vetbmwrider
Member
The question that has not been asked to the rally chair or to the BOD. Is the MOA going bring back the self-run Beer Garden to bring profits back into the MOA, or does the membership keep paying for over price beer?
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The 2026 National Rally... Eastern US : Essex Junction VERMONT... June 11-13 2026
- Thread starter flyhi2cfar
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Been a while since I have seen an event location allow event organizers to sell alcoholic beverages. The sale and monitoring of alcoholic beverages requires a dynamic responsibility along with a rather expensive insurance policy.
This overhead dramatically increases costs which has to be passed on. We are now in the age of people that are hosting parties are purchasing a liability policy to (somewhat) protect themselves from the possible overindulgence of alcohol or other “party favors”
If there is beer served, my guess it will be required to be served by the site and will be priced like a baseball or football game.
OM
adamchandler
YouTube Mechanic
This is not a board / rally chair response. I'm just sharing information I've heard from the MOA volunteers that the last few rallies (like since I came on in 2019?) have been at venues that do not let us serve our own beer. sometimes it's state law, sometimes it's the expo center rules to flow money to local distributors and do their duty to create local jobs but it's an unequivocal "no" on legal / commerce grounds in recent memory to run our own beer garden. If you've hosted a wedding in the last 10 years, you'll probably have experienced the same thing where wedding venues will not allow BYO. Sometimes it's legal / insurance reasons and other times it's a state law to protect people from themselves..funny because I can get drunk at home and no one is telling me I can't (yet?) but serving people is another matter. I have no idea if the MOA wants to serve our own beer or if the profit was really there to carry the liability burden but thems' the rules and we have to abide by them..
motorhead1977
Active member
Absolutely Adam. Liquor liability insurance is astronomically expensive and for "part timer" servers has to be even more. Makes absolute sense to me.
baddog2020
New member
2006 was the last rally I attended before Springfield in 2022, so I was pleasantly surprised to see a chance to return to Essex Junction. I went up through Pennsylvania and New York (from Maryland) and enjoyed 100 in Vermont. I remember going out and riding in the rain and even going out at night to ride through some of the farmlands (not smart but boy was it fun!) I also remember watching dvd of Long Way Round when the rain got really heavy. Got over to New Hampshire and did the Kancamagus Highway and Mt. Washington. Fond memories. Looking forward to it,
If any of y’all git over to the North Conway area in New Hampshire, I can recommend Hurricane Mountain Road. It’s off route 16 just on the northern edge of town.
pjammcycling.com
This road has a rather significant pucker factor….. but a real ride.
OM
Climbing Hurricane Mt. Road West, NH by bike - cycling data and info
Cycling Hurricane Mountain Road from the west - New Hampshire's #4 toughest bike climb. View route map, weather, streetviews, images, slideshows, videos and more for this cycling route to the top of Hurricane Mt. Road West, NH, USA. All the info (difficulty, distance, altitude gained...
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This road has a rather significant pucker factor….. but a real ride.
OM
glenfiddich
TravelsWithBarley.com
Just getting back to confirm (after checking with the grounds) the list of stringent rules previously shared apply to the annual Expo, not to private events like ours.
motorhead1977
Active member
According to some research it's got really steep grades (17% with an average 10% grade) so that's definitely a pucker factor but not especially curvy. ADVrider has some useful info:If any of y’all git over to the North Conway area in New Hampshire, I can recommend Hurricane Mountain Road. It’s off route 16 just on the northern edge of town.
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Climbing Hurricane Mt. Road West, NH by bike - cycling data and info
Cycling Hurricane Mountain Road from the west - New Hampshire's #4 toughest bike climb. View route map, weather, streetviews, images, slideshows, videos and more for this cycling route to the top of Hurricane Mt. Road West, NH, USA. All the info (difficulty, distance, altitude gained...
This road has a rather significant pucker factor….. but a real ride.
OM
Hurricane Mountain Road - NH
Anyone know this road? Hurricane Mountain Rd, Intervale, Carroll, New Hampshire 03845, United States I'm hoping to be in that area soon and thought...
www.advrider.com
adamchandler
YouTube Mechanic
Hurricane Mountain Road is AMAZING!!!! You will go airborne if you're not careful. That's not a joke. Definitely go the speed limit.
barrettnjones
Member
flyhi2cfar
#102452 Sometimes Hangared... But Always Aimed Out
I'll pack a thermos of coffee for an early morning stop right where that one is parked! Exceptional photo.
flyhi2cfar
#102452 Sometimes Hangared... But Always Aimed Out
That’s the stuff of legend & lore.Will someone be handing out Zippo's like last time?
brianmorrison
New member
Great news about the 2026 Almost Canada Rally in Vermont. Looking forward to attending!!!
motorhead1977
Active member
Just sayin'......
For those of us who don't own RVs and consider staying at a Motel 6 like camping I've been looking and looking and I'm not finding much, if anything, in the way of motels/hotels in Essex Junction VT. B&B/Air BNB but not much in the way of other accommodations. Soooooooo?????
For those of us who don't own RVs and consider staying at a Motel 6 like camping I've been looking and looking and I'm not finding much, if anything, in the way of motels/hotels in Essex Junction VT. B&B/Air BNB but not much in the way of other accommodations. Soooooooo?????
gsinnc
Well-known member
Haven’t checked for lodging options in VT yet but the last rally in Essex Junction they had dorm rooms available at a local college at very reasonable rates. Hope they do the same next year.
motorhead1977
Active member
Ed, that would be really great but I'm the sort who tries to have my reservation set up as far in advance as possible.....I know, therapy might be in order 
Where to stay in Essex Junction?
OM
motorhead1977
Active member
Thanks OM! Interesting that my search done on my "smart" phone didn't come up with any of these. Guess that's why you get the big money! 
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