Dark Lord Day 2014; What Beer do you plan on bringing?

I am also from the Chicago area, so I can commiserate with the question of what to bring. I usually bring some good locals, some stuff my from personal stash, and I try to grab some fun stuff from another distro area. Usually I go New Glarrus, which goes over very, very well, or something more far flung. A few years ago I went Pliny and RR. Last year was a 3 year vertical of Central Waters BB Stout and BB Barley Wine. This year I have been stashing Cigar City bombers and am trying to justify a beer centric trip to Lake Geneva for some NG.

DLD is about good beer and the great beer community. It is a day to appreciate all beer and the awesome people that drink it.

 

I usually bring local chicagoland beers. Last year I brought some Pipeworks bombers that I shared while waiting in line with some out-of-towners. This year I am going to bring a couple BA Pipeworks.

I appreciate being able to sample beers that are not available in Chicago's distribution area, but it's all good.

Don't feel pressure to bring rare beers. Bring whatever you want. People will be happy to sample it.

 

Bring whatever you feel like drinking that day. Planning it out is silly, IMO. Whatever it is, plenty of people will be glad to drink it with you.

 

I think I'll bring some Solemn Oath stuff since I live 5 minutes from the brewery... Maybe something else too...

 

I agree. Pretty much anything and everything you can think of will be there and everyone there is having a good time pouring whatever they have and getting pours back. However, I do like it when people put together spreadsheets to set a few trades up. If I knew how to do it I would! Look, I'm not good with spreadsheets and I'm not good with clues. What I am good at is kickin' ass and rippin' throats!

 

Use this thread for setting up trades or having an idea of what bottles will be at DLD:

http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/dark-lord-day-trading-spreadsheet-2014.163036/

 

Probably some decent lambics/wild ales. Rounded out by some stouts.

 

Most likely whales bro

 

I usually bring several of my barrel aged homebrew stouts. Everyone seems to enjoy great homebrew!

 

I'm coming with a group from geneva. We'll have some Penrose in tow.

Also probably a prop. Gotta drink that soon.

 

Damn right we will. I'll have my Bruery Reserve Society growler cooler by then. Already told the guys at Penrose. Plan on stopping in Friday night and grabbing a pair of whatever they want us to share at DLD.

Other than that, I'm focusing on low ABV beers. I want to be able to get a pour of Dark Lord and enjoy the guest taps. I'll have some Night Shift Berliners and maybe a bottle of Side Project. Probably one stout cause isn't it required? Hoping to have the FFF/Bruery collaboration in hand by DLD. I'd obviously bring that along if it makes it in time.

 

m, wooden hell, brandy vanilla dark lord, don quijote, bolt cutter

 

ill be bringing one of the westbrook siberian black magic releases, db hunahpu, cw16, black note, and probably backyard rye

 

One of these things is not like the other...

 

Don Quijote is a lambic?

 

stuff from kuhnhenn and maybe shorts

 

This is my first DLD, I dont have anything that is super rare ( no whalez bro) but I plan on bringing some beers from local breweris here in VA.

 

this is a time to unleash your cellar on the beer community....

 

I'm coming from Huntsville AL to this. I will be bring some of the local stuff from our Brewery Straight To Ale. Im hoping its new for everyone there.