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Beer Event: Harpoon’s 21st Annual Octoberfest (MA)

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Harpoon Octoberfest 2010
(from harpoon brewery)

It’s (almost) OOMPAH time! Harpoon’s 21st Annual Octoberfest is NEXT WEEKEND, October 1st and 2nd, so grab your friends, your lederhosen, your friends’ lederhosen, and get ready for the biggest and grandest of all Harpoon celebrations. As always, there will be delicious Harpoon beer and all the bratwurst, sauerkraut, German chocolate cake-eating contests, German oompah music, chicken dancing, and lederhosen your heart desires. What could be better? Come to the party!

This festival wouldn’t be complete without Boston’s best hometown beers. A wide selection of our beers will be on tap, including our refreshing, malty Harpoon Octoberfest. If you haven’t had a chance to try our delicious, all-natural Harpoon Cider, not to worry, we’ll have that on tap as well.

Let’s review the details:

WHEN?

• Friday, October 1st – Hours: 5:30 to 11:00 pm (Doors close at 9:30 pm)
• Saturday, October 2nd – Hours: 2:00 to 9:00 PM (Doors close at 7:30 PM)
• Rain or shine. Definitely shine!

WHERE?

• At our Boston brewery. 306 Northern Ave., Boston.

WHAT ELSE?

• $20 cover charge includes souvenir cup & 1 beer ticket. Cash bar.
• You must be 21 years or older with proper ID to attend

TOP 6 THINGS FRIENDS NEED TO KNOW TO BEST ENJOY HARPOON OCTOBERFEST

1. You need to know where your Friend of Harpoon card is. You must have your card to receive the Friday Night Discount and to get in the Friend of Harpoon line. You can bring one pal, buddy, chum, or significant other in the line with you. If you don’t have your Friend of Harpoon card, please request one on the Friend of Harpoon website (login then hit the ‘request a new card’ button). Find your card or request one before September 28th so we have time to mail you a new card. Thanks!
2. The FRIEND OF HARPOON FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIAL! Here is the deal – on the Friday night of our Harpoon Octoberfest, present your Friend of Harpoon Card, and you will receive HALF PRICE ADMISSION ($10 includes admission and one drink ticket)! You MUST have your Friend of Harpoon card to receive this price!
3. To help get all of our guests and start their fun times faster, we are including a drink ticket with the door charge. Then, you’ll be able to go straight to the beer taps to get a beer! Mmmm…Harpoon Octoberfest.
4. We strongly recommend that all Friends of Harpoon come as close to the time that the doors open as possible on each day. We expect the event space to fill up quickly.
5. Special hint to increase your popularity – invite your festival-going pals to become Friends of Harpoon – deadline to become a new Friend and receive a Friend of Harpoon card for the festival is September 28th – invite your friends today.
6. On Saturday, there is a Friend of Harpoon VIP entrance; if you want to get quick access to the event. Admission is full-priced for everyone. If we are at capacity inside the event space, you may have to wait, but Friends get in first before the General Admission line. You must show your Friend of Harpoon card to be able to get in this line. Again, you can bring one pal, buddy, chum, or significant other in the line with you.

Visit www.harpoonbrewery.com or call 888-HARPOON ext. 3 for more details.