Dark Lord Day 2008
by Bob Ostrander
Good Lord, it's Dark Lord Day. April 26, 2008. Here's some random thoughts and even more random pictures. Yike, there's more than 3000 people here. Breezy and in the 50s. 9 bands. Food tables. Beer tables inside and out. Enough picnic tables to accommodate the faithful tailgaters (including BAs and RBers) who like to swap stories and even a little beer. The first in two people in line were Mike and Ken Edstrom from South Bend - 4pm Friday. They brought a tent, rainsuits, beer, everything needed for a night out - until the manager told them THE PERMIT didn't start until Saturday and they couldn't drink in the parking lot. They went back inside the bar for the night. The rules: 1) Stand in line. 2) When you get to the front of the line you can buy up to 6 Dark Lords at $15/bottle. Also 2 Huedegoop at $11. Other 750s went for $7 and up. 12ozers were also available at $35/case, $10/six. 3) Returning to the back of the line to try to sell Dark Lord for $35/bottle is cause for scorn - but still a profit. You needed to join the 4-block-long line before 11:30 to get any Dark Lord. By 4:10pm all the Dark Lord was gone. The line was still 2 blocks long. Most people stayed in line to buy Huedegoop, Alpha Klaus, Behemoth, Rabbid Rabbit, Dreadnaught, or Brian Boru. Talked to people in line and at the picnic tables from Iowa City and Vera Beach, FL who came specifically for the beer. There was more than just Three Floyds beer. Not only did most of the attendees bring some but there were also $5 tables for Surly Bitter, Goose Island Belgian Blonde, Piece Camel Toe, Founders Double Dry Hopped Centennial IPA, Flossmoor Station Pretty Big IPA, Rock Bottom Clare's Commando, Russian River Compunction, Pizza Port Black IPA, Avery Czar, and more. By Sunday, Dark Lord was offered on eBay. $51 incl shipping. A $74 Buy It Now did sell some. But the $400 asked for 6 bottles didn't get immediate action.
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