20th-21st. I have a more complete itinerary today as well, due to some proprietors finally calling back. The message I sent yesterday follows this new itinerary. Saturday, October 20th 7:00 a.m. = leave Saint Paul 7:01 a.m. = People's Choice competition 10:30 = tour Carr Valley Cheese 12:00 = lunch at Corner Pub in Reedsburg 2:30 = tour Lake Louie Brewing 4:00 = tour Capital Brewing 5:30 = J.T. Whitney's 7:00 = dinner at the Grumpy Troll Brewpub in Mt. Horeb 9:00 = hotel across the street from the Great Dane in Fitchburg ($99) Sunday, October 21st 8:30 = tour Blue Mount Cheese 10:30 = Wollersheim Winery 1:00 = lunch at Roxbury Pub 3:00 = Moosejaw Brewpub, WI Dells 6:00 = dinner at Das Bierhaus, Menomonie 9:00 = arrive in Saint Paul You've heard the stories. You know it's not to be missed. You've been waiting for this message to appear. Now it's time to sign up for BEER GOOD BUS TRIP IV. For those who don't know, each fall I organize a bus trip through Wisconsin, focusing on brewpubs, but stopping at other places of interest as well. It all began when Al Boyce got us on a bus to the AHA National Convention in Chicago and we stopped at various beer hubs going out and coming back. Two years ago I took a group straight across WI, hitting eleven beer stops, last year we went through northern 'Sconnie, and this year we head down toward Madison. We take a luxury coach, complete with bathroom and movies. I'm still finalizing a few stops, but on Saturday and Sunday, October 20th and 21st, we'll hit no fewer than six brewpubs, two microbreweries, one winery, and one cheesery(?)! We'll have the people's choice contest to start the trip (around 7:00 a.m. Saturday), and will return around 9:00 Sunday evening. We'll stay overnight in Madison, within staggering distance from Great Dane. Assuming 30 people come along, the bus cost will be around $60 per person. Just to be clear, I always pay the same amount for the bus and hotel as everyone. I don't pay my way off the rest of the group. Don't be left behind. Send your non-refundable $50 deposit to John Longballa, 1211 Minnehaha Ave W, Saint Paul, MN 55104. Please include all contact information, including e-dress, and please indicate how you would prefer the room situation to be for your group. More details to follow, but I won't take more than 35 people, so don't delay! Thanks, John