Siptemberfest 2012

You guys are excellent question askers.

• Questions: Holy bejeezums are there any SIP tickets left!?
• Answer: Yes, but you better have cat-like reflexes and get your online ticket quickly because they are on pace to sell out wicked soon. Last word was that Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier and Hostel Tevere in Warren each had a handful left, so perhaps tonight’s the night you should belly up to one of these fine establishments and get a ticket with your beer…

• Question: I have a ticket, but I didn’t get it online. Where do I go when I get there?
• Answer: We will be checking ALL tickets in the fun way: Alphabetically, (blame it on Irene folks… sorry!) We will have multiple lines to move you through quickly, but whether you won a ticket, purchased one online or at the Hostel or TPT, head to the line your last name fits in. Tickets will be listed under the last name of the purchaser, so if the team tickets are under your name, please make sure your whole posse is with you when you enter. ALSO: You MUST HAVE VALID ID to get in. It’s a beer fest. I will send my mother back to the car to get her ID, so no sighing and rolling of eyes when we turn you around too. Thanks in advance for your patience!

• Question: Pleeeeeease tell me you guys are gonna have extra tokens!?!
• Answer: Great news! We are selling extra tokens this year! Finally! We are still dialing in the exact way this will go down, but rest assured that if 40 ounces of high octane craft beer isn’t enough for you, you can have a little more.

• Question: What will the weather be like?
• Answer: I never get tired of this question. It will be “Vermonty.” This means that absolutely anything is possible. I’m routing for high 60s and sunshine. In fact, let’s all channel our inner-hippies for a second and visualize kickin’ it at SIPtemberfest, under sunshine and foliage, drinking the best beers, listening to amazing music, stuffing our faces with delicious food, laughing, dancing, riding the single chair…Man, it’s a beautiful day!… all that good stuff.

• Question: What should we bring?
• Answer: Excellent question. Aside from the aforementioned valid ID, bring a little cash for food and a t-shirt. You can bring your well behaved, leashed dog, but please don’t forget a $@!#bag – thanks. A camera or smart phone so you can snap photos and post them instantly to Facebook bragging to all your friends that you are at SIPtemberfest! You can also bring friends who aren’t drinking – it’s FREE to come hangout!

• Question: Why didn’t you invite my favorite brewer?
• Answer: We invite all Vermont brewers that we know of. It’s entirely up to them whether they come or not.  Sometimes its scheduling, sometimes its supply and demand, sometimes it’s trips to Europe… But if you don’t see a brewer you were hoping to see in our line up, let them know you’d love to see them here in the future!

• Question: What’s the word on the Shuttle?
• Answer: This our way of getting you from one epic party to another! Alpine Limo will be running a shuttle 11am – 1pm and 4pm-6pm, looping from Hostel Tevere to MRG and back. This is a FREE service, but for good karma, please tip the party-bus driver for making your life easy! We might be adding a stop to the loop so stay tuned…

For the first found of Q&As, click here. You can also check out our SIP 411 page for more info!
Cheers and see you soon!
m

The final winning ticket goes to (drum roll) ML McLaughlin who entered several times, but won with this one:

Bus us to the show * Dancing and drinking with friends * Alpine Limousine

Congratulations ML! There will be a SIPVIP package waiting for you under your name at will call! See you soon!

…And just like that, you are left with only one way to get tickets: to buy them. You can still find the precious few that remain at each of our ticket outlets, Hostel Tevere in Warren, Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier and online. If for some strange reason we don’t sell out before, we will sell any remaining tickets at the gate, but at the rate they are selling right now, I wouldn’t count on that…

Teaser: The Beer Menu is aaaaaaaaaaaalmost done… Just sayin’…

Cheers,

m

Finally! Round 2 is over!

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Congratulations to Jo C. who was the first person to correctly identified the location: the best place to grab a bite in the Valley, The Mad Taco [And yes, Joey, aka The Sausage Guy will be back!]  Congrats also to Kevin F. for coming up with one heckova caption for Round 2. You each won a FREE ticket to SIPtemberfest! Just like that!

For everyone else out there, you can still get your tickets online, at Hostel Tevere in Warren, or the Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier… Or you can try to win one of the last two tickets we are giving away… AND, as a bonus, the winners of these little contests will be getting SIPVIP Packages which include entry for one, a free SIPtemberfest T shirt, a meal voucher and other SIP goodies! Lucky ducks!

The Last Ways to WIN:

• One SIPVIP package for the first person to correctly identify the location of this shot
• One SIPVIP package for the Best Haiku inspired by this photo (winner will be announced no later than Monday 9/19.)

UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER FOR THE SPOT THE SHOT! This photo was taken of our Phriends, Alpine Limo last night at in the parking lot of the Phish Flood Relief concert. But there is still time to win the Haiku Contest! So:

put on beer goggles,

flex your creative muscles,

do a few pint curls

(…and WIN!)

Good luck and game on!

Can you spot this shot?

This just in! The 2011 SIPtemberfest will have a limited amount of beer from… (drum roll) The Alchemist!

Yes folks, the same people who just opened a kick-butt cannery and then suffered a brutal hit from Irene, are going to be at the 2011 SIP with  a “limited supply” of their amazing beer. Something is better than nothing, right?! What they bring and how much of it is still to be announced, so I will advise that you make them your first SIP when you get through the gate.

Tickets are starting to get low so get yours before I say ‘I told you so!” For $25 you get a souvenir glass and 10 tasting tokens. More tokens may be available for purchase but that is still to be determined. Purchase tickets online, or from a real, live, cool person at Hostel Tevere in Warren or Three Penny Taproom in Montpelier.