View Poll Results: Interest in Side Trip to Brewery?
I am interested in sharing costs of a car and/or driver for a one day trip
1
20.00%
I am interested in sharing costs of a car and/or driver for a two day, overnight, trip
3
60.00%
I may be interested, depending on the destination
1
20.00%
I am not interested
0
0%
Voters: 5. You may not vote on this poll
Mar 3, 2017, 9:08 am
Last edit by: polkacat
Attending
polkacat
arollins +5
ellyse +3
KMA26
miko2a
CDKing
srletend
iris30
ANC RED-EYE +1
island82
DO Information
Friday 21 April
6:00 pm drinks: Delirium Cafe (Be sure you go to Delirium Cafe, not Little Delirium!)
7:00 pm dinner: Bier Circus (capped at 12 persons)
Dinner Atendees: Polkacat +2, CDKing, krazykanuck, miko2a, miko2a +1, iris30, kma26, ANC RED-EYE, ANC RED-EYE+1, srletend
Saturday 22 April
Noon - 11 pm Zythos Bierfestival
Buy tokens in advance: http://www.zbf.be/en/advance-sales/
The list of beers is here.
For anyone who wants to travel in a group, I suggest IC 509 departing Central/Centraal at 11 am. This train arrives Leuven at 11:24.
For those who have not been before, if you travel on a train other than IC 509: exit the Leuven train station and bear right to get to the bus depot. The free shuttle to the hall is clearly marked and usually on the 3rd or so platform.
We will grab seats at a table toward the back on the right side of the main hall (in which all of the beer booths are located) as you walk in.
Sunday 23 April
Zythos Bierfestival 11 am - 9 pm
Possible alternate outing, TBD.
polkacat
arollins +5
ellyse +3
KMA26
miko2a
CDKing
srletend
iris30
ANC RED-EYE +1
island82
DO Information
Friday 21 April
6:00 pm drinks: Delirium Cafe (Be sure you go to Delirium Cafe, not Little Delirium!)
7:00 pm dinner: Bier Circus (capped at 12 persons)
Dinner Atendees: Polkacat +2, CDKing, krazykanuck, miko2a, miko2a +1, iris30, kma26, ANC RED-EYE, ANC RED-EYE+1, srletend
Saturday 22 April
Noon - 11 pm Zythos Bierfestival
Buy tokens in advance: http://www.zbf.be/en/advance-sales/
The list of beers is here.
For anyone who wants to travel in a group, I suggest IC 509 departing Central/Centraal at 11 am. This train arrives Leuven at 11:24.
For those who have not been before, if you travel on a train other than IC 509: exit the Leuven train station and bear right to get to the bus depot. The free shuttle to the hall is clearly marked and usually on the 3rd or so platform.
We will grab seats at a table toward the back on the right side of the main hall (in which all of the beer booths are located) as you walk in.
Sunday 23 April
Zythos Bierfestival 11 am - 9 pm
Possible alternate outing, TBD.
Belgian Beer Festival DO VII in BRU, April 22-23, 2017
Nov 14, 2016, 8:24 pm
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Dec 26, 2016, 10:18 am
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I have tentative flights on hold. Arrive back home from Japan DO and leave the next day on the 20th on Iceland air arriving BRU at noon on the 21st.
Leaving on the 25th for a 24 hour stop-over in Iceland.
Really tempting to just go to Korea DO and fly over to BRU from there Aeroflot is about the same as what Iceland Air Costs.
Is Bruges somewhere one can go on a day trip?
Leaving on the 25th for a 24 hour stop-over in Iceland.
Really tempting to just go to Korea DO and fly over to BRU from there Aeroflot is about the same as what Iceland Air Costs.
Is Bruges somewhere one can go on a day trip?
Dec 27, 2016, 6:31 am
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The basics of Bruges can be done as a one day trip. There are usually 2 direct trains per hour from Brussels which take just over an hour each way. Easy walk from the station to the heart of town.
https://www.belgianrail.be/en/Default.aspx
https://www.belgianrail.be/en/Default.aspx
Dec 28, 2016, 2:28 pm
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Well my 24 hour cancel period is over so i guess I'm in for sure. Not sure if my friend is still coming or not. When do tickets for the beer fest come available or do we pay when we get there?Its my Birthday weekend 
Dec 29, 2016, 11:48 am
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There is no admission/ticket needed for entry to the beer fest. Instead, it is pay-as-you-go; you buy the tasting glass and tokens to redeem for beer. The past two years, they have offered online presale for the glass and tokens, which allows you to skip straight to the entry line on-site. I'll post a link in this thread when that is once again available.
We will definitely have to toast your birthday!
Jan 25, 2017, 9:11 am
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Feb 9, 2017, 8:52 pm
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This reminds me that I really need to log my PTO request for this trip...
Last edited by krazykanuck; Feb 10, 2017 at 7:22 am
Feb 10, 2017, 4:09 pm
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(Hopefully they're the same tokens as last year as I have some left....)It's one token per pour. So... factor in how long you feel like hanging out, whether you'll be drinking higher ABV beers, etc.
I think a few of us bought 20+ last year and decided that was overkill.....