yah the selection is pretty good, but i was really hoping for some more specifically like founders, new belguim and new glarus would be there.
the other down side is you only get 4 hours of drinking time for the $40. you can buy VIP tix for $55 which gets you an extra hour and access to limited special beers, but i think they sold out of those.
for me an my wife it ended up being $90 with taxes and fees. guess im cheap
then again, $45 for 4 hours at a bar wouldn't be much cheaper, and the beer would undoubtedly be not as good.
oh well, money well spent! im already making my ranking list of breweries to hit up first/most
EDIT:
heres my list, let me know if you guys think i should really move one of them up to higher on the list. don't know if ill get to all these in 4 hours, depends on how much time i spend doing some of the other things at the festival
1. Bells
2. Central Waters
3. Howe Sound
4. North Coast
5. New Holland
6. Left Hand
7. Ale Asylum
8. Lakefront
9. Capital
10. Kostriker/other german brews
11. Summit
12. Shiner
13. Sam Adams
14. Abita
15. Southern Tier
16. Buffalo Water
17. Laguintas
Off: i saw that you put laguintas on your list. i had some in san fran a month or so agao and didnt really like it that much. should i give it another go?