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RIP Hunahpu’s Day – Will Go In Distribution Next Year
RIP Hunahpu’s Day – Will Go In Distribution Next Year
after the fiasco they had on the weekend, no more event (people duplicated tickets etc)
http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/exclus ... next-year/
http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/exclus ... next-year/
Entitlement at it's finest (read: absolute worst), folks:spinrsx wrote:after the fiasco they had on the weekend, no more event (people duplicated tickets etc)
http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/exclus ... next-year/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUIS4-58o4U
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The event was wristbanded.
They had a serious fake ticket issue that didn't get resolved when it opened and a sh*tstorm ensued. Tickets should have had names on them, with ID verification. It can be, and is done, by other brewers worth their salt.
The owner is handling this all VERY POORLY in my opinion.
He is taking his ball and going home with a lot of butthurt.
There were so many issues with this event that he likely felt overwhelmed and I think his reaction is a bit quick.
My guess is they will have another brewery festival minus the bottle release and call it something else. Mixing bottle releases with festivals = bad idea.
They had a serious fake ticket issue that didn't get resolved when it opened and a sh*tstorm ensued. Tickets should have had names on them, with ID verification. It can be, and is done, by other brewers worth their salt.
The owner is handling this all VERY POORLY in my opinion.
He is taking his ball and going home with a lot of butthurt.
There were so many issues with this event that he likely felt overwhelmed and I think his reaction is a bit quick.
My guess is they will have another brewery festival minus the bottle release and call it something else. Mixing bottle releases with festivals = bad idea.
This was my first thought too, separate the beer release from the party. Also purchasing your beers online, and printing off a receipt to exchange for your beer at a future date (ie. the way Founders handled the Boltcutter release a couple years ago).FEUO wrote:The event was wristbanded.
They had a serious fake ticket issue that didn't get resolved when it opened and a sh*tstorm ensued. Tickets should have had names on them, with ID verification. It can be, and is done, by other brewers worth their salt.
The owner is handling this all VERY POORLY in my opinion.
He is taking his ball and going home with a lot of butthurt.
There were so many issues with this event that he likely felt overwhelmed and I think his reaction is a bit quick.
My guess is they will have another brewery festival minus the bottle release and call it something else. Mixing bottle releases with festivals = bad idea.
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Ha. Here's a recap:
http://thefullpint.com/events/cigar-cit ... lout-pics/
There's literally no beer in the world I would go through this kind of aggravation for.
http://thefullpint.com/events/cigar-cit ... lout-pics/
There's literally no beer in the world I would go through this kind of aggravation for.
Butthurting Joe Redner article:
http://cltampa.com/potlikker/archives/2 ... x5FFF5kJvs
Note to all other brewers/owners/etc.... don't be like this guy. No matter what happens. There is always a better way.
http://cltampa.com/potlikker/archives/2 ... x5FFF5kJvs
Note to all other brewers/owners/etc.... don't be like this guy. No matter what happens. There is always a better way.
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what a sad waste of timeCass wrote:Ha. Here's a recap:
http://thefullpint.com/events/cigar-cit ... lout-pics/
There's literally no beer in the world I would go through this kind of aggravation for.
Reminds me of videos of people crying at big beer events because a pilot batch had run out
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He's promising to refund everyone's money, and possibly brew another batch of Hunaphu for everyone who had wristbands that got shut out. Not sure what more he can do to make people whole.FEUO wrote: The owner is handling this all VERY POORLY in my opinion.
He is taking his ball and going home with a lot of butthurt.
There were so many issues with this event that he likely felt overwhelmed and I think his reaction is a bit quick.
My guess is they will have another brewery festival minus the bottle release and call it something else. Mixing bottle releases with festivals = bad idea.
Yeah it ended up being a shitshow, but honestly people were standing in line for $20 bottles of beer, and went away empty handed. First world problems for sure. You want to talk about lineups that matter, well these are the ones that matter

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Yeah talk about 'manufactured scarcity' - we here have no idea do we. I have to remind myself to let it go sometimes.icemachine wrote:... but honestly people were standing in line for $20 bottles of beer, and went away empty handed. First world problems for sure. You want to talk about lineups that matter, well these are the ones that matter ...
A little perspective doesn't hurt...

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