Darkness Day 2014 Thread

Dang, I think you are way a head of me as far as brewing skills go. I have not even tried using oak with any of my home brews yet. I'll bring my Black IPA about year old. Had to wait for the hoppiness to die down to a reasonable level. (lesson learned) I'll bring my Black imperial lager. I also got a Saison. So nothing overly exotic. But still would love input. Can't wait to try yours. The Berliner sounds especially interesting I have wanted to brew one of those haven't got around to it yet. I'll just keep asking for the person with the 25% home-brew!! I should be able to find you that way.

 

Shot in the dark(ness), anybody want to grab me one? I can trade whatever you need from Massachusetts. I need to try a Darkness. Either way have fun tomorrow everybody!

 

If you're still conscious when I arrive hopefully 11:30ish I hope to have a bottle of my Habanero Chocolate Stout and Fresh Hop Pale Ale (Boy is this thing a vegetal hop bomb with no dry hopping even..., notes for next year use less hops). If I can manage it I'll rip off a bottle of my Rhubarb Wheat as well.

 

Just found a 2009 Alaskan Baltic Porter in my fridge. Bringing that to see if it aged well or not.

 

OMG It's Darkness Eve! Enjoy the day everyone!

 

I'll be the short guy in the Steve McKenna shirt, battling a head cold and wrangling a yellow lab with my wife by my side.

 

You are a day off, it was last night....

 

whats the policy on dogs?

 

Can I bring my cats?

 

They are on the front lines of the animal take over of humanity along with Apes. I don't trust them.... you mean at the event. I believe dogs are welcomed.

 

You can bring them so @nilesschmidt dogs have something to eat

On a non-related animal subject, is anyone stopping at Stub and Herbs this afternoon before getting in line?

 

That works, or I can just leave them, whatever gets them out of my house. Don't tell my wife though.

 

My darkness weekend begins at stub and herbs in 3 hours and 55 minutes.

 

That sounds delicious! can't wait to try em!

 

Heading out of work soon to go help set up. If you see a short guy in a surly castro hat it's me. Say hi or yell at me for being a communist. Either way works.

 

Just noticed that bottle distribution will be in a seperate warehouse. Nice.

 

Hope to meet some of you there. I'm a youngin' still, but like to think I can appreciate great beer when I try it. I just started cellaring bottles this spring, and I'm in awe of some of the things you guys are bringing. I'm bringing a bolt cutter, 2013 pentagram, a billionaire & some bent paddle cans. I'll be the guy that you make an "are you old enough to be here" joke about

 

What's the scene like those last few hours before the wristbands get handed out? Any bottle shares still going on between 5-7 am? I can't camp out over night so shooting to get in line around the wee hours of the morning instead and toying with if/what to bring knowing I'll be far, far back in the line...or should I just hit a donut shop on the way over instead?

 

We showed up around 430am last year, and there were a couple dozen people who arrived about when we did. We did share some big old coffee stouts and homebrew with two groups on either side of us. Most folks near front of the line were passed out in heaps around the tattered remnants of bottle share folding tables.

 

I'm hoping to get at least a bomber of each, if I had the time today or this week in generall I would have filled a growler of each, knowing I'm showing up so bloody late and not spending the night I decided a bomber of each is more than enough. I suppose I should rock my bright red Nintendo Hoodie again this year, be easy to find me. Depending when Wits lets out I should be there 11:30ish