Region 6 Some Other Meet - Adamstown, PA?

[Ciros750]

Looks like fun; my buddy and I would definitely make the ride up, hopefully the date I voted for pans out.

Ciro

[Rincewind]

Garry - Holiday Inn is just over a mile South of Stoudt's.  You go past 897, through "Antique Alley", over the Turnpike, and it's right there.  I would say it is walking distance; however, I don't think there is a sidewalk for all of the way and it's along a somewhat busy highway.  

As to whether this is a substitution for the Clearfield Meet and Eat, I don't know.  It would be a different set-up.  If we are to have over 100 people, spreading the word to various forums, then we'd have to get the banquet area opened instead of just the adjacent dining area.  I would favor that it is a STN gathering, and I would think that would be 50 or less people and we could gather in the front dining room.  Heck if we advertised this meet, with the popularity of First Sunday, there could easily be A LOT of people there and it would spiral out of control.

[ejworthen]

Sounds like it could be a good possibility for the Meat and Eat. Between the Ephrata first Sunday and Stoudts it seems like a great idea.

[Rincewind]

Just to re-iterate, this is not in the same league as Denny's Beer Barrel in Clearfield.  The Black Agnus is a pretty high-class restaurant, and the dinner menu is rather expensive.  My pics of the dinner menu are too big to upload to my photobucket and be legible, but I found they have the menu on their site.  

http://www.stoudtsbeer.com/docs/stouds_menu_dining.pdf

Like I said previously, Dave said he can work with us and create a menu based on a few items that could be based on a budget.  The pub menu is priced a little more reasonably..

http://www.stoudtsbeer.com/docs/stouds_menu_pub.pdf

I guess I'm saying, I like the concept of this meet, but I question whether this is the right venue or not.

[Scratch33]

I guess I'm saying, I like the concept of this meet, but I question whether this is the right venue or not.

Agreed.  From just the "Fun Roads To Ride" perspective I think there's a lot more of them to be found in other parts of PA.

Edited to add:  other parts of Region 6 as well.  Staunton, as I observed in Scott's "600's" ride report thread, is a good location w/lots of great roads in the area.

[garry]

Dinner is expensive and probably more formal than we want for a bunch for crusty road warriors.

Pub menu in the 50 person room might be do-able. Just an idea to consider. There may be lots of support for a 3rd Burger Run. I'm just starting to think about now that the holidays are over.

[ZZR Rob]

Scratch,
Nice meeting and riding with you, have to look at the schedule and get back to you. Sounds like a good ride, I'll bring the wiffle ball bat so we can go Amish hunting Anyone know the current point system? Been a few years since I hunted the elusive black brim.

[JETSET]

This sounds like a plan but I do enjoy riding to Clearfield PA.Maybe we can do both I'll try to make a day trip out of it to keep the War Dept at peace.

[vpilot]

Rice,
     Have you considered the Union Barrel Pub in Reamstown? I don`t remmember if they have a group room. They`re about the same distance from the Holiday Inn as the Angus is.

                                                                          vpilot

[Rincewind]

Rice,
     Have you considered the Union Barrel Pub in Reamstown? I don`t remmember if they have a group room. They`re about the same distance from the Holiday Inn as the Angus is.

                                                                          vpilot

No I'm not familiar with that place, looks interestin from their website - http://unionbarrelworks.com/ .  THnaks for the suggestion.  

[R Doug]

Ricewind, thanks a lot for your leg work on this!  

With the National set for June, I would be up for an earlier Meet and Eat and I like the idea of hosting it in the area being discussed.  Looking at the maps, I could hit Gettysburg either on the way over or back.  I've never been there before.

Question:  Past Meet and Eats have been on a Sunday afternoon.  Can we think of changing that to Saturday evening?  That way people who have a longer ride back can do so on Sunday.

What do you guys think of eating Saturday night?  The other advantage is we can drink beer w/o a worry since we'll have a night to sleep it off.

[fjrSKI]

Seems like it started turning into an overnighter last year already.

How about Saturday afternoon meet 'n eat?

That way, day trippers can keep the peace with the war dept., and overnighters can start drinking earlier, I mean, take a late afternoon loop, not get looped, then get looped, nevermind.  

[R Doug]

I'll second that motion.  

[LENSMAN]

Stoudts Brewery?      When?

[airborneXX]

I'm in!!

Let's push it to the warmer/longer days time o' the year

[Rincewind]

Question:  Past Meet and Eats have been on a Sunday afternoon.  Can we think of changing that to Saturday evening?  That way people who have a longer ride back can do so on Sunday.

What do you guys think of eating Saturday night?  The other advantage is we can drink beer w/o a worry since we'll have a night to sleep it off.

A Saturday get together makes the most sense to me.  Lunch would be easiest for local folks.  And it would be easier to get the front dining room free to ourselves over lunch, and to keep expense down with the pub menu.  If people want to go back for the $38 surf and turf in the evening, I'm sure it's very good.  The steak at this place is top notch.

The Black Forest Inn adjacent to Stoudt's would be great for overnighters if they want to stick by the brewery.  It is all single-level rooms with ride-up parking.  Below is a pic of the Black Forest Inn from the Stoudt's parking lot - you can see, it's right next door.  Yeah it's not Holiday Inn, but honestly the Holiday Inn in the area is pretty old, too.  If people want better accommodations, there is a brand new Hampton Inn in downtown Ephrata, with a local bar, Applebees, and movie theater all within walking distance.

[LENSMAN]

The Inn would be perfect. After we're through riding, we can hit the brewery, and not  have to ride  afterwards to get to our rooms.  

[Scratch33]

A Saturday get together makes the most sense to me.  Lunch would be easiest for local folks.  And it would be easier to get the front dining room free to ourselves over lunch, and to keep expense down with the pub menu.  If people want to go back for the $38 surf and turf in the evening, I'm sure it's very good.  The steak at this place is top notch.

The Black Forest Inn adjacent to Stoudt's would be great for overnighters if they want to stick by the brewery.  It is all single-level rooms with ride-up parking.  Below is a pic of the Black Forest Inn from the Stoudt's parking lot - you can see, it's right next door.  Yeah it's not Holiday Inn, but honestly the Holiday Inn in the area is pretty old, too.  If people want better accommodations, there is a brand new Hampton Inn in downtown Ephrata, with a local bar, Applebees, and movie theater all within walking distance.

The Black Forest Inn certainly works for me!  Thanks RW for doing the recon.

[garry]

Does someone local (Rincewind?) want to volunteer to organize a 2008 Meet and Eat then? May 17/18 would probably be nice as it sits between Mothers Day and Memorial Day weekends. I would be up for an overnighter to eastern PA in May.

I will likely organize a Burger Run later in the season because so many Pittsburgh locals enjoy it and it takes little work aside from picking a date, reserving the back room at Dennys, and spreading the word on a few web forums. I'm thinking June 22.

[DosEquis00]

Does someone local (Rincewind?) want to volunteer

I second Rincewind as he knows how to organize!

[Rincewind]

I second Rincewind as he knows how to organize!

I don't know the first thing about organizing a meet, but I can help with local connections.  

[Scratch33]

I don't know the first thing about organizing a meet

Here's a helpful reference:



"HYAAA!!!  Get 'em up!!"

[Rincewind]

Here's a helpful reference:



"HYAAA!!!  Get 'em up!!"

 

This was your thread, I don't want to step on your toes as the meet master-mind.  

[Scratch33]

 

This was your thread, I don't want to step on your toes as the meet master-mind.  

Oh by all means please feel free to step-I ain't no mastermind.  At this stage of my cat-herding career, the few rides I do call consist basically of just "I'm gonna be at such-and-such a place at 0:00 am on X day - kickstands up at 0:30 - anyone innarested can just show up."

[DosEquis00]

This was your thread, I don't want to step on your toes as the meet master-mind.  

That is true as Scratch is the mastermind to this gathering so you should fall back to the local connection.