Anchor Weekend!

NOW AVAILABLE - THE OFFICIAL FALCONS WEEKEND SCHEDULE AND GUIDE. Find it attached below!

Ok, so you guys know by now.. we won Anchor's California Homebrew Club of the Year Award for 2010!

That means we get to go and enjoy Anchor's hospitality over President's Day weekend in 2011. We're setting up a whole slew of events, but first the basic details.

Please sign up below for the Anchor Party only.  This is just to help Anchor with planning.  There is no charge for the actual Anchor Party, and each paid Maltose Falcon may bring one guest.  Please be sure your membership is current.  The Anchor Party will start at 1:00 PM  Please read below for links to other Anchor Weekend events, Hotel info, etc.

The Weekend runs February 18th-Feb 20th (with the 21st as a travel day).

We are headquartering out of the Westin Market Hotel (address 50 Third Street - NOT the Westin St. Francis)  - The best rate you can get is via Expedia - Reserve Now!

HOTEL UPDATE:  Unfortunately, the Expedia rate for the Westin has increased substantially since we first recommended this hotel.  As of this update, January 24th, the rate for the weekend (check in Friday, checkout Monday) works out to $147.90 per night, plus tax, etc, for a total of $511.42.  And to book through Expedia you have to pay at the time of booking.  This total is about $100 more than it was when we recommended the hotel at the December Club Meeting.  There are lots of other hotels within a short distance, so shop on-line.  Rates WILL go up as the date gets closer, so it would be a good idea to find and book a room now.  There have beed discussions on the Yahoo Group on other hotels that Falcons are staying at.

PARKING INFO: If you are driving to SF, be aware that parking is an additional expense, usually AT LEAST $20-$30 per night (and WAY up), so if you find a hotel package with free parking, that's a big bonus.  There are also many parking companies that will take reservations online, at a good rate.  Most of the hotels actually have no guest parking, and use valets to store your car with one of the commercial parking facilities

Best bet is to RESERVE a parking spot NOW at one of the many commercial garages.  Go here:

http://www.gottapark.com/searchresults.php

to find a garage near where you're staying.  I plugged in the Westin Market address, with a 4:00 pm Friday arrival and a 9:00 am Monday departure, you can change it as needed.  Walk a few blocks, save big money on parking.

Anchor Weekend Brewery Bus Trip: Click at left to go to the even page, read the description, sign up for the event, and link to the online store to pay for it.  The cost is $65 for the bus, beers at each brewery and lunch. (This site is run by Activities Director John Kaufman, so your money makes it to us - Save your receipt!)

THE BUS IS SOLD OUT!

  Anchor Pub Crawl: Friday night, starting at 21st Amendment, a BART ride to the East Bay and three (or more!) pubs in the area.  Click at left to go to the event page, read the description, and sign up for the event!  This event will be every Falcon for him or her self, so you'll need your wallet for the BART ticket and whatever brews/food you want. Celebrator Anniversary Party - We have a special group rate, but you must buy before we arrive! Please contact John Kaufman (activities@maltosefalcons.com) to confirm your purchase of a ticket for $35.