BBR Port Walk
- Alex Bridgeman
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BBR Port Walk
BBR's annual port walk is scheduled for Thursday 28th November. I managed to get a ticket for it this year! Is anyone else on TPF planning to attend?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
- djewesbury
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Is this an invite-only do?
Daniel J.
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Re: BBR Port Walk
I'll be going.
It's ticket only, available from http://www.bbr.com/products-20091-the-p ... g-28-11-13
Looks like it's sold out already though.
It's ticket only, available from http://www.bbr.com/products-20091-the-p ... g-28-11-13
Looks like it's sold out already though.
- djewesbury
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Sold out, yes. Spoke to them just now. On the reserve list!
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Re: BBR Port Walk
I will be there again this year.
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I will hopefully be there - potentially with a couple of work friends as well.
Rob C.
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Joy. A couple of cancellations mean that I am now attending this.
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Does anyone want to eat afterwards? Who is going? Should we book anywhere (nearer the time perhaps)?
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Re: BBR Port Walk
I naturally assumed that we would be having an offline at The Bunghole afterwards.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Then I will call them on Monday. Perfect!DRT wrote:I naturally assumed that we would be having an offline at The Bunghole afterwards.
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- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: BBR Port Walk
What will be the theme? Should we invite an industry guest who we suspect might be in the country?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: BBR Port Walk
Yes and yes.AHB wrote:What will be the theme? Should we invite an industry guest who we suspect might be in the country?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: BBR Port Walk
It will have been too long since the previous one quite the correct assumption.DRT wrote:I naturally assumed that we would be having an offline at The Bunghole afterwards.
Re: BBR Port Walk
Excellent.
We have a quorum, a venue and a theme...
We have a quorum, a venue and a theme...
So, silver foil or disused wine bottles at the ready chaps: "What?" is our theme.AHB wrote:What will be the theme
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: BBR Port Walk
No. Just ‟What”, without the punctuation. So it can be a question or an exclamation.DRT wrote:"What?" is our theme.
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If we leave BBR at 8.30, shall we allow 15 mins for the Piccadilly Line and 10 for walking and round it up to 9pm? Will TBH still be delighted to see us at this time? Should we think of somewhere nearer to Piccadilly?
Can anyone get us into their club..?
What..?
Can anyone get us into their club..?
What..?
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There are special tube trains with orange lights on the front that can get from St James's to High Holborn in 15 minutes.
Phone TBH and ask what "too late" means to them in the context of half a dozen blokes spending £40 each.
Phone TBH and ask what "too late" means to them in the context of half a dozen blokes spending £40 each.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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And one Northern Irish lady... Yes OK will do. Monday.DRT wrote:There are special tube trains with orange lights on the front that can get from St James's to High Holborn in 15 minutes.
Phone TBH and ask what "too late" means to them in the context of half a dozen blokes spending £40 each.
Daniel J.
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- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: BBR Port Walk
IIRC the kitchen closes at 9:45. We may find we get more flexibility if we agree to pre-order so the kitchen has our food out and prepared and just has to cook when we arrive.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: BBR Port Walk
Have you issued the invite?AHB wrote:What will be the theme? Should we invite an industry guest who we suspect might be in the country?
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: BBR Port Walk
Caesar, large, with extra-high-fat sauce, both with and without the faint hyphen. Please.AHB wrote:if we agree to pre-order
- djewesbury
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Is this a reference to the industry guest? Are we to identify him from this description?jdaw1 wrote:Caesar, large, with extra-high-fat sauce, both with and without the faint hyphen. Please.AHB wrote:if we agree to pre-order
Daniel J.
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Re: BBR Port Walk
I can't think of anyone who fits that description.djewesbury wrote:Is this a reference to the industry guest? Are we to identify him from this description?jdaw1 wrote:Caesar
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: BBR Port Walk
No I haven't. I will do so on Monday.DRT wrote:Have you issued the invite?AHB wrote:What will be the theme? Should we invite an industry guest who we suspect might be in the country?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: BBR Port Walk
I have a spare ticket if anyone wants one, cost is face value believe £70, if do not here anything will let BBR have it back for the queue.