Dark Lord 2016

[JulianB1]

Figured it could use its own thread. Website is updated:

[URL='http://www.darklordday.com/']http://www.darklordday.com[/URL]

Ticket info:

Tickets will go on sale at 12pm (noon) CST March 5th, 2016.

We’ve changed it up this year. Pay attention.

2016 Dark Lord Day tickets will be $200 each.
Tickets are limited to 2 per person.

Each Dark Lord Day Ticket includes:
• Entrance to the festival grounds.
• 4 bottles of 2016 Dark Lord Imperial Stout.
• 1 bottle of #NewMoney bait...err, I mean a rare Dark Lord variant
• Upon entering Dark Lord Day you will receive a commemorative tote bag with $40 worth of food and drink vouchers inside.

So metal.

 

[TDBuck]

 

[JulianB1]

The comments section on the Three Floyds and Three Floyds Brewpub Facebook pages are incredible right now. So, so many people who can't read complaining about the price. And complaining that everyone gets BADL variants:

Stephanie Ryan And? So the rares are less rare? Awesome.

 

[rjose]

www.darklordday.com

The sites been up for an hour.

Why aren't you complaining about the changes yet?

 

[axeman91821]

Oh god, I can't wait to get home and read all the comments.

 

[deuce92591]

 

[ckoop]

I like it! Interesting that they are guaranteeing BA versions for everyone, so I guess they are making a **** tonne more? They had a lot last year. I'm sure people will balk at the $200, but I've spent more than that the last two years where I won a variant, bought food and beer. Seems like this will just streamline things and make the lines move faster by cutting out drunken cash transactions.

 

[axeman91821]

I like it! Interesting that they are guaranteeing BA versions for everyone, so I guess they are making a **** tonne more? They had a lot last year. I'm sure people will balk at the $200, but I've spent more than that the last two years where I won a variant, bought food and beer. Seems like this will just streamline things and make the lines move faster by cutting out drunken cash transactions.

The page just says "rare variant", so I'm wondering if some of them will be not barrel aged. Potential for even more jimmies to be rustled.

 

[rjose]

They've also responded on Facebook saying there will be no GA tickets this year.

 

[JulianB1]

The page just says "rare variant", so I'm wondering if some of them will be not barrel aged. Potential for even more jimmies to be rustled.

So FFF at least is calling it "BA Dark Lord".

 

[ckoop]

I think the rare part is the fact that all the variants will be aged in the spent goose island rare barrels. NOW that's how to rustle some jimmies!

 

[rjose]

I'm furious that they're forcing me to buy a god damn tote bag like this PBS or something. What I really need is a tasteful XXL rain poncho so I can stay dry and yet keep my genitals unexposed while I take a piss in the middle of a muddy field.

 

[KevinC1]

I'm furious that they're forcing me to buy a god damn tote bag like this PBS or something. What I really need is a tasteful XXL rain poncho so I can stay dry and yet keep my genitals unexposed while I take a piss in the middle of a muddy field.

I saw so many bottles fall out of water-logged boxes last year that I'm inclined to say it's a great idea. Also the nut and butt saving poncho.

 

[RedCoffee]

This year I'm going and buying those crazy overalls the cranberry bog guys wear. And then a scuba suit to wear underneath it.

 

[rjose]

I saw so many bottles fall out of water-logged boxes last year that I'm inclined to say it's a great idea. Also the nut and butt saving poncho.

Actually we brought our own 6 divider wine totes last year. I hope they go with that type of design.

 

[steimie]

Gotta hand it to FFF...just when you think they can't squeeze any more cash out of this event, they figure out a way. God love 'em.

 

[rjose]

Gotta hand it to FFF...just when you think they can't squeeze any more cash out of this event, they figure out a way. God love 'em.

Fair point. But allow me to present a counter point: Rare tote bag whalez

 

[BuckTuckian]

Sipping meads with lurchingbeast last year he and I both agreed that a ticket was completely unnecessary to have a great time. The multiple off site compounds were more than enough entertainment.

 

[TalkBeerJesus]

Sipping meads with lurchingbeast last year he and I both agreed that a ticket was completely unnecessary to have a great time. The multiple off site compounds were more than enough entertainment.

You're welcome.

 

[Treebs]

You're welcome.

I can't wait to see how disheveled you've become since Rare Day.

 

[lb304854]

You're welcome.

I dont see how you helped anything in any tangible way last year.

I'm actually kind of pissed the vouchers are included. That's just more lines.

 

[RedCoffee]

The outrage/annoyance throughout the interweb is delicious. If I didn't know any better, I'd think the typical attendee just wants to pay to get in and usually buys maybe a single bottle of regular DL.

 

[lb304854]

The outrage/annoyance throughout the interweb is delicious. If I didn't know any better, I'd think the typical attendee just wants to pay to get in and usually buys maybe a single bottle of regular DL.

As BuckTuckian said, last year's general admission was perfect. No lines. No DL. Just drinking with cool people. The ticket price basically paid for road access between groups I drank with. I was hoping to repeat GA this year.

 

[jeevo]

Are any of you guys planning on attending this? I was thinking about purchasing a ticket to break my Dark Lord Day cherry this year, and it would be cool to meet up with some of you.

 

[DoctorM1]

I'm more annoyed that ticket sales go on sale during Despot Day. And honestly I'm sad to see they did away with GA tickets. I could careless about DL the beer.

 

[lb304854]

I'm more annoyed that ticket sales go on sale during Despot Day. And honestly I'm sad to see they did away with GA tickets. I could careless about DL the beer.

What in blue hell is Despot Day?

 

[steimie]

What in blue hell is Despot Day?

Bottle release at Lickinghole Creek.

******* Noob.

 

[MarcatGSB1]

Bottle release at Lickinghole Creek.

******* Noob.

Had one Lickinghole Creek and it was damn tasty.

 

[lb304854]

Lickinghole Creek.

Worse than Belching Beaver.

There is a "day" beer release every weekend. Tickets were bound to fall on "Similar Hyped BA Beer Day" somewhere. I refuse to keep track of every release by every 7bbl system and up from every 20k population town in America. The only beer "Days" are Dark Lord Day and Darkness Day. Everything else needs a new title.

 

[RedCoffee]

Worse than Belching Beaver.

There is a "day" beer release every weekend. Tickets were bound to fall on "Similar Hyped BA Beer Day" somewhere. I refuse to keep track of every release by every 7bbl system and up from every 20k population town in America. The only beer "Days" are Dark Lord Day and Darkness Day. Everything else needs a new title.

What about Whiskers day?