Yeah, unfortunately no firsthand reports by me this year, but you all are more than welcome to write up your own post-fest comments and give us colorful, intoxicated recaps.

My sober thanks in advance to all.

I realize I did a post like this last year too, but I still find it rather incredible that every year people end up paying more than double the face value of a Decatur Beer Festival ticket to spend an afternoon on the Square with thousands of others, throwing back half-full tasting glasses of various craft brews.

I mean, I love this fest as much as the next person, but the going rate on eBay and Craigslist is around $80 a ticket!  That’s some serious drinking money!

What is it about this festival that makes people sell first-borns to get through the gate?  It can’t just be getting drunk…because anyone can easily get drunk with $80.  Is it the drunken comradery?  The choice selection?  The brewery stickers in inappropriate places?

The 4,000 Decatur Beer Festival tickets are now on sale.  They are $35 a piece.  It will sell out, so unless you want to pay an arm and a leg for them on Craigslist, purchase them HERE right now.

‘Nuff said.

UPDATE:  Carl reminds us (via Twitter) that we can also purchase Beer Festival tickets at Decatur CD with a smaller fee attached!

Mark your calendar!  Decatur Beer Festival tickets go on sale August 24th!

No seriously, mark it right now or you will forget, it will sell out, and you’ll be really upset with yourself and you’ll end up lashing out at others.  It won’t be pretty.

Or you can just keep checking in at DM.  I’ll remind you.

Oh, also…The Decatur Minute just passed the word that the 2009 Beer Festival website is now up.  Check ‘er out!