Kate Day 2011 Live Blog

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Live Updates

6:04pm-
Kate the Great is officially dead. Thanks for everyone who followed along today. It was really fun! See you in 2012!

5:20-
All is busy here. Everyone is wondering when it will run out. Could be minutes, could be an hour. I think it’s too close to call.

5:00-
Line update, still in front of gift shop. It’s freezing!

4:20-
This live blog has been viewed about 500 times. Thanks for passing the link along!

4:00-
Line is right at the gift shop

3:45-
Be sure to tip your servers well today!

3:30-
Welp, it’s 3:30. I hear there are about 2 kegs left and the wait in line is about 35 minutes according to the guys that just sat next to me. Leave work now.

3:00-
Photos of Kate keep rolling in. Thanks for posting them!

2:30-
Downstairs is still going strong. I see people that I saw upstairs that are now downstairs. Magic?

2:10-
Ground zero for all the #kateday2011 tweets

1:50-
Looking like a nerd. Every press but me has packed up and left! Only laptop at the huge table with 10 beer lovers. Another Kate please!

1:15-
There are 2 1/3 barrels left! Started out with 5. Get down here!

1:00-
Doreen (@BeerZenGirl) gets an award for keeping track of her time in line!

1:00-
Seen a lot of people I know so far. Glad a lot of you could make it. Aubrey (@starshaped), Doreen (@beerzengirl), Derek (@seacoastbarscne), Norm (@RealBeerNut), Sam (@thevandaley), Sean (@2beerGuys), and especially the guy who I brought coffee to last year at 5:30am, again the first guy in line, well done!

12:30-
Finally got downstairs. Hot and packed!

12:15-
The general consensus (from 4 people I talked to out of the 240 in this bar) is the scratch ticket idea was a not so good idea. We will see if they bring back the tickets or if they try something new next year. Until then, enjoy the daft or offer up a good trade to those with a winning ticket(s).

12:00-
Time to mingle and get some reactions from the crazy people who waited hours

11:45-
I got mine!

11:00-
The doors have opened! Kate pours at 11:30!

10:45-
Someone spotted someone dressed as Kate!

10:30-
Line has passed the garage

10:20-
Marching orders being given to the staff. Cool to watch it on Ustream. Weather seems to be clearing up as the line gets longer.

9:45-
152 people in line now! Right up to the garage.

9:30-
Pretzel rolls being passed out by Chef Todd!

9:10-

9:00-
Jason Margolis from PRI’s “The World“ is here interviewing Tod and Tyler. I have set up shop along side him to keep the coverage rolling!

8:10-
Just explained Kate Day to someone who has never heard of it. I have a feeling it won’t be the only “what’s the big deal?” I hear today.

7:45-
Line just started wrapping around Ladd St.

6:30- First 4 people of line of 20. First 2 got here at midnight and the second 2 arrived around 5:30









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