I had a really good time on Saturday, but honestly, I put zero effort in to getting any DL bottles. I didn't wait in line, I didn't have Golden Tickets. Me and my buddies just set up our chairs in front of the brewhouse and chilled out all day, making friends and drinking beer. Found some other HBTers, so talked some shop with them, traded a few homebrews, grilled up some delicious brats and burgers, found somebody to trade a homebrew for a cigar, good day through and through.
I guess I did something right, because one of my 'new friends' just up and gave me a bottle of DL at the end of the day.
Next year, I'll probably do the same thing, don't sweat the DL at all (it's not worth all that trouble in my eyes). I definitely would love to be part of an HBT tent/table set up. Maybe if we can find some open lawn space, set up a quick brew rig, and just hang out and chill all day with some fellow beer lovers.
And, yeah, the 3F employees were being huge pricks.