点评:With the right planning and foreknowledge, this trip would have rated five stars. The experience, the feeling of community and welcomeness, and the organization were top notch. I have nothing negative to say about any of that.
Two things everyone should know. First, if you plan to go to the official beer hall run by the Chamber of Commerce, know that you'll pay $10-15 entrance fee (you get a band that lets you come and go) and that the food offerings are limited. The performances are fun, but if you'd like to save money, stick with beer halls outside of the main one. The beer prices and selection are mostly the same.
Second, by all means, if you take a ride share for transportation, schedule your return trip at the same time, especially if you are coming from any distance. We came from Gainesville, GA. We decided around 6:00 to head back. No Ubers or Lyfts were immediately available. We scheduled one for 7:00. 6:55 came along and we got a message that the scheduled ride was cancelled. We tried again for 8:00. Same thing happened. One by one our phone charges got depleted. We tried other transportation options. All were booked. We kept trying until finally at 10:00, a reservation stuck and we got out. But we were seriously contemplating staying the night, though that might have even been in vain given the paucity of local places to stay and the likelihood they were booked. It never dawned on us that we'd have this problem, but in retrospect we should have anticipated it.
翻译:只要规划得当且事先有所了解,这次旅行本可以打五星好评。整个体验、那种融洽友好的氛围以及周到的组织工作都堪称一流。在这方面我没有任何可挑剔之处。
有两件事大家需要了解。首先,如果你打算去商会举办的官方啤酒节,要知道入场费是10到15美元(购买门票后便可自由进出),而且可供选择的食物种类很少。不过现场的表演还是挺有趣的。不过,如果你想省钱,可以选择主啤酒馆以外的其他啤酒馆。那里的啤酒价格和种类也大致相同。
其次,如果你打算乘坐拼车服务出行,一定要提前预约回程的车,尤其是当你从较远的地方赶来时。我们从乔治亚州的盖恩斯维尔出发,大约在下午6点决定返程。当时并没有立即能叫到的Uber或Lyft车辆,于是我们预约了7点的车。6点55分左右,我们收到消息说原定的接送服务取消了。我们又尝试预约8点的服务,结果还是一样。我们的手机电量也一个接一个地耗尽了。我们又试了其他交通方式,但全都被订满了。我们不断尝试,直到10点时才终于成功预约到车并出发了。不过当时我们真的在考虑就在那里过夜,只是考虑到当地可住宿的地方很少,而且很可能也都被订光了,这个想法或许也是徒劳无功的。我们压根没想到会遇到这种问题,但事后看来,我们本应该预料到的。