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Re: Warning - Great Canadian Beer Expo

Post by dean2k » Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:49 am

Wonder if the (legit) Mud Hero organizers have their hands in any lawsuit as well for Mud Immortal blatantly ripping off the Mud Hero logo?
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Post by rypalmer » Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:57 am

PEILCC already pooh-poohed the notion of allowing competing beer festivals on PEI. Theirs is the only game in town. http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/News/Local ... -partner/1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I would hold off buying tickets for the Charlottetown dates of this event.

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Post by bluenose » Thu Jan 02, 2014 11:09 am

he would've brought in over $400k in registrations fees alone for that mud immortal, not to mention sponsorship/advertising revenue... maybe the Brewnosers should think about organizing a craft beer expo
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Post by gm- » Thu Jan 02, 2014 11:42 am

Maybe somebody here should tip of the media...

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Re: Warning - Great Canadian Beer Expo

Post by brufrog » Thu Jan 02, 2014 11:59 am

I don't think the folks who run the Saint John Beer Festival in the spring - which welcomes all craft breweries - would be too happy about this thing having two March dates
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Post by mr x » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:14 pm

I did send something to CBC about it, but hard to say if they are interested. Maybe some of you facebook guys could look at the links set up for complaints about the last event and send a few messages. Might not be the same guy, but worth asking. Hate to see anybody get burned on tickets for an event that never happens, or turns out to be a disaster.
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Post by tcashin » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:30 pm

The Expo Dates for the latter four locations are completely different now than they were when that PDF posted above.. Can see the updated version here https://www.facebook.com/GreatCanadianBeerExpo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
So he must have created that earlier PDF before actually securing the venue bookings..
Leads me to wonder whether all the venues are even booked by now ? And yet he's still selling tickets..
The Charlottetown date has already moved from Feb 7/8th (a date when there's a concurrent hockey game in the arena alongside the trade centre..) to May..
If this Jonathan Brett guy is the only name attached to this thing, this is a potential disaster or at the very least a huge waste of money to attend a poorly run overcrowded event.

Not surprisingly, there is no mention of the GCBE on the Charlottetown Eastlink Centre site, or their fb page..

Somebody definitely needs to look very very closely at this event and get the media involved



Jonathan Brett is seen here in Newfoundland earlier this year:
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Re: Warning - Great Canadian Beer Expo

Post by mr x » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:40 pm

lmfao
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Post by tcashin » Thu Jan 02, 2014 12:45 pm

mr x wrote:I did send something to CBC about it, but hard to say if they are interested. Maybe some of you facebook guys could look at the links set up for complaints about the last event and send a few messages. Might not be the same guy, but worth asking. Hate to see anybody get burned on tickets for an event that never happens, or turns out to be a disaster.
Try the media in St. John's, NFLD ! They had a field day with the Mud Immortal debacle as somebody posted above.
They are essentially the North Haverbrook of this story, having experienced one of Brett's events before. Doesn't matter that there's no GCBE event planned for St. John's, I think they'd love to cover his current whereabouts and plots..

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Re: Warning - Great Canadian Beer Expo

Post by gm- » Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:15 pm

Doesn't look like he has booked Harbour Station either...

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Post by mr x » Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:17 pm

FWIW, a CBC reporter from NFLD replied to my email, and was very happy to have the info. :D
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Re: Warning - Great Canadian Beer Expo

Post by Jimmy » Thu Jan 02, 2014 1:45 pm

Awesome :lol:

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Post by chalmers » Thu Jan 02, 2014 2:02 pm

I hope for everyone's sake, it's the same guy.
That didn't come out right... I hope we're not demonizing some guy who has the misfortune of having the same name.

Sydney, NS: Fri - Jan 24, 2014
It is on the Centre 200 site:
http://www.centre200.ca/home/events-calendar.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Halifax, NS: Fri - Jan 31, 2014
Not on the Cunard Centre (though nothing in January is, so maybe it's not updated often):
http://www.rcr.ca/catering/calendar-all.php?m=1&y=2014" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Moncton, NB: Fri - Mar 14, 2014
Moncton Casino (nothing):
http://www.casinonb.ca/english/entertai ... ts/?page=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Saint John: Fri - Mar 28, 2014
Saint John (nothing):
http://www.harbourstation.ca/events" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Fredericton, NB: Fri - Apr 4, 2014
Fredericton Convention Centre (nothing):
http://www.frederictonconventions.ca/events/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Charlottetown, PE: Fri - May 9, 2014
Charlottetown Civic Centre (nothing):
http://www.civiccentre.pe.ca/events_cal ... 1399003200" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Re: Warning - Great Canadian Beer Expo

Post by mr x » Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:25 pm

chalmers wrote:I hope for everyone's sake, it's the same guy.
That didn't come out right... I hope we're not demonizing some guy who has the misfortune of having the same name.
lol, I was thinking the same thing, but I have a very good suspicion it is the same guy. Look at the web design for both events. They appear very similar to me, which makes me suspicious that the same person used them. Plus the exact same name. And the apparently similar frightening planning... :think:

I guess somebody could come straight out and ask him lol. I'll leave that to the pros. :D
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Post by tcashin » Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:49 pm

Also the phone number on that pdf is a 709 area code (NFLD)

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Re: Warning - Great Canadian Beer Expo

Post by Tony L » Thu Jan 02, 2014 6:42 pm

I'll be sure to tell the guys to be careful with this one, but they are pretty cagey and usually not in for beer expo type events.

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Post by mr x » Thu Jan 02, 2014 7:14 pm

Both NFLD CBC reporters from the latest Mud Immortal print story responded. (they actually both signed up today, didn't think they had to do that to read this thread). They will be following this up, and will let us know if a story develops from the info.
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Post by mr x » Thu Jan 02, 2014 9:25 pm

Thread moved to general beer discussion so people do not have to register to read it.
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Re: Warning - Great Canadian Beer Expo

Post by Bryan » Fri Jan 03, 2014 10:12 am

Great detective work by the Brewnosers! Hopefully this issue hits the news before the first event takes place.

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Re: Warning - Great Canadian Beer Expo

Post by Keith » Fri Jan 03, 2014 11:08 am

Was excited for it in the beginning, but there are way too many unknowns and variables for something taking place in the near future. I know I won't be attending this event and will be saving the $$$ for the next one.
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Post by mr x » Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:15 pm

Jack Julian(CBC) posted a question on the Facebook page...

https://www.facebook.com/GreatCanadianBeerExpo" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Post by jason.loxton » Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:25 pm

Don't see a question on that link, Mr. X. What did he ask? Was it deleted?

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Post by Tony L » Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:39 pm

Our local CBC news did a spot on tonights news on the event complete with a link to the event here this past summer and had interviews with personal from Garrisons.
Basically warning the public about this event.

Way to go guys. Shows the Brewnosers are on top of things. :rockin:

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Post by mr x » Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:44 pm

Excellent. If you come across a video link or web story, post it here.

That Facebook page is about to get real busy.... :lol:
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Re: Warning - Great Canadian Beer Expo

Post by Jimmy » Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:45 pm

Anyone from here interviewed?

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