2008-09-21 09:52
Successful Blues and Brews
Telluride was Telluride yet again. Flagstaff Brewing Company was once again representing at the Blues and Brews festival. This year’s festival was marked by record breaking crowds, record breaking beer consumption, and (in my book) record breaking sunshine. This was probably the best festival in a few years as far as the music lineup was concerned. John Hiatt was probably the biggest surprise, probably because I haven’t seen him in forever. Warren, Trucks (both), Dirty Dozen, and Joan all were up to festival standards. For a special treat Warren Haynes and Susan Tedeschi-Trucks, with Ron Holloway, preformed a great set up at the conference center Saturday night, making for a sleepy Sunday morning.
The breweries were out in force as usual on Saturday morning. Despite adding a couple breweries to the roster, overcrowded beer lines were standard. We drained the three FBC kegs in record time, and I would venture to guess most breweries were out of beer within 2.5 hours. Overall, one of the more memorable festivals in recent times. Until next year Telluride!
