Difference between revisions of "Dark Lord Day 2018"

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Date: May 19, 2018

Overview

Dark Lord Day 2018 was held on Saturday May 19, 2018. The date was announced on October 23rd, 2017. Website went live and ticket sales were announced on Tuesday, March 20th. Band lineup was announced on April 25th. Variant list and select tap times were announced on May 15th.

The first notable change this year is the introduction of a RFID chip wristband which will be used to validate entry, validate your group for bottle pickups, and also can be used to purchase food/drink/merchandise, for more information on how wristbands will work, visit the Wristband Information page. In addition to this, the amount of beer each person is allowed to bring into the fest was reduced from 288oz to 72oz. Outside food was also listed as a banned item, however it was not strictly enforced as the day went on.

On May 15th, along with the variant list, Three Floyds released a schedule for select tap times, a notable change from previous years where variants would go on tap seemingly at random.

Details

The festival hours were: 9AM – 9PM

Wax Color

Silver

Allotment & Price

4 bottles of Dark Lord and 1 barrel aged Dark Lord variant. Included in ticket price.

Attendance

12,000

Food Menu

PRETZEL - Warm house-made pretzel, Zombie Dust beer cheese, sea salt / $6

DARK LORD BURGER - Half-pound patty, bacon, Dark Lord beer cheese, chipotle aioli, lettuce, pickles, pretzel bun / $12

SMOKED BRISKET - Half-pound, bread + butter pickles, sweet + spicy BBQ sauce, white bread / $15

PORK SHOULDER - Half-pound, bread + butter pickles, buttermilk BBQ sauce, white bread / $14

PHILLY CHEESESTEAK POUTINE - Hand-cut french fries, grilled steak, provolone cheese sauce, caramelized peppers + onions / $10

DARK LORD SAUSAGE - Pork sausage, Dark Lord mustard, herb aioli, pickled onion, chicharron powder, grilled bun / $10

PORTABELLA SANDWICH - Grilled portabella, roasted red pepper, basil aioli, spinach, goat cheese, ciabatta (vegetarian) / $8

CHICKEN + WAFFLES - Smoked and fried chicken thigh, Belgian waffle, Dark Lord hot sauce, coleslaw / $10

SMOKED BRISKET TACOS - Jalapeño sour cream, cilantro + cabbage slaw, pickled radish, queso, corn tortillas / $6

VEGETABLE CURRY - Coconut curry, roasted squash, zucchini, eggplant, cucumber, mint, cabbage, lime, jasmine rice (vegan) / $8

HOT DOG - Howard + Sons quarter-pound all-beef frank / $5

VEGAN CORNDOG - Alpha King batter, curry ketchup / $6

CHEMTRAILMIX ICE CREAM - Vanilla, guajillo pepper, cinnamon / $8

Dark Lord Burger
Smoked Brisket
Philly Cheesesteak Poutine
Dark Lord Sausage
Portabella Sandwich
Vegan Corndog

Food Trucks

DönerMen Food Truck
Grindhouse Cafe

Merchandise

Sunglasses
Alpha King Collected Edition Comic
Nonic Pint
T-Shirt (front)
T-Shirt (back)
Jacket (front)
Jacket (back)
Red Hoodie (front)
Red Hoodie (back)
Hoodie (front)
Hoodie (back)
Bottle opener
Gumballhead The Cat T-Shirt
T-Shirt (front)
T-Shirt (back)
T-Shirt (front)
T-Shirt (back)
T-Shirt (front)
T-Shirt (back)
Tote Bag

These items were sold by the Indiana Craft Brewers Guild.

Indiana Craft Brewers Guild DLD Snifters

Minion Shirt

This was the shirt worn by volunteers/staff for the event.

Minion (front)
Minion (back)
Volunteer (front)
Volunteer (back)
Dark Matter staff (front)
Dark Matter staff (back)

See more in this video.

Brewpub

The brewpub was closed for the event.

Weather

High: 69 °F Low: 57 °F

Sunny

Group Sales Schedule

Group A - 9:00am - 11:00am
Group B - 11:00am - 1:00pm
Group C - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Group D - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Group E - 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Festival Map & Layout

The festival layout was largely unchanged from 2017. There was a new DJ tent in the staging area to the south, and the draft tents were given names.

Sattelite overlay map.

Tickets

Cost: $180

Vendor: eTix

Date: 3/31/2018

Included with the ticket:

Festival admission
Metal show
4 bottles of 2018 Dark Lord Russian-Style Imperial Stout
1 bottle of a rare 2018 Dark Lord variant at random
Tote bag

Tickets went on sale Saturday March 31st at Noon CDT and took just over 2 hours to sell out.

Early Ticket Sales

After the website went live, the ticket sales link at eTix displayed a password field allowing early access to purchase tickets. Users began guessing passwords and many were able to correctly guess the password, which was: dld2018. A number of people were able to purchase tickets early before the error was corrected. Initially Three Floyds indicated these tickets would be refunded and cancelled, but later indicated that those who purchased early could keep them. It is not clear how many tickets were sold early, however Three Floyds indicated that the early sales would have little impact on the official 3/31 sales date.

Don't Drink Beer tweeted about the drama.

Password entry screen
Screenshot of checkout screen on 3/20
Initial indication that tickets would be refunded
FFF indicating they are valid via Twitter
FFF email indicating tickets are valid
eTix confirming tickets are valid

Shipping Confirmation E-mail Snafu

On 5/2/18 eTix sent out shipping confirmation e-mails with details on how to activate your wristband. Also included in the e-mail was some general information regarding Dark Lord Day. However, this information was copied from 2017's confirmation e-mail which had two notable differences. One, it indicated you could bring in 288oz of beer, instead of the new limit of 72oz. Two, it indicated that a variant was not guaranteed and that you could receive 2 vintage bottles, as was the case in 2017. Fears were quickly put the rest however, with a followup e-mail confirming that the e-mail contained old information and that correct information can be found on darklordday.com

Brewpub Ticket Sales

Brewpub tickets went on sale on Saturday May 5th at 9:00am. Around 200 tickets were available. Sales were announced on Friday May 4th at 5:00pm Central via social media.

With advance notice, there were around 50 people lined up by 6:30am the next morning, by 7:30 close to 200 people had lined up. Tickets sold out after about an hour around 10:00am.

Wristband Designs

Unique designs for 2018

Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Information Sheet
VIP Ticket

Taplist

This year the list of guest breweries was announced in advance. The first time since 2012 that the list of breweries was formally announced.

Select tap times can be found here: Dark_Lord_Day_2018_Tap_Times

Draft beer will be available for purchase with a wristband or credit/debit card; no cash will be accepted at Dark Lord Day.

Guest Taps Provided By

18th Street Brewery
Against the Grain Brewery
American Solera
Anspach & Hobday
Ardent Craft Ales
Barrel Theory Beer
Beavertown Brewery
Bent Paddle Brewing
Boneyard Beer
Burial Beer
Burn ’Em Brewing
Central State Brewing
Cigar City Brewing
Commonwealth Brewing
Country Boy Brewing
Crooked Stave
Crown Brewing
Dark Horse Brewing
DryHop Brewers
Fat Head’s
Firestone Walker Brewing
Founders Brewing
Gigantic Brewing
Half Acre Beer
Haymarket Brewing
Marz Community Brewing
Mikkeller San Diego
Modist Brewing
New Oberpfalz Brewing
Off Color Brewing
Oxbow Brewing
Penrose Brewing
Perennial Artisan Ales
Phantom Carriage Brewery
Pipeworks Brewing
Pizza Port Brewing
Prairie Artisan Ales
Revolution Brewing
Scarlet Lane Brewing
Short’s Brewing
Side Project Brewing
Sour Note Brewing
Sun King Brewery
The Answer Brewpub
The Bruery
The Devil’s Trumpet Brewing
TRVE Brewing
Upland Brewing
Urban Chestnut Brewing
Victory Brewing
WarPigs Brewing USA
Wiseacre Brewing

Dark Matter Coffee

Dark Matter Coffee was present at Dark Lord Day. Serving coffee and selling merchandise.

Merchandise & Coffee:

Black Hole Necromancer - Blood Lord iced coffee bomber (Qty: 600)
Black Hole Necromancer (Cocoa and Vanilla) - Black Hole Necromancer with Cocoa and Vanilla.
Space Time Inferno (Spiced Rum) - Coffee cask conditioned with spiced rum.
Space Time Inferno (Bourbon) - Coffee aged in Four Roses and FEW Bourbon Barrels
Dark Matter Blood Lord Mug
Black Mini-snifter
Blood Lord Coffee

Dark Matter Mug
Black Mini-snifter (front)
Black Mini-snifter (back)
Black Hold Necromancer Iced Coffee
Black Hole Necromancer Iced Coffee (Cocoa + Vanilla)
Space Time Inferno Iced Coffee (Bourbon)
Space Time Inferno Iced Coffee (Spiced Rum)

Variants

Marshmallow Handjee — Bourbon barrel aged Dark Lord with vanilla beans
ChemTrailMix — Dark Lord aged in rye barrels with cinnamon + pink peppercorns
French Vanilla Militia — Dark Lord aged in Sauternes barrels with vanilla, cocoa nibs + coffee
Spaceforce! — Dark Lord aged in Pineau Des Charentes barrels with vanilla, cocoa nibs + coffee
Lounge Against the Macromachine — Tequila barrel with Mekong cinnamon, cocoa nibs, guajillo peppers + tangerine peel
Greatest Teachable Moments — American brandy barrel with verbena, ginger + orange peel
Hung Drawn N Quartered — Rye barrel-aged Dark Lord
Cavaleiro of Varnov — Oloroso sherry aged Dark Lord
Brozerker — Ruby port aged Dark Lord
Brotilla — Carcavelos aged Dark Lord
Turtledogg — Scotch barrel-aged Dark Lord

Bands

Dying Fetus
Pig Destroyer
Revocation
All Hell
Brain Tentacles
Canyon of the Skull with WarPigs Brewing’s Erik Ogershok + guest Todd Haug of 3 Floyds
DJ sets by Gregg Elzinga of Metal Vinyl Weekend + Jill Hopkins

Poster

Artist: Dan Grzeca

Photos

Photo Album

Videos

Shuttle Buses

A number of shuttle buses were available for transportation.

FestDrive - Chicago (West Loop) - https://festdrive.busbank.com/dark-lord-day/
Reggies - Chicago (South Loop) - https://www.reggieslive.com/busrides/dark-lord-day-5/
The Beer Temple - Chicago (Avondale) - http://store2.craftbeertemple.com/event-tickets/?sort=pricedesc
The Open Bottle - Tinley Park - http://theopenbottle.com/store/?product=dark-lord-day-2018-shuttle-bus
Beer on the Wall - Park Ridge - https://m.facebook.com/events/178856029411538

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 == Details ==
-The festival hours are: 9AM – 9PM
+The festival hours were: 9AM – 9PM
 === Wax Color ===
@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
 *CHEMTRAILMIX ICE CREAM - Vanilla, guajillo pepper, cinnamon / $8
+<gallery>
+File:2018 burger.jpg|Dark Lord Burger
+File:2018 brisket.jpg|Smoked Brisket
+File:2018 philly poutine.jpg|Philly Cheesesteak Poutine
+File:2018 DarkLordSausage.jpg|Dark Lord Sausage
+File:2018 portabella.jpg|Portabella Sandwich
+File:2018 corndog.jpg|Vegan Corndog
+</gallery>
 === Food Trucks ===
 * DönerMen Food Truck
 * Grindhouse Cafe
+=== Merchandise ===
+<gallery>
+File:2018 Sunglasses.jpg|Sunglasses
+File:2018 Alpha King comic.jpg|Alpha King Collected Edition Comic
+File:2018 Samurai galssware.jpg|Nonic Pint
+File:2018-tshirt-front.jpg|T-Shirt (front)
+File:2018-tshirt-back.jpg|T-Shirt (back)
+File:2016-track-front.jpg|Jacket (front)
+File:2016 track back.jpg|Jacket (back)
+File:2016 hoodie front.jpg|Red Hoodie (front)
+File:2016 hoodie back.jpg|Red Hoodie (back)
+File:2016 hoodie 2 front.jpg|Hoodie (front)
+File:2018 hoodie 2 back.jpg|Hoodie (back)
+File:2016 bottle opener.jpg|Bottle opener
+File:2018 gbh tshirt.jpg|Gumballhead The Cat T-Shirt
+File:2018 tshirt 2 f.jpg|T-Shirt (front)
+File:2018 tshirt 2-b.jpg|T-Shirt (back)
+File:2018 tshirt 4 f.jpg|T-Shirt (front)
+File:2018 tshirt 4 b.jpg|T-Shirt (back)
+File:2018 tshirt 5 f.jpg|T-Shirt (front)
+File:2018 tshirt 5 b.jpg|T-Shirt (back)
+File:2016 tote bag.jpg|Tote Bag
+</gallery>
+These items were sold by the Indiana Craft Brewers Guild.
+<gallery>
+File:2019 Indiana DLD Snifters.png|Indiana Craft Brewers Guild DLD Snifters
+</gallery>
+=== Minion Shirt ===
+This was the shirt worn by volunteers/staff for the event.
+<gallery>
+File:2018 minion f.jpg|Minion (front)
+File:2018 minion back.jpg|Minion (back)
+File:2018 vol front.jpg|Volunteer (front)
+File:2018 vol back.jpg|Volunteer (back)
+File:2018 DarkMatterJersy Front.jpg|Dark Matter staff (front)
+File:2018 DarkMatterJersey back.jpg|Dark Matter staff (back)
+</gallery>
+See more in this [https://youtu.be/FqJPgdNwwxI?t=332 video].
 === Brewpub ===
 The brewpub was closed for the event.
+=== Weather ===
+High: 69 °F  Low: 57 °F
+Sunny
 === Group Sales Schedule ===
@@ Line 72: / Line 133: @@
 == Festival Map & Layout ==
-The festival layout is largely unchanged from 2017. There is a new DJ tent in the staging area to the south, and the draft tents are now named.
+The festival layout was largely unchanged from 2017. There was a new DJ tent in the staging area to the south, and the draft tents were given names.
 [[File:Map2018.png|Dark Lord Day 2018 Map]]
@@ Line 86: / Line 147: @@
 '''Vendor:''' eTix
-'''Date:''' 3/31/2017
+'''Date:''' 3/31/2018
 Included with the ticket:
@@ Line 115: / Line 176: @@
 === Shipping Confirmation E-mail Snafu ===
-On 5/2/18 eTix sent out shipping confirmation e-mails with details on how to activate your wristband. Also included in the e-mail was some general information regarding Dark Lord Day. However, this information was copied from last year's confirmation e-mail which had two notable differences. One, it indicated you could bring in 288oz of beer, instead of the new limit of 72oz. Two, it indicated that a variant was not guaranteed and that you could receive 2 vintage bottles, as was the case in 2017. Fears were quickly put the rest however, with a followup e-mail confirming that the e-mail contained old information and that correct information can be found on darklordday.com
+On 5/2/18 eTix sent out shipping confirmation e-mails with details on how to activate your wristband. Also included in the e-mail was some general information regarding Dark Lord Day. However, this information was copied from 2017's confirmation e-mail which had two notable differences. One, it indicated you could bring in 288oz of beer, instead of the new limit of 72oz. Two, it indicated that a variant was not guaranteed and that you could receive 2 vintage bottles, as was the case in 2017. Fears were quickly put the rest however, with a followup e-mail confirming that the e-mail contained old information and that correct information can be found on darklordday.com
 === Brewpub Ticket Sales ===
@@ Line 134: / Line 195: @@
 File:GroupD-2018.jpg|Group D
 File:GroupE-2018.jpg|Group E
+File:2018 wristband info sheet.jpg|Information Sheet
+File:2018 VIP.jpg|VIP Ticket
 </gallery>
@@ Line 140: / Line 203: @@
 This year the list of guest breweries was announced in advance. The first time since 2012 that the list of breweries was formally announced.
-'''Select tap times can be found here: https://www.darklordday.com/tap-times'''
+'''Select tap times can be found here: [[Dark_Lord_Day_2018_Tap_Times]]'''
 ''Draft beer will be available for purchase with a wristband or credit/debit card; no cash will be accepted at Dark Lord Day.''
@@ Line 200: / Line 263: @@
 == Dark Matter Coffee ==
-Dark Matter Coffee will again be present at Dark Lord Day. More details to come.
+Dark Matter Coffee was present at Dark Lord Day. Serving coffee and selling merchandise.
 Merchandise & Coffee:
 * '''Black Hole Necromancer''' - Blood Lord iced coffee bomber (Qty: 600)
+* '''Black Hole Necromancer (Cocoa and Vanilla)''' - Black Hole Necromancer with Cocoa and Vanilla.
+* '''Space Time Inferno (Spiced Rum)''' - Coffee cask conditioned with spiced rum.
+* '''Space Time Inferno (Bourbon)''' - Coffee aged in Four Roses and FEW Bourbon Barrels
+* '''Dark Matter Blood Lord Mug'''
+* '''Black Mini-snifter'''
+* '''Blood Lord Coffee'''
+<gallery>
+File:2018 mug.jpg|Dark Matter Mug
+File:2018 black snifter f.jpg|Black Mini-snifter (front)
+File:2018 snifter b.jpg|Black Mini-snifter (back)
+File:2018 bhn reg.jpg|Black Hold Necromancer Iced  Coffee
+File:2018 bhn.jpg|Black Hole Necromancer Iced Coffee (Cocoa + Vanilla)
+File:2018 Sti bourbon.jpg|Space Time Inferno Iced Coffee (Bourbon)
+File:2018 sti.jpg|Space Time Inferno Iced Coffee (Spiced Rum)
+</gallery>
 == Variants ==
@@ Line 222: / Line 301: @@
 == Bands ==
-*Dying Fetus
+*'''Dying Fetus'''
-*Pig Destroyer
+*'''Pig Destroyer'''
-*Revocation
+*'''Revocation'''
-*All Hell
+*'''All Hell'''
-*Brain Tentacles
+*'''Brain Tentacles'''
-*Canyon of the Skull
+*'''Canyon of the Skull''' ''with WarPigs Brewing’s Erik Ogershok + guest Todd Haug of 3 Floyds''
-*''DJ sets by Gregg Elzinga of Metal Vinyl Weekend''
+*''DJ sets by Gregg Elzinga of Metal Vinyl Weekend + Jill Hopkins''
+== Poster ==
+Artist: Dan Grzeca
+[[File:Poster 2018.jpeg|500px]]
+== Photos ==
+[https://imgur.com/a/nYwpQYb Photo Album]
+== Videos ==
+* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqJPgdNwwxI
+* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_msr5UK-WYw
 == Shuttle Buses ==
-A number of shuttle buses will be operating this year. These have been announced so far:
+A number of shuttle buses were available for transportation.
 *'''FestDrive''' - Chicago (West Loop) - https://festdrive.busbank.com/dark-lord-day/
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 *http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/traffic-will-be-heavy-as-thousands-expected-to-turn-out/article_472f4f91-9658-5791-89fc-bafc3b78171f.html
 *http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/beer-flows-like-wine-at-floyds-th-annual-dark-lord/article_35ae8e4b-c68f-5fc2-a664-e3bd41f28f2f.html
+*https://www.guysdrinkingbeer.com/dark-lord-day-2018-three-floyds-brewing-munster/

Difference between revisions of "Dark Lord Day 2018"

Latest revision as of 15:25, 20 February 2020

Contents

Overview

Details

Wax Color

Allotment & Price

Attendance

Food Menu

Food Trucks

Merchandise

Minion Shirt

Brewpub

Weather

Group Sales Schedule

Festival Map & Layout

Tickets

Early Ticket Sales

Shipping Confirmation E-mail Snafu

Brewpub Ticket Sales

Wristband Designs

Taplist

Dark Matter Coffee

Variants

Bands

Poster

Photos

Videos

Shuttle Buses

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