Walt Mankowski on 10 Sep 2009 14:55:23 -0700


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Re: Fwd: [ABE.pm] Victory Beer Finalization


One more thing.  If you're planning on doing the brewery tour on
Saturday, keep in mind this warning from their website [1]

  As a safety precaution, closed-toe shoes must be worn while on the
  tour.

So no sandals!

Walt

1. http://www.victorybeer.com/brewery.aspx

On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 05:51:54PM -0400, Walt Mankowski wrote:
> Hi everyone.  I thought I'd forward along ABE.pm's plans for Saturday.
> Note that they're meeting up in Bethlehem, an hour or so north of
> Philadelphia.  There's no need to meet them up there.  For those of us
> down here, the plan is to just meet in Downingtown at the brewpub
> around 11:45 or so.  The tour starts at noon, so if you're late
> there's a chance you'll just be waiting around by yourselves until we
> finish.
> 
> Ricardo wrote:
> > Also, I've been told that finding the exact location of the brewery
> > and its parking can be a pain.
> 
> I'd like to clarify that in case you've never been there before.
> Finding the exact location is relatively straightforward.  Just
> following the directions on the website [1] or use your favorite
> mapping software.  It's perhaps a bit further off Lancaster Ave. than
> you might think, but no big deal.
> 
> The only tricky part is knowing that you've made it.  When you turn
> off Chestnut onto Acorn and arrive at 420 Acorn Ln. all you'll see is
> a suburban office park called the Downingtown Tech Center.  Just pull
> into the parking lot.  The brewpub is in the back right corner.  There
> should be plenty of off-street parking.
> 
> Walt
> 
> 1. http://www.victorybeer.com/directions.aspx
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Ricardo Signes <perl.abe@rjbs.manxome.org> -----
> 
> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 15:10:07 -0400
> From: Ricardo Signes <perl.abe@rjbs.manxome.org>
> To: abe-pm@pm.org
> Subject: [ABE.pm] Victory Beer Finalization
> 
> 
> Ok.  We're going out to tour Victory in the first and awesomest of our future
> long-standing tradition of brewery tours.
> 
> EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:  Meet at Whitey's at North and Linden streets in Bethlehem,
> September 12, 9:15.  Depart for brewery at 10:00.  Arrive 11:45.  Tour at noon.
> Drink and eat until satisfied.  Go home.
> 
> DETAILS:
> 
> The tour is Saturday, September 12, at noon.  We're going to shoot to arrive
> around 11:45.  If Google is to be trusted, it will probably take us about 90
> minutes.  Also, I've been told that finding the exact location of the brewery
> and its parking can be a pain.  So, let's say we have to leave Bethlehem at 10.
> 
> We'll shoot for breakfast around 9:15 at Whitey's.  Whitey's is at the corner
> of North and Linden -- it's just about a half block south of Machts Gute, on
> the same street.  Since it's a busy breakfast place with very limited room, if
> you get there early, you can't just walk in and wait.  Wait outside.  I won't
> go in until at least one or two other people show up.  Faber, you said you
> won't be there until 9:30.  No problem, we certainly won't be gone by then.
> You know where to meet us.
> 
> I'm expecting at least: Tom, Ted, Faber, Rik.  We will all fit in Tom's van.
> If you want to leave your car near my house for an extended period, I will look
> at getting a parking pass.  It costs nothing.  I will need your
> make/model/color/plate.  Tom said he could carry five passengers, so I'm going
> to we're safe for the likely maximum additional amount.  I'm not sure who else
> that would be: Scott?  Kip?  Paul?
> 
> Any questions?
> 
> -- 
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