Registration took about five minutes and I walked out of there with four bigs bags of swag! Brewers are treated very well there. I felt bad with the thought of calling the shuttle service just after he dropped me off, so I decided to walk back to the hotel to drop off my stuff.
The walk was just under two miles.
I stopped off at a convenience store right by the hotel to pick up some refreshment. I was excited to see they had this:
Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown Ale
So I get back to the room, drop my bags, grab a glass and crack open one of these beauties. I tried this for the first time at The Bomb Shelter in Milwaukee and it was wonderful.
As soon as it touched my lips, I realized something was wrong. Was it old? It didn't taste old. I had remembered it being more full-bodied than this. I took a closer look at the label, and nearly shrieked in horror:
Oh good Lord!
Some quick online research told me that Colorado convenience stores cannot sell high octane brew. I shelled out over nine bucks for a six pack which, by Wisconsin standards, is more like a three pack.
Live and learn....
After grabbing some free dinner at the hotel, I'm headed to a Brewer's reception at the Wynkoop Brewery tonight. I will rest assured that the beer will be much better tonight.
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