Toronado BW Fest, San Francisco, CA

[batkins]

I got this email today.
Anybody else going?

February 19 - 26, 2005

Toronado Barley Wine Festival 2005

The list of beers as it stands today 2/15/05

Brewery Barley Wine Name
21st Amendment Lower de Boom
Alaskan Brewing Co. Big Nugget 2003
Alpine Good
Anchor Brewing Co. Old Foghorn
Avery Hog Heaven
Ballast Point Three Sheets
Beermann's Bourbon Barrel 2004
Big Sky Big Sky Barleywine
Boulder Creek Dizzy Lizzy
Coronado Beach 'n Bay
Dempsey's Barleywine
Deschutes Super Jubel
Dogfish Head 120 minute IPA
Drake's Barleywine
El Toro Yo
Eldo's Croaking Toad
Elysian Old Cyclops
Full Sail Brewing Co. Old Boardhead
Glacier Brewhouse Old Woody
Hair Of The Dog Doggy Claws
Kona Old Blowhole 2002
Lagunitas Brewing Co. Gnarleywine 2003
Mad River John Barleycorn
Magnolia Old Thunderpussy
Marin Brewing Co. Old Dipsea
Midnight Sun Arctic Devil
Moylans Old Blarney
North Coast Old Stock
Oggi's Colossus
Oggi's Good Time
Pacific Coast Brewing Co. Code Blue
Pelican Pub Stormwatcher
Pizza Port Old Boneyards
Power House Brewing Barleywine 2003
Pyramid Barleywine
Real Ale Brewing Sisyphus Barleywine
Rogue Old Crustacean
Ross Valley Old Sobriety
Russian River Old Gubbillygotch 2001
Sacramento Babylon Barleywine
Schooner's Barleywine 2002
Seabright Leroy
Sierra Nevada Bigfoot 2003
Speakeasy Old Godfather
Stone Old Guardian
Third Street Aleworks Old Railroad Square
Thirsty Bear Brewing Co. Bearley Legal 2002
Uinta X
Valley Brewing Olde Inventory 2004
Widmer Old Embalmer
Young's Old Nick

All of the barley wines will be on tap on the 19th, as they run out the
selection will be smaller each day so if you want to try them all come
Saturday. Saturday is the single busiest day at the Toronado, so there will
be lines for beers, it will be crowded, the beers are availble in three
sizes, 3, 6, and 13 oz.The beers are listed by number, so order by size and
number only, the bartender will not look for the beer by name.



Location: Toronado, 547 Haight, San Francisco, California
Time(s): 11:30 AM to 2:00 AM Daily
Contact Name: David Keene
Contact Phone: 4158632276
Contact Email: info@toronado.com

[studentofbeer]

thanks for that. i will be going, but probably not this weekend. i guess i will be left with whatever is left, but i'm sure it will be tasty.

[Tweek]

ill go at some point I hope.

[studentofbeer]

well i utterly failed to make it to the toronado :( but i did drink all 9 strong beers offered at magnolia and 21st amendment. i really enjoyed magnolia's bourbon barrel wee heavy, as well as their imperial stout (tho i had it on cask and was disappointed). oh well, next year for toronado.

[eppie]

[QUOTE so if you want to try them all....[/QUOTE]
Good god! I'd like to shake the hand of the man who can drink 52 barleywines. Even in 3oz servings that's 17+ beers.

[fretlessman71]

Even in 1 oz servings, that's 2.5 bomberbottles full! Yumpin' Yiminy! :)