Darklord Day 2017

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by Beanblossom, Oct 13, 2016.

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  1. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,629) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    There isn't. People complain about the variants, but they are all nice in their own way. It's like ice cream, the majority will agree on chocolate and vanilla and the then the other 29 flavor are going to be fractured. For everyone person who says X variant is the worst, you'll find one who says they love it. If they bring back variants I can't see those being frowned upon though they are dependent on what spices are in them- don't like cinnamon, cardamom, or spicy peppers? Avoid variants that have those. People generally complain about the DL aged in dessert barrels, why? Because they don't understand. Not a lot of beers are aged in dessert barrels so it is new to a lot of people and also because the barrels add another layer of sweetness to an already sweet beverage. That being said, if you understand the concept of dessert wine, it is supposed to be sweet and it adds a nice complexity to DL. FFF didn't create DL variants for people to crush 25ozs of.
     
  2. ChiCubs78

    ChiCubs78 Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2015 Illinois

    Earl of Biggleswade, because cardamom.
    #Page162FTW
     
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  3. Kejbeer

    Kejbeer Initiate (0) May 21, 2016 Indiana

    Dark Lord Day News! Well... maybe random is fine for the beer, but for the coffee????

     
  4. Sabtos

    Sabtos Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,486) Dec 15, 2015 Ohio
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    Have you had Temeculan or Biggleswade tho?
     
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  5. ShooterMcGavin

    ShooterMcGavin Initiate (0) May 8, 2011 Wisconsin

    If someone gets "stuck" with Dia Oscura hit me up. I'm more excited than most about it. I very much enjoyed Brewdog Islay Paradox and would like to see how it compares.
     
  6. Coel

    Coel Initiate (0) Apr 21, 2014 Pennsylvania

    The only morning news I watch
     
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  7. HouseofWortship

    HouseofWortship Pooh-Bah (2,629) May 3, 2016 Illinois
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    Biggleswade is awesome. Haven't cracked my T-Mec yet, but I would equate this to Prop 2014 which I thought was a complete cinna-bomb in that for everyone who claims it is awful you are going to find an equal number who think it is amazing. It's just the way beer is.
     
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  8. Sabtos

    Sabtos Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,486) Dec 15, 2015 Ohio
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    I like cinnamon, a lot. Haven't had a cinnamon beer I thought was made worse by cinnamon, only if the beer itself wasn't decent.

    However, the other stuff going on in Temeculan...it's a knock down drag out fight with the palate. It's very intense, and I like Indian food quite a lot actually....
     
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  9. ChiCubs78

    ChiCubs78 Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2015 Illinois

    @Kejbeer will there be a post DLD special?
     
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  10. Chuckdiesel24

    Chuckdiesel24 Pooh-Bah (2,924) Jul 6, 2016 Illinois
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    I went with these, too. Seem to work great.
     
  11. croush

    croush Pooh-Bah (2,371) Mar 20, 2015 Illinois
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    I had my first dream about the DLD bottle pickup process last night. I couldn't tell if I was getting 5 bottles or 6 bottles...it was stressful. I hope I don't keep having that same dream the next few nights.

    And to make the jinx official, I just added sunscreen to my list of things to bring to DLD.
     
  12. Ayelikebeer

    Ayelikebeer Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2012 Illinois

    So I can just bring two old DL's and trade them in for that, right?
     
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  13. prior2two

    prior2two Maven (1,490) Oct 18, 2013 Illinois
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    I would agree with @HouseofWortship, as I like thought Biggleswade wade solid. At least the one I had.

    Temeculan was straight up awful though. And it's not the cinnamon. It's the Barrel, mixed with the spice, and it's a giant mess of awful. Reminded me of Rachel's 8 layer cake in Friend's. It tasted like feet.

    Maybe there's a joey out there though.
     
  14. macewank

    macewank Zealot (666) Aug 28, 2010 Illinois

    it's not about the variants it's about the experience!
     
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  15. Fox82791

    Fox82791 Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2014 New York

    I'm interested in this a lot too actually. majority will probably not want it so it should be too hard to obtain afterwards
     
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  16. ChiCubs78

    ChiCubs78 Initiate (0) Jan 2, 2015 Illinois

    I'm not a fan of smokiness in my beer. If i understand it correctly this specific barrel they're using will lend a smoky flavor to the beer.
    If I land one of these and anyone lands a standard BBADL and wants to swap let me know after DLD. I'd love to keep my BBADL vert going. I'm willing to trade pretty much any variant for a BBADL if I don't land one.
    *Variant I'm willing to trade is subject to change.
     
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  17. RC0032

    RC0032 Initiate (0) Mar 10, 2009 Illinois

    Ok been out of the loop a few years but stumbled into a ticket. So I can bring a backpack with beer and food into the festival?
     
  18. JulianC

    JulianC Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2012 Illinois

  19. croush

    croush Pooh-Bah (2,371) Mar 20, 2015 Illinois
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    Same here on this whole post. There really should be a "Variant Swap" section set up somewhere in the festival grounds.
     
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  20. prior2two

    prior2two Maven (1,490) Oct 18, 2013 Illinois
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    Yes.
     
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