Date: Friday, July 22nd.
Time: 1st pour & food starts at 5:30 pm.
Main Tasting & continuing food - 7 pm
Last Bus back to town - 8:20 pm
Last Pour - Whenever everything is empty
Where: 25 minutes from the rotary in Sambro Head at 34 Atlantic View Drive (see maps below)
Since we'd like to offer the opportunity for those who'd like to take the bus, and the last bus back to town is pretty early, we are going to start early and therefore are going to provide food, BBQ style. Think brats, ribs and chicken, as well as a couple sides. Please drop us an email if you think your going to make it so we have enough. The more the merrier -- bring your significant other, and come even if you haven't rsvp'ed.
My coffee porter will be on tap, and the beers we will contribute to the tasting include: Great Divide's Belgica and Hercules DIPA, Gordash (FL) Holy Mackerel Imperial Black Ale( w/ Pomegranate juice!), New Holland's el Mole Ocho.
You are encouraged to bring the standard tasting compliment of two beers each (homebrew bottles or keg, or unusual commercial) to contribute to the quaffing extravaganza.
I will also post this into the BN forum and if a few of you want to get together a car pool or two, head over there to see what you can line up.
As I mentioned, you can also get here on the Sambro Community Service bus, schedule and map at:
http://www.halifax.ca/metrotransit/Sche ... #community" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It leaves from the South Centre Mall in Spryfield, which can be reached using either the 14 or 20 from downtown, or the 19 from Mumford Terminal. To get here at 5:30, you would catch the 5 PM bus to Sambro (just ask the driver to let you off at Atlantic View Dr). For example, you could catch the 20 at Barrington & Duke at 4:10, which would get you to the South Centre Mall about 4:45 to catch the 5 PM Sambro Community bus.
We also have an extra bed, a queen air mattress and lots of floor and space if you want/need to crash here.
We are looking forward to having a crew of fellow beer lovers over for a summer evening on our oceanfront deck, and sadly underutilized party room. Hope you can make it.
John & Anita Carpenter
ajcarp@ecentral.com
346-2200
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You can drive either of the following two ways from town, both take almost exactly the same time:
Route 1 - Via Spryfield and Herring Cove Road
From Rotary:Armview Restaurant & Lounge 7156 Chebucto Road Halifax, NS
1. Head southwest on Chebucto Rd 73 m
2. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Herring Cove Rd/NS-349 S Continue to follow NS-349 S 23.4 km
3. Turn left onto Atlantic View Dr Destination will be on the left 350 m
34 Atlantic View Dr Halifax, NS B3V 1L2
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Route 2 - Via Northwest Arm Drive and Old Sambro Road (could jump over to this route at Spryfield also)
NW Arm Dr
1. Head southeast on NW Arm Dr toward Walter Havill Dr 3.5 km
2. Turn right onto Old Sambro Rd/NS-306 N (signs for Harrietsfield/Williamswood) 1.1 km
3. Turn right to stay on Old Sambro Rd/NS-306 N 17.1 km
4. Slight left onto Ketch Harbour Rd/NS-349 N (signs for Herring Cove) 2.3 km
5. Turn right onto Atlantic View Dr Destination will be on the left 350 m
34 Atlantic View Dr Halifax, NS B3V 1L2
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You have people !! I thought that was reserved for movie stars. 
