beer school and buying beer

[terlyn]

Is there a limit on the numbers of free beer---I hear one and then two. After your free one, what is the cost of beer in the park or the hospitality house? Thanks, Terry

 

[Jenny]

oops - double post.

 

[Jenny]

if i remember correctly, last May, we got 2 free samples.....we got one in one line out in an open area near the doors leading to the outside....the other one we got in another line in a back room w/ a long bar. i believe that you're given a ticket to get the 2nd one when you get your first beer but i'm not sure about that. i am certain that you couldn't get the 2 at the same time at the same bar. the line for the 1st beer was a lot longer than the line for the 2nd beer....it seemed that either people didn't want a 2nd or didn't know where to get it. our line was also long b/c we went between 12-12:30 & a lot of people were eating lunch at the deli then.

 

[Jenny]

i checked some Sea World menus on www.wdisneyw.com - not sure if they're updated - but the price ranges depending on the restaurant, bottled, etc. I saw prices that ranged from $3.49-$4.79.

 

[bellelinus]

In the beer school, you get 6 small (maybe 2 or 3 oz.) samples of different beers . . . be careful, though because some are not that good (one deliberately old as if left in a hot car to demonstrate the importance of storage and freshness). In the hospitality house, there are two bars, one in front in plain sight of the eating areas, another more hidden toward the back of the house (behind where you wait for beer school). You can get one sample (actually a pretty big cup of about 12 oz.) from each as long as you aren't holding one in your hand when you go to the other. You don't need a coupon or voucher, so if you happen to be there later and the bartender staff has changed, you can go ahead and get another . . .

In my opinion, the hospitality house beers are great but the beer school wasn't that informative. It's free, though, so if you want to see what it's like, sign up for a slot early.

 

[Sylvester McBean]

busch gardens ans seaworld both have the same rule...2 samples per day, 1 sample at a time. but there are people that like to see how far they can go. one friend of mine actually brought in a couple of extra t-shirts, hats, and pairs of sunglasses to change up his look. he was removed from BG by security after beer number 17. my best is 6 and my wife drives home.

 

[flfiremansgirl]

Is there a limit on the numbers of free beer---I hear one and then two. After your free one, what is the cost of beer in the park or the hospitality house? Thanks, Terry

It used to be 2, one at the front counter, one at the back. They've fancied up beer school though. The comfy chairs are gone. Now there are several small "bars" in there, and you choose which set of samples you want to try (no more skunk beer samples). You get basically the equivalent of one beer during school. Then you get one at the hospitality counter, and there is only one hospitality counter now, not 2. I think beers are around $3.50 each to buy.