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Posted April 2006
Boonville Beer Festival
 Chiggrul
Gormin! Get Boont at the Boonville Beer Fest
BOONVILLE—Put down your wine glass—just this once, mind you—and
raise a beer stein to what's been called the bahlest steinber
hornin', chiggrul gormin', tidrick in the heelch of the Boont
Region. Roughly translated from the local dialect, it means head
for the tap, folks, cause its party time in Boonville.
On May 6, the Anderson Brewing Company hosts its 10th annual
Boonville Beer Festival, featuring more than 50 breweries from
around California and the Northwest—yes, folks that's a lot of
beer. Among those on the list: Healdsburg's Bear Republic, Sierra
Nevada, Portland's Widmer Brewing, and Third Street Ale works
from Santa Rosa.
Tickets for the event are $30 per person, which includes all
the tastes you can manage between 1 and 5 p.m. The event is usually
packed, so expect to spend a good part of that time chatting
with your fellow brew-fans and waiting at the tap for a few sips
of golden ale.
If you go:
For details and ticket info, go to: www.avbc.com/news/
boontbeerfest.html.
Tickets are $30 per person on the day of the event, $25 prior. Designated drivers
are $5. Children under 12 are welcome, but not totally advised, as this is
an adult-focused event. No pets. Music until 6 p.m, featuring local blues
and rock. And, as for the romance factor? Well, if you enjoy lots of beer,
blues and…let's admit it…a fair amount of belching, this is your cup of tea,
er, beer. Otherwise, not so much.
If you miss it:
The Anderson
Brewing Company is
open most days from 11am to 6pm and features a tasting room where
you can sample several of their beers. Tours offered at 1:30
an d 4:00 PM, Daily
$5.00 purchase price includes Tour, Daily Specialty Sampler,
and coupon worth $5.00 OFF any retail purchase of $10.00 or more.
Of course, there is also a Frisbee golf course on site. |
