07-28-2007, 08:40 PM
Did the brewfest yesterday. My 12th (counting the mugs in my cupboard). I got there a little after noon, and left about 5:30. Its about 30 blocks, (plus the width of the river) from my house to the food tents in the middle of the festival. Its a long walk back with a belly full of chocolate stout.
I used to do it Friday and Saturday, but family, school, my day job, and my freelance work have conspired with the ravages of middle age to make a two day debauch impractical.
This is the 20th year fro the festival, and it has gotten to be huge.
They've added a day (opening the taps on Thursday this year), and they are trying to make it more "family friendly" (which was a bad idea -- small children in a cage match with thousands of loudly drunk adults).
About the hotel rooms. We had friends stay with us last night, rather than drive back down to Wilsonville and Salem (respectively). We know two other couples -- both from Beaverton -- who have booked rooms for tonight, so that they will have someplace to sleep off the festival.
I used to do it Friday and Saturday, but family, school, my day job, and my freelance work have conspired with the ravages of middle age to make a two day debauch impractical.
This is the 20th year fro the festival, and it has gotten to be huge.
They've added a day (opening the taps on Thursday this year), and they are trying to make it more "family friendly" (which was a bad idea -- small children in a cage match with thousands of loudly drunk adults).
About the hotel rooms. We had friends stay with us last night, rather than drive back down to Wilsonville and Salem (respectively). We know two other couples -- both from Beaverton -- who have booked rooms for tonight, so that they will have someplace to sleep off the festival.