Apr 14, 2018, 8:18 am
Last edit by: polkacat
Attending
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General information
For train travel on the weekend, it is recommended that you buy your tickets online in advance, as they are 50% off for weekend travel.
DO Information
Friday 27 April
Sunday 29 April
polkacat
Michilander
der_sauefer
srletend
kirkwoodj
krazykanuck
CMK10
KMA26
General information
For train travel on the weekend, it is recommended that you buy your tickets online in advance, as they are 50% off for weekend travel.
DO Information
Friday 27 April
Drie Fonteininen, Bespelingen van het Lot Twisting the Fate 10am-7pm. Anyone interested in traveling to Drie Fonteinen in a group on the 3:02pm train, please post your interest in the thread. Reservations are not required for the event but are required for the bus to Night of the Great Thirst; please email Drie Fonteinen to make a reservation. I suspect this event may be partially or fully outdoors, so please dress appropriately.
Night of the Great Thirst, Itterbeek 7pm-11pm. Flyertalkers will arrive at the beginning of the festival to hold a table for the group. This is an outdoor event, please dress appropriately. Also note that beer is generally sold by the 750 ml bottle and sharing is encouraged. Food is available for purchase. Cash is required, so hit an ATM in advance. Note that busses from Itterbeek to Brussels are hourly; plan your trip at https://www.delijn.be/en/.
Saturday 28 AprilNight of the Great Thirst, Itterbeek 7pm-11pm. Flyertalkers will arrive at the beginning of the festival to hold a table for the group. This is an outdoor event, please dress appropriately. Also note that beer is generally sold by the 750 ml bottle and sharing is encouraged. Food is available for purchase. Cash is required, so hit an ATM in advance. Note that busses from Itterbeek to Brussels are hourly; plan your trip at https://www.delijn.be/en/.
Noon - 11 pm Zythos Bierfestival Buy tokens in advance: http://www.zbf.be/en/advance-sales/. The list of beers is here. Food is available for sale; you may also bring your own food.
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: 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.
Flyertalkers 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.
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: 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.
Flyertalkers 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 29 April
Zythos Bierfestival 11 am - 9 pm
Belgian Beer Festival DO VIII in BRU, April 27-29, 2018
Jan 9, 2018, 6:00 am
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I'm interested. Turkish has a really good Business Class fare sale out of ATL that I could make work. If I get a client I'm hoping will sign with me in the next couple of weeks I'll be there at least for the Sunday event.
Jan 18, 2018, 11:46 am
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Thanks for organizing the DO again. Please add me as a maybe. 
Jan 21, 2018, 1:40 pm
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Will do!
Great!
Will do!
Will do!
Jan 30, 2018, 7:29 am
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Chances for me are looking far better based on very preliminary work schedule. Will buy a fest ticket for Saturday, if available (is that something we're supposed to do?)
How many tokens do you veterans usually get?
How many tokens do you veterans usually get?
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Jan 30, 2018, 11:00 am
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Presale starts February 1, 2018. No entry ticket needed for the festival; there is a charge for the glass and tokens, and that is it. Experience indicates that 20 tokens is too many for one day; starting with 10 and buying more, if needed, is a good strategy.
Feb 1, 2018, 11:57 am
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Buying my ticket now. I arrive early on Saturday morning and leave Monday morning. I'll probably do the Saturday events with you guys and then tour Brussels on Sunday and maybe head down to Bruges too if anyone is interested in joining.
Feb 1, 2018, 1:50 pm
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Feb 1, 2018, 1:54 pm
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How are you flying? I'm still a maybe. I wish I could confirm because there's a really attractive DL fare sale at the moment ex-Houston but I don't know if I can swing the 7 day stay req. https://escapehouston.com/13709/chea...land-brussels/
Feb 1, 2018, 2:00 pm
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Feb 1, 2018, 7:01 pm
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Exactly. To requalify for the year I'll need $6,000 MQDs anyway so this is about a quarter of the way there.
I had one for a similar event in Raleigh last year and it absolutely came in handy. I bought one for this event.
I had one for a similar event in Raleigh last year and it absolutely came in handy. I bought one for this event.
Feb 2, 2018, 10:17 pm
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So today I received an invite to a friends wedding that is the Friday after this DO (May 4) and is happening on the Carolina coast. If I'm able to make this DO you can all expect an strange routing of true FTer proportions, and if it's gonna be strange, you might as well make it strange and fun!
Feb 4, 2018, 7:15 am
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Happy to advise that this attendee of the first Belgian Beer Do can be confirmed for this one too. Arriving on the train from Paris on Thurs afternoon. Especially looking forward to the Night of Great Thirst. ^