Well, my bags are packed, and I'm thrilled to be heading to Boston for the annual Craft Brewer's Conference. http://www.beertown.org/events/cbc/index.html I've been talking about this for years, and finally got my act together to go play with "the big guys". I've created a new "start-up", intriguingly called Square Peg Brewery.
We've found some great $44 flights out of Buffalo on Jet Blue. i went on priceline.com, and scored some awesome deals on 4-star accomodations. Monday, the night of the Boston Marathon, we'll stay downtown at the Hyatt Regency. For the duration of the conference, we'll be staying at the Westin Harborside, connected to the convention centre.
The conference itself? It looks AMAZING. Three intense days of seminars... I have had a tough time deciding which seminars I'll attend. There's a trade show with hundreds of beer industry suppliers to meet and build relationships with. Of course, there's the hospitality events. At Harpoon, 60 different cask beers from New England Brewers. The Hallertauer Hop Growers Hospitality Suite pouring five different German Beers. I don't begin to understand how I'll absorb all the information, and deal with the sensory overload!
I have spoken to brewers such as Steve from Beau's, and the legendary American homebrewer Charlie Papazian. They have all assured me that it is money well spent, a week to remember. Can't wait for it to begin!
