Coz - I know where Friedens is. Kind of a weird place for a show.
Axe - Well, since the VT colors are maroon and orange, I want to do a red ale with some orange and citrus-ey tones, kind of like a cross between an Irish red and a summer ale. I'm still trying to decide on final spices, and hop selection; although my initial inclination is to use a mixture of lemon and bitter orange peel, grains of paradise. I'm trying to avoid Cascade hops just because of the "been there, done that" aspect. I'll probably see what the homebrew store has and make a decision there. I'm extremely partial to White Labs yeasts, and I think I'm going to try their East Coast Ale variety.