Post #8 Beer Festival Hopping

On Friday we decided to go explore the local beer festivals. A group of 10 of us went. We started out in Lincoln. This was the smaller of the 2 festivals that we went to but i liked it because you could order 1/3 pints if you wanted to. This turned out to be a blessing because if you got a gross beer you could choke it down no problem since there was only a small amount in your glass. This actually happened to me once. I don't remember the name of the beer but it smelled absolutely rank. I almost couldn't get it up to my mouth it smelled so bad. Ironically, it actually tasted pretty good. It was still hard to drink thought because you almost can't drink it without smelling it too. After Lincoln we moved on to Newark. This festival was a little bigger and had live entertainment. we even ended up saving money because we got to use our wristbands from the first festival to get in. This festival i stuck to ciders. I was feeling a little motion sick from the train so i couldn't quite stomach beers. It was at this festival that i learned how good a Perry could be. I'm not much of a pear person but they make some really good cider! While there, we also sampled olives and listen to a terrible, but very entertaining band. After the festival we went to Zizzis, and Italian restaurant recommended by one of the cops working the door. It was so good and fairly inexpensive!! Sarah ordered 2 bottles of champagne for the table to celebrate her graduating and Wes's birthday. We had a great time just relaxing and enjoying our meals. Eating out turned out to be a great idea too. When we got home we learned that the dinner that night was absolutely disgusting. I almost felt bad for having such a great meal. In the future i would love to go to more festivals. Even if you don't like the beer that much it's still a great time!