09-23-23 Great Canadian Beer Fest!
I was up early and off to Balment Park to volunteer for set up and tear down of the Beer Festival. I am glad I went and was there for 8:45 to do my 9-1 shift which was to be followed by 2-6. As I was the only one who signed up for the set up I was lucky to work with the 6 employees; Rebecca, Ryan, Ken, Gord, Matthew and Benji. I hung signs, set up chairs, organized the merch and got ready for it to open. As it happened they needed me to pour beer for the out of province beers alongside Mike. I had the three to concentrate on; Chilly Tins, Out of the Gate and Shumei IPA. Mike looked after the Stouts and between us we covered the sours. I wish I had counted how many I poured. Killed a keg of the Shumei. It was extremely popular.Everyone was in such a good mood. The weather changed a lot but didn’t rain again at least. I was actually surprised at the turn out, and the time went by quickly. I saw so many familiar faces and I admit, had some fun flirty moments too. After it was shut down at 5, we poured the last of the beer into pitchers and the employees and several volunteers hung out and enjoyed a few. Honestly I wasn’t too thirsty for beer after pouring for hours. The guys were so lovely and thankful that I stayed and worked all day and hope we will do this again next year. This is a long time thing in Victoria and this was the tester for taking it on the road. I think it was a big success.
I had a great conversation with Glen and he is a long time attendee at MusicFest. He may come and volunteer next year depending what his wife thinks, lol. They usually camp together, but I would certainly welcome him to my crew.
Got home and made some dinner, puzzled a bit and watched my show.
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