Dark Lord Day 2009
Date: April 25, 2009
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Overview
Dark Lord Day 2009 was held on Saturday, April 25th. This was the first year of the Golden Ticket system. Golden tickets were sold online in advance, and would guarantee you an allotment of 4 bottles of Dark Lord. They did not restrict you to one ticket per person, so a single person could use two Golden Tickets to receive a double allotment (8 bottles). Bottle sales for ticket holders were scheduled from 11:00 am until 6:00 pm. Many people were less concerned with getting in line early because they had a ticket, and chose to get in line later in the day. The ticket system resulted in much faster lines than the previous year.
Because of rainy conditions late in the afternoon, many people left. Around 4:00 or 5:00 pm, Three Floyd's brought out more Golden Tickets and sold them to the public. Reportedly you could walk up right before the 6:00 pm cutoff and receive a Golden Ticket and an allotment of Dark Lord.
Each golden ticket also came with a free draft pour or Dark Lord (you could pay $5 to upgrade this to an Oak Aged, or Vanilla Bean Dark Lord). The ticket was punched to indicate you had used your free draft pour.
Around 4,000 tickets were sold, but attendance was closer to 7,000. While tickets were required to purchase Dark Lord, you could still attend the festival without one.
Details
The festival started at 11:00 am.
Wax Color
White
Allotment & Price
4 bottles per Golden Ticket. $15 a bottle.
Attendance
Estimated 7,000.
4000 tickets sold.
Notable To Go Beers
Hvedegoop
Food
- Mussels steamed in Gumballhead with bacon, fennel, celery, garlic, and dried chili
- Pulled Pork Sandwich with Coleslaw
Weather
High: 78 °F Low: 42 °F
Sunny and warm in the morning, thunderstorms in the afternoon with a sharp drop in temperature around 5:45 pm.
Bands
- Pelican
- Waco Brothers
- Sybris
- Bible of the Devil
