Who is going to BrewCon

[MartinHaworth]

As the title says...'Who is going to BrewCon' this year.

Ancillary questions might be 'Who is judging?' Friday? Saturday?

and 'Who is doing club night?' there is a late bar to 1am..

a thread for all things BrewCon 2022

 

[Alastair70]

Not me unfortunately. Bottling my entry tomorrow. If anyone is going and not judging, I’ll let you know which beer it is.

 

[dave_77]

Saturday afternoon and evening

 

[MartinHaworth]

I'm feeling optimistic about this year's event. Last year's was a bit lack lustre, likely due to COVID uncertainties.

I like it that all the judging will be done before the convention starts. I like it that there is a lots of time given over to 'club night' - last year there just wasn't enough. I like it that it is all on a Saturday.

Not a lot of cheap accommodation available in the area due to american football at White Hart Lane. Lea Valley Caravan and Camping is one option - otherwise need to be a bit further out.

I hope to judge on Saturday morning. Maybe travel down Friday evening on a cheap train.

Hope to see some of you there.

Martin

 

[Broken Toe]

Not me unfortunately. Bottling my entry tomorrow. If anyone is going and not judging, I’ll let you know which beer it is.

Nor I, but I've got two beers in this year to try my luck.

 

[Deadhead]

A couple of my beers are headed down, but not me... I'd love to go - maybe next year!

 

[Stu's Brews]

Just booked my tickets for Saturday afternoon. Would have liked to stay for the evening for the homebrew comp results but unfortunately my girlfriend has work on Sunday and doesn't want to be traveling back late.

 

[Stu's Brews]

My train has been cancelled for Saturday so it looks like I'm either not going or will be the designated driver

 

[dave_77]

Me to, not many train options from Kent and even less coming back late so not going to be able to make it.
Looks as though my 3 entries are out for delivery today

 

[Stu's Brews]

Bizarrely I can get to London but there are absolutely no return trains at all, not even the one that I arrive on offers a return service despite them all terminating at Marylebone.

 

[Gio]

In case someone close to me needs a ride to go, I'm driving from Rochester, to go to the Saturday 1430 session.

But as I don't have self control to be a designated driver, I'll just crash on the sofa on a friends house at London and return next day.

I don't think he will be happy with more than one drunk at his house, so you may need to sort the return or a place to stay (in this case I can give a ride back next day).

I plan to go earlier, around 12-13 to drink some beers nearby the event.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Is the website showing that the beers have landed for anyone?

 

[Broken Toe]

Nothing from me yet

 

[MickDundee]

Is the website showing that the beers have landed for anyone?

Nope, but the LAB and Anglia comps never showed my beers arriving either but they were all judged.

 

[jceg316]

I forgot to brew my beer, but I'm judging and I think judges get a ticket to the event. I'll wear my THBF tshirt so I'll be recognised!

 

[Stu's Brews]

Is the website showing that the beers have landed for anyone?

Nope, but according to Evri they were delivered on Monday.

Seems most comps either do them all when sorting after the closing date or never get round to it.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Good to know, funnily enough the LAB one did show that mine had been delivered but I saw that that wasn't the same for everyone at the time.

 

[MartinHaworth]

The courier say mine are delivered.
We're driving down from Norwich, what with the train disruption, and there quite a few of us in an Airbnb in Stoke Newington.

 

[dave_77]

In case someone close to me needs a ride to go, I'm driving from Rochester, to go to the Saturday 1430 session.

But as I don't have self control to be a designated driver, I'll just crash on the sofa on a friends house at London and return next day.

I don't think he will be happy with more than one drunk at his house, so you may need to sort the return or a place to stay (in this case I can give a ride back next day).

I plan to go earlier, around 12-13 to drink some beers nearby the event.

Thanks for the offer..I have plans on Sunday so this unknown of getting back on Saturday night has put a serious spanner in the works. have a good day/night

 

[nickjdavis]

The entries can only be marked as "received" once they have been unboxed. Even if they were able to unbox the beers, The brewery receiving the beers has no way of accessing the competition website to update it.

It is a rare event where the facility exists to unbox and store the beers as they arrive...this would also require one of the comp organisers being at the brewery every day to check the beers in as they arrive.