Beer-fest!

Last night a group of us went to the first annual Beer-fest on campus. With a hefty cover charge (which Garrett and I avoided because our friend at Alleykat Brewery got us on 'the list'), tickets were 50 cents and were used to sample beer from a number of micro- (and not so micro-) breweries. We really enjoyed the event, as it allowed us to sample a ton of different and really unique beer that we'd otherwise not get to try. Some of the beers we tasted included a Brooklyn lager, a triple ale, a chocolate porter, a blackberry porter, a herbal lager (my favorite), a Guatamalan lager, a Thai lager (Singha), a German lager, a cranberry ale and several varieties of amber ales. As well, I had some of my favorite Alleykat Aprikat lager. Yum.

Molson and Coors also had a booth, but even the scantily-clad hot chicks serving there didn't attract many samplers...I mean, who goes to a Beer-fest to have Molson Canadian and Coors Light?

At the Beer-fest they had a number of raffle draws you could enter for free. However, as Garrett was filling out a ballot for a trip for 2 to Florida, he noticed this fine print at the bottom:

"Call 1(866)619.7768 if you DO NOT wish to receive information from our affiliates.
(If you do call, you will exclue yourself from being qualified for the Vacation offer.)"

Does that seem wrong to any of you? Basically, if you wanted to enter this contest, you HAD TO agree to let their affiliates use your personal information, including name, home and work numbers, age, gender, address and credit card type (not number though). Surprisingly, they didn't ask for your email, but this just implies to me that you will get telemarketers calling your home number. Garrett didn't enter his ballot in the draw, and I brought it home to tell you all about.