Read comments about San Diego Brewers Guild hosting the CBC and WBC.
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Hi everyone,
I just wanted to send a final shout out to the entire San Diego brewing community who were our fantastic hosts for the 2008 Craft Brewers Conference and World Beer Cup last week.
From one of the most memorable welcome receptions in the history of the CBC to the nightly hospitality in the Tiki Pavilion (aka El Hefe's Bar), the San Diego brewing community proved once again that they know how to roll out the red carpet.
I'm sure I speak for all who were in San Diego when I say thanks for all of your hard work and hospitality San Diego brewers!
Thanks to everyone who attended the event and we hope you had a productive and fun filled week.
Cheers,
Nancy Johnson
Event Director, Brewers Association
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Just a quick note to thank all of the San Diego Breweries, (especially the Stone Brewing Co. for the opening reception- WOW!) the Town & Country Resort, and the Brewers Association for the best CBC & BrewExpo I've ever attended. Everything was top notch - Stellar job, thank you so much to everyone involved!
Dana Johnson
Brewery Technical Representative
BIRKO Corporation
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Dear all,
Thank you San Diego for a mind-blowing CBC, words are not enough for the hospitality and the amazing range of beers available in the pavilion.
And thank you BA for a great conference and the arrangements for us Swedes. I would like to take the opportunity to mention again that Oliver Twist celebrates 15 years this year and my master plan was to go "crazy all of May" but the celebrations will now go on "ALL YEAR", I mean why not! So if you might be heading to Europe and maybe Sweden you know where to go, give me a shout in advance and I'd be happy to help out any way I can!
And again THANK YOU San Diego and everyone at the BA, you rock!
Cheers
Jorgen Hasselqvist
Oliver Twist Pub Stockholm, Sweden
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We'd like to express our gratitude to the staff of the Brewers Association and the brewers and Guild members in San Diego. It was another great event that could only have happened with great efforts from all involved. Again, thank you. Great job.
Thanks,
Andy Ingram, Four Peaks Brewing Co.
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Dear all,
We own Heinzelmannchen Brewery in Sylva NC and attended this years BA Conference. Thank you so much for sponsoring The Pavilion! Wow, what a wonderful selection of beers. We know it took a lot of time and energy to organize, build the cooler and put this all together for all of us to enjoy. We greatly appreciate you all for doing this and allowing us to enjoy more of the local flavor while we were in your area! You all are awesome!
Sheryl Rudd and Dieter Kuhn
www.yourgnometownbrewery.com
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Hello San Diego Brewers Guild, Marty Jones here with Oskar Blues Brewery in Lyons, CO. Just want to check in and tell you folks how blown away me and my mates were by the draft beer heaven you put on at the CBC. My goodness! That was an incredible feat you pulled off there, with a mind-blowing array of locally made beers. And free! It was the coolest thing I've ever seen a Guild pull off, was the highlight of the CBC, and a knockout promotional measure for your Guild. Plus, it served as the perfect, no-driving-required attraction after each day's session, while doubling as the best place in town to drink beer and check in with brewers and distributors. You folks have set the new standard for brewers guild hospitality. I hope the brewers in Boston attempt to match it next year! Kudos to you and your members, and congrats on all of the wondrous beer you cats are making there.
Marty Jones
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Dear Brewers,
It was nice to see everyone at the Craft Brewers Conference in San Diego last week. The BA staff did yet another excellent job of putting together a great event and the San Diego Brewers Guild went above and beyond all expectations with their hospitality and the pavilion with 100+ taps of great California beers available for free to all attendees – Wow!
And on behalf of Briess Malt and ourselves we want to thank everyone for coming to Stone Brewing Co. for the opening reception, and special thanks to Stone and their employees for welcoming all 2000+ people to their new home. It was quite a sight to see such a brewery and restaurant combination like that, which is right up there with some of the best in the world.
Cheers,
Ralph Olson
Hopunion LLC
www.hopunion.com
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Thanks for providing the amazing beers at the pavilion at the Craft Brewers Convention. The quality and variety were amazing, and the beers were just downright tasty. As if your weather wasn't enough now us prairie dwellers have to be jealous of your beer.
Thanks,
Bob McKenzie
Brewer
Granite City Food & Brewery
Minnesota
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Hi all you fantastic San Diego brewing community members!
Way over here in my small, cold country (Denmark)I sit an think back on some absolutely uforgettable days in your wonderful city and sorroundings. A very warm thank you for what you all did to make the San Diego conference such a thundering success - absolutely awesome! I truly hope to be able to pay just a little bit back sometime.
Cheers,
Anders Kissmeyer, Nørrebro Bryghus, DK
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We are so grateful we were part of the CBC conference this year. As being in the start-up phase of our brewpub, we obtained so much knowledge. The hospitality was amazing, from the 100 tap hospitality room to the Stone opening reception to the other various hospitality events throughout the conference. Both the BA & SD Brewers Guild did an awesome job! Looking forward to future CBC conferences.
Andrea Golin
American Dream Brewing Co.
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Greetings Brewers,
The Brewers Association and San Diego brewing community deserve a round of applause for organizing and hosting an exceptional Craft Brewers Conference this year. Thanks for all your efforts, to all the brewers who donated beer, and to Matt Walsh at Karl Strauss Brewing Company for brewing a special CBC beer for Briess.
We join Ralph Olson at HopUnion in extending a big thank you to Stone Brewing Company and its entire staff for hosting the Welcome Reception. It's a top notch facility and was a great location for the first official conference event.
Thanks to everyone who attended the Welcome Reception and who stopped by the Briess booth/beer station at the BrewExpo. It was nice seeing everyone.
Cheers!
Gordon Lane
President/COO
Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.
www.craftbrewersconference.com
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