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BBC18 Excursions

 

Pre-Conference and Post-Conference Excursions are a critical aspect of Beer Now. We are working on organizing these excursions already and hope to provide information here soon. In the meantime, please see below for information on  2018 excursions.

2018 Excursions

We are offering two optional pre-conference excursions and one post-conference excursion. Pre-conference and post-conference excursions cost $25 ($15 for one day excursions) for transport, beer, and one meal – obviously an incredible deal.

If you’ve already registered for BBC18, use this link to register for your pre and post-conference excursions.  If you have not, click here to register for the conference.

Please note:

  • All 2018 pre-conference and post-conference excursions are open only to citizen bloggers, published writers, press, and their family members or significant others who are also registered for the conference.  Please contact us if you have questions about this.
  • If you must cancel your spot, your conference registration fee and excursion fee are 50% refundable through July 10, 2018 and not refundable after that.
  • It is possible to sign up for all three excursions. The two pre-conference excursions are back-to-back rather than at the same time.

Pre-Conference Excursions ($25/person)

SOLD OUT!! Guinness Open Gate Brewery & Barrel House in Relay, MD
Tuesday – Wednesdayguinness

  • Max capacity: 50
  • Pickup: Tuesday, Aug. 7 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sterling – Dulles Airport
  • Drop Off: Wednesday, Aug. 8 in Baltimore (Dogfish Head Brewery excursion participants) or at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sterling – Dulles Airport
  • Host Hotel: Kimpton Hotel Monaco Baltimore – Group rate: $139; click here or call 888.752.2636 and reference L1H (group code) to book your room by July 7
  • Itinerary:
    • Tuesday, August 7
    • Wednesday, August 8
      • Breakfast on own, check out of hotel
      • 10:00 AM: Transport to OGB&BH
      • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Discuss and sample new Guinness beer innovations at OGB&BH with a Guinness brewer
      • 12:00 – 1:30 PM: Inspired lunch at OGB&BH
      • 1:30 – 3:00 PM: Free time to explore OGB&BH
      • 3:00 PM: Transport to DoubleTree in Sterling or wait to be picked up by Dogfish Head at 3:15 PM

SOLD OUT!! Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware
Wednesday – ThursdayPrint

  • Max capacity: 40
  • Pickup: Wednesday, Aug. 8 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sterling – Dulles Airport or Baltimore (Guinness excursion participants)
  • Drop Off: Thursday, Aug. 9 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Sterling – Dulles Airport for the 2018 Beer Bloggers Conference
  • Host Hotel: Dogfish INN, All activities will happen at this hotel; Group Rate: $209…only 16 rooms (both Double Queen & King available)! Once it’s full, it’s full, so don’t dilly or dally! To book: Call 302-644-8292 and let them know you’re with the Beer Bloggers Conference. Reserve by Feb. 20.
  • Overflow Hotel: Beacon Motel, 2 Queen Beds, Group Rate: $194.40, To book: Call 302-645-4888 or book online. Reserve by Feb. 20. The promo code is DFH. When booking online, enter the code in the beginning stages of the reservation process where it says Promo Code or add it in the message section.
  • Itinerary:
Crooked Run Brewing Lunch, Tour, & Tasting
Thursday, August 9, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Following the expansion to their second location in Sterling, VA, the Crooked Run Brewing has grown in leaps and bounds to become one of the most popular breweries in Loudoun County. Offering a variety of popular and traditional beer styles, the goal of the brewery is to offer something for everyone. This goes beyond beer by having a Taqueria inside the tasting room! Senor Ramon Taqueria shares the cozy environment to allow customers to have both beer and tacos.  Come try both a complimentary flight of five beers and two tacos of your choice. The brewery owners will also provide a tour and discuss how production has grown from 150 barrels to over 4,000 barrels annually. Beers + tacos = Yum!

Post-Conference Excursion ($25/person)

SOLD OUT!! Capital Craft Excursion with Visit Richmond
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In October of 2017, Imbibe featured Richmond, Virginia as one of “America’s Best Under-the-Radar Beer Destinations.” That same month Men’s Journal asked about Richmond, “Is This America’s Next Great Beer Town?” Visit Richmond’s answer toMen’s Journal is a resounding YES. Join us in Virginia’s capital for a taste of the Richmond Beer Trail which boasts more than 30 craft breweries. Experience Richmond’s various styles and flavors, and meet the faces behind the pints of some of the country’s best beers. We’ll have a blast eating, meeting, drinking and pairing our way through town with a stop along the way at Mekong, voted #1 Beer Bar in CraftBeer.com’s Great American Beer Bars contest.

More Things to Note

  • If you will be driving to the conference and attending a pre-con excursion, plan to drive to the host hotel in Sterling and leave your car there. If you are attending the post-con excursion, drive to Richmond and join the excursion there.
  • If you are flying to the conference, you should fly into either Dulles (IAD) and utilize the pre-conference excursion transport or Baltimore (BWI) and take a 5-minute Uber or Lyft to the Guinness Brewery and then utilize the bus transportation.  If attending the post-conference excursion, fly out of Richmond (RIC).

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