Darkness Day 2015

Levi, Tim, and I will have on tap:

The Persistance (barrel aged Dark sour)

The Azimuth (Pale ale fermented with 3x strains of Brett)

The Parametric: Nelson Dry Hopped (Barrel aged session sour ale)

The Parametric: Dragonfruit (Barrel aged session sour ale aged on Dragonfruit pulp)

The Firmament (MNLambic, unblended, 2+ years old)

The Penumbra (Barrel aged sour cherry imperial porter)

The Oude Man Series: Barrel Aged Imperial Sout w/ toasted coconut (Something for non sour drinkin’ folks.)

We are really looking forward to sharing these and getting some feedback as we continue to dial in these beers! Our friends at Fair State are letting us use their awning for the evening, so look for the super awesome 7-tap jockey box under a Fair State awning...should be pretty hard to miss!

 

You sound like me giving away stuff! I do it all the time, too much probably but whatever. I do enjoy some Exile beers for sure so good to spread the love of them and 515, of course. See you up there!

 

This is a great example of why Darkness Eve is the best!

 

That sounds amazing! Hope to try some if you're not dry by the time we make it down.

 

What time will you start pouring? Definitely don't want to miss this

 

Hell yeah! @Narthax can't wait for some OK, TX goodies!

 

We plan on being there right around gate open or a bit after. It'll take us a bit of time to set up though.

 

Stupid question, but if they don't let people line up until 330, where do people go to get a good spot before 330?

 

Hide in the bushes

 

This is awesome. Can't wait to try these beers tomorrow. Thanks in advance guys!

 

Any recommended camping spots for Saturday after this madness? Where do people from out of town go after it's over? (besides to sleep and drink more)

 

I usually go to the Pook Palace.

 

Outside of Darkness Day Eve, camping in the metro isn't really a thing. We could point you to some camping spots within 30 minutes of Minneapolis, but they are fairly removed from anything fun (other than nature). If you're in to that, let us know. Otherwise, hotwire for a downtown hotel is usually a good bet. I just checked, and this weekend appears to be expensive though. There are a few options in St. Louis Park for under $70 that I'd probably do. With that and Uber, there's lots to see, do, and drink.

 

What is the typical price point for darkness once it hits distro?

 

$22-$26ish

 

Last year I picked up 1-2 bottles at 18$ most were in the 22 range.

 

Work & a newborn have been keeping me busy so planning has been very last minute, but thinking about actually camping out this year rather than just showing up for bottle share for a while like I did last year. For those that bring a tent, refresh my memory. How hard is it to find a spot to set that up? I have a 4-5 person tent (for 3 of us) that I was going to bring however I'm worried its going to be too big to setup in the grass along the curb. For you veterans out there: how big of a tent do you guys bring, and is it difficult to find room to set it up?

Also if anyone is still looking for grill space, I saw "table top" grills at Aldi in the clearance bin for 5$ that would be perfect as disposable's for the day. http://opinionsproducts.blogspot.com/2015/06/range-master-18-tabletop-charcoal-grill.html
Regular price was only 10$

 

I had a massive tent last year and it was no problem.

Also, Surly's recent tweet implies that attendees will be able to purchase a single bottle of BA Darkness.

 

OMGWAELZ

 

Agreed...guessing they will probably just keg the rest of it