OK, I am with Do512 and just read all of your comments. Sorry for those who did not have a good time, but the ones who were able to get in the party did have a great time. Please note the instructions when planning to attend a free event like this. And yes, note that it was a free event. Next time, arrive earlier. Plan better. From the way things went down, it appears all the cool people did get in and I am not sure we would have wanted the crowd in the parking lot to be at the party. That crowd in the parking lot was an unruly bunch and would have roont the party.

To whom it may concern, I RSVP'd for this event last monday and showed up at waterloo park for a shuttle at 4:30 only to wait in line 2 hours for people to tell us another bus would be on the way in an hour. Rather than wait another hour to be put on a shuttle, a group of 6 of us decide to drive our cars out to the event location. Before leaving we made sure to ask the staff if we could sign in at the door which they assured us we could. We drove the hour to Burnet, Texas only to be told when we got to the event to drive back home because they were not admitting anyone else into this event . I arrived at this event no later than 7:45p.m. and I am infuriated at the way some of the event staff and officers hired for this event treated guests who had already RSVP'd, waited hours for busses, and or traveled in their own transportation to be at this event. This event was so poorly planned that even the charter busses carrying the people who actually waited the extra hour in Austin were not even granted admittance. Dos XX is a very established brand and I expected that having followed all the rules (RSVP'd, arrived early) I would be able to enjoy this event. Instead I took off work early to be hustled around and eventually ended up having a very dissapointing evening. This borders on me boycotting your brand as well as many other people who walked away from this event with a sour taste in their mouths. Sarita Iruegas

Hi, We RSVP'ed. Went as instructed to arrive prior to 8pm and had parking and no problems. We listened to the advice that buses may be full and chose have a beautiful drive through the hill country. Those that did not RSVP or listen to the request to arrive prior to 8pm are complaining and behaving like whining partycrashers. It was a very well coordinated event considering the overwhelming response. We were treated like royalty from the get go by Dos Equis, Falkenstein Castle staff, and the law enforcement. It was a fantastic event. Don't blame them for the complaints of late comers and party crashers. I mean seriously. We did as instructed and it was incredibly awesome and everything they said. Free deliscious food, beer, beverages, music, activities, a great crowd, light show, etc...people should be ashamed to say anything against those that threw such a great...FREE event. I mean really. Quit Whining because you didn't get in due to time inconsiderations and your poor lack of planning, not heeding warnings, etc, not those that threw the event! ~A very pleased couple of partygoers that planned ahead and had a blast! Thank you DO512, RARE Magazine, and Dos Equis for allowing us to take part in such a cool, FREE, and fun event....we of the few thankful and appreciative crowd....we appreciate what you all handed us on a silver platter....so sorry others don't...

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I love to wait in line for about 4 hours. It was really great to be that thirsty, and have no bathroom to go to. I am happy that I didn't drink even one beer and the sun and the heat were great. Sunburn is the new vogue and sweat smells better than perfume. I could not have been doing anything better with. Thank you 2X (dos equis).

I'm sure hundreds would jump on board for it.. Find a lawyer to take it?

Okay. Time to expose the people behind this epic fail. Keep in mind, Mirrorball is responsible for the entire marketing and promotion of this event. However, please contact Heineken USA with hopes that Mirrorball will lose this account. Obviously, they are not up to executing their events properly. Mirrorball contacts: Dos Equis Marketing/event managers: Rmancias@mirrorball.com mcodd@mirrorball.com Phone: 212 604 9988 Heineken USA contacts: Customer Service: 1 877 522 5001 Belen Pamukoff - Marketing Manager bpamukoff@heinekenusa.com Kheri Tillman -VP of marketing and promotions ktillman@heinekenusa.com Assistant: Christie Rosado (914) 286-4769. Meri Wick VP or marketing mwick@heinekenusa.com Hassle these people. Won't work if just a couple do it. If you have any additional contacts like the reigonal people involved in this foul up.. Please add to it!

This was the worst event I have ever been to. It was not organized at all. The people at XX did a really BAD job. The only thing they did right was getting 1000+ people out into the middle of no where and getting them stranded. ohh.. and this RSVP thing was a joke.. it didn't matter if you were RSVP. It seemed like no one was really getting in. Good JOB XX!

wow .... what a waste of my life ... the "Happy Hour" was not at its orignial location, so i wasted money on a meter ... then, went to the correct location for the "Happy Hour" and again nothing ... so my friend and i head over to Waterloo park and wait for 2 hours in the hot ass sun with no water no nothing!!! yeah there was a water fountain that looked like it was the local homeless peoples bathroom ... so after they suggest we drive out there ... we are turned away at the castle ... what bull crap!! I am making sure to remove all Dos XX products out of my department ... i have never seen such poor planning ever ... i personlly plan to ask as many friends, family, co-workers, class mates, old high school friends and anyone else i can, to NEVER drink this piss again .... Plus green glass is crap

Dos XX let SO MANY people down. I don't know how they could even call this a PR success. Whoever the event planner was for this event, should be fired. How can you send out mass emails, flyers, street invites, Do512 postings, FB ads, etc. and then 1) not close the online RSVPs in time to ensure that the people who did RSVP in time have a spot (that's the whole point of an RSVP afterall!), 2) spread misinformation on the actual Do512 site wherein people are encouraged to drive their own cars, when in fact people who took the bus got preferred entry and; 3) leave people who drove 65 miles out of their way (God I shudder to think about the people who drove from San Antonio) in a crap filled cow pasture with one shuttle coming every 45 minutes to pick up, say, 35 people? 300 people waiting in the TX sun for a lift to this supposedly awesome castle party - and no one came. What a let down. Thank God for modern technogly, text messaging and the cell phone, or we would have never gotten the word that the gates were closed and no one else would be let in. Dos XX didn't even have the courtesy to send a rep or update their Do512 posting - to deliver the bad news. What I used to think was a pretty cool company, I now think sucks. I know this was supposed to be a party of "EPIC" proportions and part of that was creating this huge build-up and anticipation and throwing it at a castle. But that's also why everyone wanted to get in and that should have been planned for. Next time you want to promote your beer and throw a semi-exclusive party, don't do it 65 miles out of the way! And if you do hold it 65 miles out in the country, you better plan it to PERFECTION! If this kind of party was thrown during SXSW or in the middle of downtown Austin, then people would have clear alternatives (and other brands of beer to drink ) if they didn't get in. If you throw this kind of party out in the middle of a field in the TX country somewhere, plan it well, or people are going to be pissed. And those same people, primarily young professionals with lots of money to spend, will choose differently next time the bartender asks, "What would you like to drink?"

We also left early (we got out of work around 5pm and only made stops to pick up our guests, didn't stop for food, didn't stop to change out of work clothes). We got there right about 7:20 when the gates were just beginning to open. Left without food or water or porta potties until 9pm, no staff came to tell us anything this whole time. I only saw maybe two tiny shuttles come in and pick anyone up even though a lot of huge empty shuttles passed us. Groups of us were left speculating on what actually happened like a game of telephone- did they close the gates, reach capacity, or just plain forget about us? The castle was a tiny thing on the horizon from this "parking lot/field". By the time I got back to Austin it was 11PM.. I hadn't had a single drink, any food, or an "I'm sorry." I RSVP's when the count was still in the hundreds. I'm more annoyed with the fact no one told us anything in almost two hours of standing, holding our pee in a cow pasture than the fact that we didn't get in. Would one dude with a walkee talkee be too much to ask.

correction for all you grammer peeps: I meant "on site", "cow-dung infested" and "We got THERE early". I guess I should have proof read this first but I let my beermotions get to me.

Worst party put together EVERY- I don’t know what kind of promotion they really thought this was. More people are pissed off than actually had a good time. I will NEVER drink Dos Equis EVER again, at least not until they reimburse me for my time, gas money, and the shoes that got ruined standing in cow dung for 2 hours. On a side note I was one of the first 100 people to RSVP for this event so you can see how truly disappointed I am. Corporate will also be getting a letter from me but I strongly encourage everyone else to voice their option as well. They need to know just how bad they screwed up!!!!