Dark Lord Day 2012...

[emelius]

Apparently, I'm the only one of us going...but, rather than subject y'all to a bunch of random comments in the drinking thread, I figured I'd go ahead & start my own...

Here are some of the known details courtesy of http://hoosierbeergeek.blogspot.com/:

Dark Lord Day 2012

Tomorrow is Dark Lord Day Eve, and if you were lucky enough to snag a ticket in that 4 minute window in March, you're starting to get as excited as a kid on your way to Disney World. The pre-event exposure this year has been a lot lower, but we'll try to put together all the information we know in one convenient spot for you.

Weather

• High of 45
  
• 70% chance of precipitation
  
  Band Lineup
  • Argonauts
    
  • Powermad (featuring Todd Haug, Surly's head brewer)
    
  • Eyehategod
    
  • High on Fire (were listed as Ghan Jovi)
    
    Dark Lord Wax Color
    • RED
      

    Guest Taps Provided By

    [*]Firestone Walker

    [*]Upland

    [*]New Albanian Oaktimus and Rye Barrel Aged Yakima

    [*]Haymarket

    [*]Sun King

    [*]Hitachino

    [*]Schlenkerla

    [*]Schneider

    [*]Birra Del Borgo

    [*]New Belgium

    [*]Stone

    [*]People's

    [*]Sierra Nevada

    [*]Left Hand

    [*]Brugge

    [*]Schlafly

    [*]Brew Dog

    [*]Cigar City

    [*]Pizza Port

    [*]Revolution

    [*]Pipeworks

    [*]Goose Island

    [*]Fat Heads

    [*]Founders

    Rules of the Day

    [*]A ticket is required to attend Dark Lord Day.

    [*]Dark Lord Day is always CASH ONLY. ATMs are on site and routinely run out of money during the day.

    [*]Last year the bottle limit was 4 per person, at $15 each. This is always revealed on Dark Lord Day, but it's handy to use the previous year as a budget guideline.

    [*]Parking will be at a premium - carpool if possible. No RVs.

    [*]Either have a DD come pick you up or have a plan to get sober before you leave.

    [*]Bring water or Gatorade, hydration is key.

    [*]No pets or kids.

    [*]This isn't a tailgating event anymore, so keep your tents, coolers, grills, etc. at home. If you want to bring in beer to sample and share, I'd recommend an over-the-shoulder style cooler. If you're looking for a tailgating event, check out TFN6 next weekend.

    [*]Please don't trash the area, we've seen the aftermath the day after and it's not pretty. Help everyone out and throw away your trash.

    [*]Carry your Dark Lord by the bottom of the package it is in. Broken Dark Lord bottles are depressing. Drunk people drinking Dark Lord off the street are even more depressing.

    [*]It's going to be cold and rainy, dress appropriately.

    If you see any of us around on Saturday, stop and say "hi." And more importantly, let us know what awesome beers we need to try!

    I traded my other ticket for lodging & transport...We're currently planning on leaving Indy ~5:00 in the morning which, given the time change, should put us in line & drinkin' by 7:30a.m....nice...

    I'm hoping to take a bunch of pics before my battery goes dead...http://thefullpint.com/ is holding a contest for the best DLD photo...the prize is a bottle of Beatification Batch 5:)...

    I'd post a list of all the beers that I'll be bringing, but things are constantly changing...trading is rampant in the days leading up to the event...

    As for the bottles being released this year, they haven't yet announced...but the list may well include BA Behemoth, Cherry Alpha Klaus, Plum Alpha Klaus, BA Alpha Klaus(?) & some to all of the $50 BA Dark Lord variants from last time only now with red lettering & wax instead of yellow...I already have a Brandy Dark Lord, so I'm hoping to get a different one...but, coming away with a BA Behemoth, I think, is my main goal...

    Anywho, I'll try to sneak in a few posts day of -- pehaps whilst it's my turn to babysit the beer as my cohort goes for another round...

    Cheers...

[Absorbine_Sr]

Enjoy. Debbie and I could have had tickets but for some reason (!) we weren't that concerned about it. Instead we will be seeing Dar Williams at a late show in Evanston on Friday night and then heading to Milwaukee on Saturday to see Cinematic Titanic (essentially live Mystery Science Theater 3000) that evening. Sunday morning will be spent at Blue's Egg in Milwaukee having breakfast with cocktails. I'll miss DLD but that seems ok for this year.

[Aura]

Jeff - If you win the scratch-off this year, go for the Cognac or Cognac de la Muerte version. Gonna be pretty sweet I think.

[emelius]

I think I'd probably go for Vanilla Bean Bourbon, but I doubt I'll get the chance...

One upside, though, is that this might mean they'll be selling the BA Behemoth to us normal folk:)...

[Aura]

Bring some good bottles and start hunting for the ticket winners around 4-5. They'll be drunk and likely ready to make deals that should clearly be put on hold until sobriety kicks back in.

[emelius]

Here's my unofficial bottle list:

CBS

Guava Groove

Zhukov

Hunahpu

Nielsbohrium

Sam Adams Triple Bock

Abyss

Black Tuesday

Brandy Dark Lord

King Henry

BCBS Coffee

Gilgamesh

Cuvee de Tomme

Bitches Brew

Nemesis '09

KBS

Angel's Share

Double Trouble bullet

VE 06.06.06

Upland Blueberry

Smoke Jumper

FW 14

Jackie O's Slim Pickins

Christian Bros Eclipse

some for trade, some for drinkin'...

[Aura]

Good shit. Eagerly awaiting pictures.

[emelius]

The KBS on down, basically, is for drinking...I'm holding a lot back this year due to trades I've already setup with HC'ers...

& I'm collecting bottles for a Chicago trip(!) once I get back on my feet...

I have another interview on the 2nd...

[raffy]

I have another interview on the 2nd...

Good luck Jeff!

[tyrion]

This^^^

[Aura]

& I'm collecting bottles for a Chicago trip(!) once I get back on my feet...

I have another interview on the 2nd...

Fingers crossed Jeff, wishing ya the best.

If you ever need help getting to Chicago for a meet up, please let me know.

[emelius]

Cheers guys...I'm determined to put my bummedoutedness aside for the weekend...

pics should begin early tomorrow:)...

[Absorbine_Sr]

Fingers crossed Jeff, wishing ya the best.

If you ever need help getting to Chicago for a meet up, please let me know.

Also wishing you the best and yeah, if you need help getting up here let us know. Indy is just a stone's throw from here.

[emelius]

really?...the blinking windmills creep me out at night:)...

[Absorbine_Sr]

I love the windmills but have never seen them in the dark. One more thing in life to experience...

[emelius]

Having trouble getting to sleep...opened the Bitches Brew I was going to take & replaced it with a Buffalo Trace Eclipse...also, the Kentucky Monk has left us & has been replaced with last year's Dark Lord...

alarms set...G'night...

[emelius]

We're all packed & on the road...wondering what, if anything, we forgot...

[emelius]

dots are wind turbines...

[tyrion]

Jeff, have fun. Looking forward to the pics from the festivities today.

[emelius]

group I'm hangin' with...we're pretty near the entrance...

[emelius]

first beer was from a growler...think it's Flat12 Liquid Fiction...sessionable...

some sorta BJJ VI Wheat...

[emelius]

some Rodenbach Grand Cru, Alpine Pure Hoppiness, Smoke Jumper...probably get into some Ten Fidy...

[emelius]

Iron Hill Russian Imperial Stout...

[Aura]

Thread of the day here, stay dry Jeff!

[emelius]

Cantillon Lou Pepe Framboise...2009 sticker...