| August 8, 2009 | ||
| 9:30 am | to | 9:00 pm |
The Great Taste of the Midwest at Olin-Turville Park in Madison, WI is always one of the country’s best beer festivals. It’s become so popular that the limited (now 6000) tickets sell out WAY in advance. This year was no exception – the event was declared a sellout almost as soon as tickets went on sale. But, as has been the case for eons, CBS offers its members an exclusive festival package that includes a coveted ticket to the Taste and round-trip bus transportation from either Chicago or Warrenville. Tickets were sold via a members-only mailing and, not surprisingly, were completely sold out by June 1.
Tickets will be arriving via snail mail very soon. If you didn’t make the cut, your checks will be returned.
Here’s the 411 for those who have scored tickets:
- City bus departs from Goose Island Clybourn (1800 N Clybourn) at 9:30 am, returns ~9 pm
- Suburban bus departs from Rock Bottom-Warrenville (Winfield Rd & I-88) at 9:30 am, returns ~9 pm
- No smoking or glass containers on the buses
- You must be at least 21 years old to attend
- Festival tickets will be distributed on the buses
- Don’t be late for the ride home – most hotel rooms in Madison are already booked!
When will tickets to the Madison, Great Taste of the Midwest be available? Will the notice come by mail? Thanks for any info.
CBS members will receive a notice of our own Bus Trip-GTOMW ticket package directly via snail mail during the next couple of weeks. Our package will include round trip bus transportation and a festival ticket. As for tickets to the fest alone, we won’t be selling them. But tickets officially went on sale on May 2 (in person) and May 3 (via mail order). See the Great Taste website for details.
Is there a way to get the 2011 program before I get to the event? The official website last year never really got the link done before the event. There never seems to be enough time to go through the entire program in one hour after we arrive. If you guys’ know what I mean.
Brian, I understand, but it’s not our event. They normally manage to get the program on their website a few days before our trip, so keep checking. Really nothing we can do about it!