Another fun beerfest down in Raleigh with Beth and Matt hosting. Mark and Michelle didn't come this time. Teri and I drove down with Scott and Jen for their first WBF. We left the rain in DC and drove in to some decent weather down south.
After a nice baked breakfast from Beth we headed downtown for the noon start. This year they took our tickets and checked our IDs before the start time but had the tents blocked off inside the festival grounds until noon. The line went rather quick this year. Most people were inside at noon who were in line. Everyone was lined up against yellow tape that prevented them from going in the beer tents. Then after some presumed approval one part of the crowd started moving in the tents. The rest of the crowd didn't wait for any word, walked over the yellow tape, and filled the tents. They had water out for drinking and rinsing. People were doing more rinsing than drinking. I should have had more food before the festival or ate in the middle. We never eat at the Raleigh location for some reason although it may have to do with going to the afternoon session. I remember people were feeling good in our group after an hour. I got a new cool belt buckle made from a beer bottle bottom and Teri got a sweet flask belt buckle for her Dad. I took my GPS to record how far we walked and it ended up being only about 3.2 miles. If you look my speed over the duration you can see when I go to the bathroom because I stand still in line for awhile. The frequency increases as the four hours goes on. An interesting data point no?
After the party we went out for food and more drinks. We got to see Beth & Matt's plates in Flying Saucer signifying 200 different kinds of beer drank on premises. It sounded like Beth was well on the way to earning her second plate.
On the way back Scott missed a turn and it allowed me to grab a quick pic of the Lizard Lick Towing company. First they were one of many stories on All Worked Up on True TV but they have since graduated to their own show called Lizard Lick Towing. It is quite funny. Can't believe we actually drove past the place. The town is not more than an intersection off of US-64.
I also brought back some New Belgium beers across the state border for my beer stock since they are not distributed in VA.
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