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Jan 11, 2023Liked by Will Cleveland

Keep it in the Wedge please!!! :) And free water stations

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Jan 11, 2023Liked by Will Cleveland

Will definitely miss this at the Gregory street location. It was perfect. And big time seconding water stations!

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Jan 11, 2023Liked by Will Cleveland

I’m excited to hear you are taking over - I can’t think of anyone else better suited to run a Rochester beer festival! I’m hoping that Aurora will make an appearance. I love what they brew and wish their beer was more readily available for purchase in Rochester. Cheers!

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Good chance of that!

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Fidens would be another wish-lister 😀

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We’ll see!

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Jan 12, 2023Liked by Will Cleveland

That’s EXCELLENT, Will! 💜

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Jan 11, 2023·edited Jan 11, 2023Liked by Will Cleveland

Awesome news. Look forward in seeing the event grow and live on. Such a fabric of the community. Best of luck!

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Jan 11, 2023Liked by Will Cleveland

So glad it’s going to continue. Do you know if you’ll need volunteers like Expos in years past? Some breweries to consider: Grow, Fat Head, plus a few more out of state stuff would be cool!

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Yes, there are still opportunities for volunteering. Organizers will have more info there. And I’m trying to find the right balance of local and regional. I think We’ve got a good plan in place.

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Jan 11, 2023Liked by Will Cleveland

Allagash! And NYS wise- Beer Tree!

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Jan 11, 2023Liked by Will Cleveland

Very excited to hear you’re taking over! You’re perfect for this role!! I’ve been in Pittsburgh a lot in recent years as my daughter went to college there. Pitt is another fine brewery city. My two faves are Grist House and Cinderlands. Would love to see them make an appearance. Cinderlands has a scotch ale that is the closest I’ve ever seen to Rohrbachs. Congratulations! Cheers!

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Great ideas

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Non exhaustive list of some breweries I'd love to see at the Expo

Local:

Mortalis

Fifth Frame

Other Half

Iron Tug

Copper Leaf

Strange Bird

K2

Rising Storm

Rohrbach

Three Heads

Around the state:

Big Ditch

Aurora

Prison City

Fidens

Tin Barn

Hudson Valley

Finback

Suarez

Grow

Beer Tree

The rest of the country

Imprint

J Wakefield

Masthead

WeldWerks

Russian River

Side Project

Burlington Beer Company

Corporate Ladder

Resident Culture

More Brewing

Keeping it to ten in each category, which is a challenge, and just sticking to breweries I've been to/had a bunch of stuff from. Except Side Project which I've been itching to try for years now.

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