OVHA Bus Trip to Carbondale, IL, Sept 14
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2013 12:14 pm
All members should have received this email this morning. Please reply to the email with your numbers! Only reply here with numbers if you did not get the email. Other discussion about the trip is fine, just not numbers or I'll lose my mind and will resort to drinking Bud Lite for the rest of my life.
As discussed at the July meeting, we are looking to do a brewery bus trip to Carbondale, Illinois on Saturday September 14. The poll indicated that this is preferred over the picnic we normally do in September.
So, I need some firm commitments to see if we can get close to filling a charter bus and making this trip happen.
Pricing is not set but we are shooting for $15 each for members and $25 each for guests and other non-members. Beer and food not included. This is for transportation only.
Itinerary is also not set but here are some potential stops:
I keep hearing great things about Scratch: http://scratchbeer.com/
They are doing all kinds of strange things like foraging off their farm for ingredients and wood-fire brew kettles.
Next would be Big Muddy: http://bigmuddybrewing.com/
And I don't know much about Von Jakob Vineyard and Brewery http://vonjakobvineyard.com/brewery/. Probably small scale on the beer side.
The Hanger 9 is another potential stop: http://thehangar9.com/
And a stop for lunch in there somewhere.
Leaving at perhaps 8 a.m. and returning around 7 p.m.
If you would like to do this trip, please reply and give me the total number of people you will be bringing, including yourself.