I have now been sitting on this too long and no one else has said it even after many people talking about it at the time. Brewers and beer industry people were disappointed and pissed off on the day...

Last week I spent 6 nights staying at the Mercure Welcome. Got a good deal for the Beer & Brewer Expo special of $99 per night. (even though I hear of someone gettign $89 on Wotif a couple of weeks...