Thirsty Troll Brew Festival

This was by far the best event that the couch has been to. Thanks to Melissa Theisen, DougsCouch.com was allowed into the 7th Annual Thirsty Troll Brewfest in Mount Horeb, Wisconsin. The fest consisted of about 30 different brewery's and over 100 different beers.

From the moment the couch entered the gates, it was attracting attention. Installing the casters on the couch was the best desicion ever. We pushed the couch around the tent and through the crowd twice in the 4 hours the fest was open. There were 10 of us that attended the brewfest with the couch and we all made it through the fest standing.....barely.

Right off the bat, we met Jorgen, the Thirsty Troll and gave him a break on the couch. He is a quite dude, but man can he drink!

This may have been the most receptive crowd for the couch too. Given, it is a beer fest so everyone is laid back and having a good time.....an 8 foot couch on air casters kinda fits right in. We had a ton of folks jumping onto the couch for a pic. I was even personally welcomed to Mt. Horeb by one of the chairmen of the chamber of commerce. The coolest thing I think I have seen is people hitting the website from thier phone as they look at the couch. It is always cool to see the reaction to the couch.

Here are a few of the randoms from Brewfest....


We also got to meet the celtic band, "The Pints" while we were there. On our trip around the tent, we got to talking with thier "muscle" and equipment guy, Ox. They are a really energetic band that delivers some awesome traditional celtic music.


I have said it before, the couch is a big hit with the ladies. Here are a group of ladies that may have had too much fun at the fest and were thankful that the couch was there to catch them on the way down....


The worst part of the Thirsty Troll Brew Fest, was loading the couch back on the mini van after 4 hours of 'all the beer you could drink'. Once the couch was all strapped in, it was safe. Thanks to my wife, we had a designated driver to get us back to the campsite so we could party some more!

On behalf of the whole Couch Team, I want to thank the crowd, the Thirsty Troll Brew Fest Committee and all the Breweries for making our trip to Mount Horeb a BLAST!

See ya in 2010.


Here are some of the Brewers that were at the fest
Ale Asylum Brewery, Esser's Best, Flying Dog, Goose Island, Magic Hat, Potosi Brewing Company, Pyramid Breweries, Stone Cellar, Tyranena Brewing Company, Blu Creek Capital Brewery, Great Dane Brewery, The Grumpy Troll, Lake Louie, Leinenkugel, O'so Brewing Company, Purple Feet Wines, Sand Creek

And our friends at New Glarus were chosen as the crowd favorite this year!