Difference between 2012 DL BA bottles

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  1. MHowdy

    MHowdy Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 Michigan

    I haven't been able to find a definite answer on this. It is clear that there are 2 different Boubon Barrel Dark Lord bottle counts. There is a 420 and a 688 count for the regular bourbon barrel bottles. Does anyone know the difference? Are there 2 different types of barrels used? Did they just do 2 batches?
     
    #1 MHowdy, May 23, 2012
  2. immobilisme

    immobilisme Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2005 Illinois

    Two batches with over 1,000 bottles. No info from Three Floyds if there is a difference. The did say this year it was a blend of barrels.
     
    #2 immobilisme, May 23, 2012
  3. MHowdy

    MHowdy Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 Michigan

    Just seems odd that there would be 2 separate bottle counts if there was no difference
     
    #3 MHowdy, May 23, 2012
  4. MarkIntihar

    MarkIntihar Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2010 Michigan

    Maybe the 420 bottles were brewed with the good stuff instead of hops :wink:
     
    #4 MarkIntihar, May 23, 2012
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  5. Grohnke

    Grohnke Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2009 Illinois

    it was the first bottled of all the BA variations they did. They were going to do 420 for all 4, 1680 total out of the 24,000 bottles of regular DL. Then realized everyone would buy the BA version at $50 regardless, and decided to make scratch offs 1 out of every 2 tickets sold. Thus they had to up the count, and from 420 they went to 688. Then bottled the rest of the BA's accordingly.
     
    #5 Grohnke, May 23, 2012
  6. MHowdy

    MHowdy Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 Michigan

    Smart business move that made a lot of people happy
     
    #6 MHowdy, May 23, 2012
  7. dvelcich

    dvelcich Zealot (646) Feb 6, 2008 Illinois
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    I'm a little confused by your explanation. While it seems like a logical move, if they sold 6,000 tickets and offered four per person, they couldn't take any away from the 24,000, and on top of that the BA DLs are 750s instead of bombers which would sap even more away from the regular bottles.

    Also, are you saying that there is no bottle numbered less than 421 that says 688? This means that there are only 688 total, not over 1,000 which is what you get when you add the two numbers together. That seems contrary to what everyone else is saying. Where did you get your info?
     
    #7 dvelcich, May 23, 2012
  8. mishuggah

    mishuggah Crusader (482) Jul 14, 2009 Illinois
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    Wait, what?
     
    #8 mishuggah, May 23, 2012
  9. theburden

    theburden Devotee (377) Dec 17, 2002 Illinois

    I don't know what kind of nonsense that's supposed to be, but the answer is: two different runs, blend of barrels.
     
    #9 theburden, May 23, 2012
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  10. JohnfromPurdue

    JohnfromPurdue Zealot (572) Apr 27, 2009 Indiana
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    From what I understand is that the 2011 was aged in Pappy barrels while this years is used a different barrel. Not sure what that barrel was or if it was a blend. When people post "ISO: PVW DL" they are referring to the 2011 bourbon barrel aged DL.
     
    #10 JohnfromPurdue, May 23, 2012
  11. Grohnke

    Grohnke Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2009 Illinois

    oh wow, apparently the sarcasm didnt come through in my last post. :rolling_eyes:
     
    #11 Grohnke, May 23, 2012
  12. clintonpuckett

    clintonpuckett Devotee (394) Apr 29, 2008 Indiana
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    I have bottle 420/688.
     
    #12 clintonpuckett, May 23, 2012
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  13. MarkIntihar

    MarkIntihar Initiate (0) Mar 17, 2010 Michigan

    I've found that on this site, sarcasm only works in really small doses (like one sentence maximum) and usually takes a winky face :wink: to really get the point across.
     
    #13 MarkIntihar, May 23, 2012
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  14. dvelcich

    dvelcich Zealot (646) Feb 6, 2008 Illinois
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    Plus sarcasm shouldn't be entirely true (if the sarcastic part was that FFF was greedy/opportunistic and wanted to sell more $50 bottles).
     
    #14 dvelcich, May 23, 2012
  15. Kwaz

    Kwaz Initiate (0) Mar 31, 2012 Illinois

    Is DL '11 the base beer for all of these variants?
     
    #15 Kwaz, May 23, 2012
  16. wsnich

    wsnich Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2010 Texas

    Yes
     
    #16 wsnich, May 23, 2012
  17. jpsy422

    jpsy422 Initiate (0) Jul 12, 2009 Illinois

    I have bottle 421/420. someone want to trade me 6 Rares for it?


    ok, i dont.
     
    #17 jpsy422, May 24, 2012
  18. jisom123

    jisom123 Initiate (0) Aug 21, 2008 Indiana

    1108 were bottled.
     
    #18 jisom123, May 30, 2012
  19. BertSugar

    BertSugar Initiate (0) Feb 11, 2007 Indiana

    Does the number on the bottle enhance your enjoyment, or does this pretty much only matter if you are looking to sell the bottle?
     
    #19 BertSugar, May 31, 2012
  20. MHowdy

    MHowdy Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 Michigan

    I would say it only matters if there is a difference between what is in the bottles. For example is one for PVW barrel aged and one was Heaven Hill, I'd want the one that was PVW. I think most would agree. Just seems odd to not have them numbered to the toal instead of 2 separate allotments.
     
    #20 MHowdy, May 31, 2012
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