Dark Lord Day (2019)

Are you saying rrahri is the hot variant this year? After trying it on tap at the brewpub on Sunday I would rank it maybe 10th or 11th out of the 13 variants this year personally. I liked it, but was glad I didn't end up with a bottle.

 

And how would you rank the rest?

 

I don't think all the people that want to got to try Rrari. Couple that with a DOOM label and Neapolitan ingredients + coconut, yep, it's the hot one. I actually enjoyed Loadstar more, but not enuf adjunx derd!

And the name...the name alone inspires hype and intrigue.

 

I would put them in the following tiers, where I view the variants in each tier to be equally delicious and I would be equally happy with any of them.

Tier 1
- Chemtrail
- Handjee

Tier 2
- Any of the 4 straight bourbon/rye barrels. I've really enjoyed those kinds in the past
- lounge, had it last year, really enjoyed it
- loadstar, liked this quite a lot more than rrahri personally, tasted like an almond joy

Tier 3
- brosure
- cavaleiro
- rrari
- fvm

Tier 4
- reptilefund

 

I grabbed one as well and love it! But why does it have the wrong date on it?

 

I noticed that too and was wondering the same thing. Ultimately it wasn't a deterrence to purchase.

 

Does lounge taste pretty similar to last year? I wasn't sure how the bourbon barrel would affect it.

 

Didn't get to try it this year, I am going off of last year, but I would assume the addition of the bourbon barrel can only help.

 

I'd have to put FVM a little higher, I thought it was quite good this year!

 

Which of those did you actually get to taste this year? Just curious to know what's based off this year's taste vs. prior years vs. description.

 

Certainly somewhat based on prior years and descriptions. Not a fan at all of mezcal for example.

This year I tasted handjee, Chemtrail, loadstar, rrari, cavaleiro, and brosure. I tried fvm the prior 2 years and just not a fan, but it's possible this year improved. To each his own!

 

I scored a pair off the Dark Matter site a day or two after 2018 DLD. They ones I got had the anniversary logo not the bat wing logo.

 

You definitely beat me out. I only had Cavaleiro, Chemtrail and FVM. I liked Cavaleiro quite a bit more than others seem to (i.e. I may think of it more as a Tier 2), but FVM wasn't for me again this year. I didn't have 2018 FVM, but did have the dreaded 2017 FVM (and still have a bottle). I thought this year's was better than 2017, but still not something I'd be looking to acquire.

 

Based on facebook trading I've seen, rarri is consistently posted and traded at the same rate as handjee and chemtrail is probably just barely below that if not equal.

 

my friend and his family pulled 3 rrari, I offered chem for one, they turned me down...I had chem last year just wanted to diversify. oh well.

 

Rarri is new and unique, whether good or bad. I've had Chemtrail before, it's solid, but would happily have traded the one I got as a variant for something I hadn't had before.

 

I'll jump in, only in regards to the 2019 drafts I had:

1. BADL I liked the most this year. It was solid and balanced.
2. FVM - I was pleasantly surprised by FVM this year
3. Loadstar - I've said elsewhere - Mounds and pink champagne (weird, and delish)
4. ChemTrailMix was a bit potent of cinnamon this year, moreso than past years
5. Rrari - I got chocolate covered strawberry, but it was quite intensely sweet
   
6. Brosure - have never been a fan of accentuating any underlying DL dark fruit or grape

I didn't try too hard to get the others outside of Loadstar and Rrari, but was really hoping to try a Reptilefund as I'm a mezcal fan, which is odd since I absolutely hate peated scotch, but I find them totally different. Can't wait to hear some real tasting notes on it.

 

I only tried 3 of this year's variants but the ranks were:

1. Chemtrailmix
2. Handjee
3. Loadstar

I was in a group of 4 and we all ranked them this way. My thing with Handjee is it is a superb beer, but it just isn't as complex as Chemtrailmix. It seems like everyone is cranking out vanilla bombs now though so it's a flavor I feel like I've had a lot. Fundamental Observation is very comparable to Handjee in my opinion. But everyone saying this year's Chemtrailmix has a lot more cinnamon is also correct.

 

Where would infected Maman fit in these rankings?