2020 United States & Canada Tour Rumors

gotthebottle

huntersthompson said:

Bentleyspop said:

gotthebottle said:

mcgruff10 said:

gotthebottle said:

Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital

Love me some ballast point sculpin.

you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....

Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...

You guys want a good wtf business story?

Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better.  As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while.  But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.

In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready?  ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation.  As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f".  You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.

yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.

huntersthompson

gotthebottle said:

huntersthompson said:

Bentleyspop said:

gotthebottle said:

mcgruff10 said:

gotthebottle said:

Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital

Love me some ballast point sculpin.

you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....

Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...

You guys want a good wtf business story?

Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better.  As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while.  But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.

In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready?  ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation.  As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f".  You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.

yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.

White Claw<Zima....
Ballast Point is still a good beer--just not otherworldly as it was being portrayed 4 years ago.  Love their restaurant/brewery east of UCSD...killer building  out in the middle of a business park.....good food and good beer...

mcgruff10

gotthebottle said:

huntersthompson said:

Bentleyspop said:

gotthebottle said:

mcgruff10 said:

gotthebottle said:

Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital

Love me some ballast point sculpin.

you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....

Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...

You guys want a good wtf business story?

Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better.  As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while.  But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.

In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready?  ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation.  As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f".  You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.

yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.

Crazy I know but @bbiggs still drinks zima. 

PB11041

HughFreakingDillon said:

foodboy said:

i went to quebec city last tour. i live in canada and speak very very little french. it is no problem there as it is a very big tourist town, so most will speak english to you without being offended . in montreal it is different. 

I had the opposite experience in montreal. not one person had an issue with speaking english to us. interesting. 

I've never had an issue in Montreal, completely friendly.

gotthebottle

huntersthompson said:

gotthebottle said:

huntersthompson said:

Bentleyspop said:

gotthebottle said:

mcgruff10 said:

gotthebottle said:

Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital

Love me some ballast point sculpin.

you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....

Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...

You guys want a good wtf business story?

Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better.  As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while.  But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.

In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready?  ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation.  As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f".  You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.

yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.

White Claw<Zima....
Ballast Point is still a good beer--just not otherworldly as it was being portrayed 4 years ago.  Love their restaurant/brewery east of UCSD...killer building  out in the middle of a business park.....good food and good beer...

Stone at Liberty Station is nice too....

PJNB

jdizzle8291 said:

PJNB said:

nautical_disaster said:

Although the poutine is fantastic and I can confirm the existence of various delicious craft beers in Québec City, I wouldn't be shy to try other delicious foods there...Chez Boulay, Clocher Pencher, ect... all kinds of good stuff there. 

Edit: Amazing pizza: "Nina Pizza"

Great advice! Can't wait until we can get some city specific threads up and hear all the great ideas. 

For what? Is there a tour or something?

Fall with a new album I heard!

lexicondevil

huntersthompson said:

gotthebottle said:

huntersthompson said:

Bentleyspop said:

gotthebottle said:

mcgruff10 said:

gotthebottle said:

Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital

Love me some ballast point sculpin.

you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....

Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...

You guys want a good wtf business story?

Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better.  As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while.  But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.

In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready?  ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation.  As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f".  You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.

yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.

White Claw<Zima....
Ballast Point is still a good beer--just not otherworldly as it was being portrayed 4 years ago.  Love their restaurant/brewery east of UCSD...killer building  out in the middle of a business park.....good food and good beer...

When you need a great cocktail try out False Idol in SD. Great bar. https://www.yelp.com/biz/false-idol-san-diego
What was this thread about again?

gotthebottle

lexicondevil said:

huntersthompson said:

gotthebottle said:

huntersthompson said:

Bentleyspop said:

gotthebottle said:

mcgruff10 said:

gotthebottle said:

Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital

Love me some ballast point sculpin.

you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....

Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...

You guys want a good wtf business story?

Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better.  As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while.  But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.

In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready?  ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation.  As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f".  You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.

yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.

White Claw<Zima....
Ballast Point is still a good beer--just not otherworldly as it was being portrayed 4 years ago.  Love their restaurant/brewery east of UCSD...killer building  out in the middle of a business park.....good food and good beer...

When you need a great cocktail try out False Idol in SD. Great bar. https://www.yelp.com/biz/false-idol-san-diego
What was this thread about again?

Killing time......that's what...

Poncier

dlymnfld said:

PJNB said:

JimmyV said:

I will not get my hopes up for a Boston Calling show...
I will not get my hopes up for a Boston Calling show...
I will not get my hopes up for a Boston Calling show...

RATM has a better chance than PJ does. No way PJ is playing there. 

Rage is the odds on favorite from reading the forum but they are also the same genre as the other 90’s bands. 

They had poor ticket sales last year so I think they're just trying to lock in solid headliners regardless of genre and will mix up the genres with the lower tiered acts.
Add in Morello being a Harvard alum and that's where you get all the Rage speculation.

Gern Blansten

BennyLaRue said:

I'll put this in SAT terms so Americans can understand:

Swiss Chalet : Canadian food :: Applebee's : American food

We drove from Detroit to London and then on to Toronto and back.  We were amazed at how many of those places we drove by.  

huntersthompson

lexicondevil said:

huntersthompson said:

gotthebottle said:

huntersthompson said:

Bentleyspop said:

gotthebottle said:

mcgruff10 said:

gotthebottle said:

Wait till everyone starts asking...."what's the best craft beer in San Diego?" #CraftBeerCapital

Love me some ballast point sculpin.

you like the one that's most popular...need to try the smaller breweries! ike this one for example....

Wait do people still drink Ballast Point?
Small, local breweries are always the way to go.
Like this one...

You guys want a good wtf business story?

Four years ago Ballast Point, which was at the time a "local" San Diego brewery with a huge reputation based on the immense popularity of its' flagship beer Sculpin IPA, was sold to the huge liquor conglomerate Constellation Brands for $1 Billion....yes, $1 Billion dollars (actually $952 Million--but $1 Billion sounds better.  As we beer consumers know, Sculpin was revered....for a while.  But the fickle taste buds of beer drinkers (cue Hazy beers as the booze du jour) moved on....while Sculpin still exists, as does Ballast Point Brewing, they have floated down to a regular old sold at supermarkets (at least on the West Coast) beer.

In December a small Highwood, Illinois brewery called Kings & Convicts bought Ballast Point from Constellation Brands for....get ready for it and remember Constellation bought it for (nearly) $1 Billion.....ready?  ready? Somewhere between $50 and $60 million--a $900 million dollar loss to Constellation.  As I understand it from an "insider", no one at Constellation lost their job over this cluster "f".  You know who I wish I was? The original owner(s) of Ballast Point...that's who.

yep.....Constellation could afford the gamble...and yes, people here in SD still drink Ballast Point. I laugh at the current trend of White Claw, etc...they are all too young to remember we went through this with Zima in the early-mid 90s.

White Claw<Zima....
Ballast Point is still a good beer--just not otherworldly as it was being portrayed 4 years ago.  Love their restaurant/brewery east of UCSD...killer building  out in the middle of a business park.....good food and good beer...

When you need a great cocktail try out False Idol in SD. Great bar. https://www.yelp.com/biz/false-idol-san-diego
What was this thread about again?

At this point....it is absolutely about keeping our sanity as we wait...and wait...and wait to find out that either a killer Spring Tour is about to kick off or that Dimi is a gigantic fib-machine...at which point the forum followers will look like this:

PhilLeotardo

lol, Ballast Point was pretty much the only beer available at Ohana in '18. $14 if I remember.

gotthebottle

PhilLeotardo said:

lol, Ballast Point was pretty much the only beer available at Ohana in '18. $14 if I remember.

And then it wasn't available there in 2019

Falling Down

CantKeepmedown said:

on2legs said:

CantKeepmedown said:

My wife just informed me she wants to make Quebec City a family trip.  So now I have to grab a couple more passport cards and will need to grab a couple public sale tickets.  The things we do!!!! 

We did this in 2011 for Toronto and also stayed overnight at Niagara Falls to do all the tourist stuff.  I’d love to make a trip to Quebec but I’m nervous that an early spring snowstorm might make driving very tough.  Anyone know the odds of a blizzard in late March? 

It's an absolute X-factor.  And I'm terrified of not only losing money on tickets, but also an airbnb/hotel.  But there's no way my wife will even let me attempt to have a go at it if there is bad weather in the forecast.  Just have to pray to whatever God controls the weather that we'll be good.  

I drive over 10,000 miles per winter on Quebec roads. Never had to cancelled any travel plans. 

YAKIMATSU

Anybody have good craft gose recommendations in SD, LA or Oakland ?

darthvedder

bootlegger10 said:

PeterED said:

duffmann said:

BrendanOC1981 said:

Pretty new to the Ten Club unfortunately, so I have a (stupid?) question.  If I were to put in for only one show, what gives me a better chance at tickets...  GS or Reserved as my first choice?

It depends on the odds, but go with reserved as your first choice for a better chance...

Really? Why? There are far few reserved seats for 10C than GA.

The 10C gets more reserved seats for U.S. arenas than for Europe.  The 10C GA area is smaller than the Euro GA area as well, typically.   There is a ton of demand for GA, and a ton of demand in the US, so GA odds usually go way down first. 

My one and only experience with the 10C lottery came with the Oakland show in 2013. I put reserved as my first choice, GA second. The show was scheduled for two days before Thanksgiving. Demand (the odds) for this show was not high, iirc. They denied my first choice and gave me GA. The only justification for this I could think of is they have an obligation to fill the GA section first. If the show is not high demand, they will fill GA first and then reserved. So, if you only want reserved, only put reserved. If you don't care and just want tickets, then put in for both.

gotthebottle

YAKIMATSU said:

Anybody have good craft gose recommendations in SD, LA or Oakland ?

Saint Archer or Mikkeller in SD

PhilLeotardo

gotthebottle said:

PhilLeotardo said:

lol, Ballast Point was pretty much the only beer available at Ohana in '18. $14 if I remember.

And then it wasn't available there in 2019

Yeah, I can't remember what it was this last time.

My Montreal experience (1993)

-Will absolutely accomodate your lack of French in a bar or strip club.

-Will accomodate, but look down the nose at your lack of French in a place where you've demonstrated you can afford it, but it doesn't pass the eye test, like a hotel when you're 19.

-Will not help you with directions. Full stop. (pre phone w/GPS)

Lost In Ohio

1ThoughtKnown said:

cutz said:

Any guess on the Venues for these Cities?

Toronto 3-18

Ottawa 3-20

Quebec City 3-22

Hamilton 3-24

Sirius show 3-26

Baltimore 3-28

NYC 3-30

Nashville 4-2

St. Louis 4-4

OKC 4-6

Denver 4-9

Phoenix/Glendale 4-11

San Diego 4-13

LA 4-15 and 16

Oakland 4-18 & 4-19

Toronto - Maple Lead Gardens
Ottawa - Canadian Parliament
Quebec - Le Colisee
Hamilton - Ivor Wynn Stadium
Sirius - Ba-ba-Booey’s Connecticut backyard 
Baltimore - Ian MacKaye’s Basement
NYC - Wall Street Front Step
Nashville - Grand Ol Opery 
St. Louis - Checkerdome
OKC - Cox Convention Center
Denver - McNichols Arena
Phoenix - Some Casino
San Diego - Balboa Stadium
LA - Disneyland
Oakland - Oakland Alameda Coliseum.

Now you don’t have to look through the whole thread. Your welcome. 

It's not his backyard, it's his theater. It's gonna be chaos trying to get a seat at one of those bah-bah bar stools.

Lost In Ohio

JimmyV said:

Noine.