Dark Lord Day 2020
Date: Originally planned for May 16, 2020, but cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak. Later changed to a curbside pick-up only format in October 2020.
Contents
Overview
Original Announcement & Postponement
Date of the festival was announced via social media and the website was updated on January 10, 2020.
On March 13, 2020, 3 Floyds announced that ticket sales, and the festival were both postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
With the current state of the COVID-19 situation and regulations put out by the state of Indiana, Dark Lord Day and all ticket sales will be postponed until further notice. We will share any rescheduling information as soon as we have it. Stay safe, and we hope to see you all very soon.
Vintage Sales
On May 16, 2020, the day Dark Lord Day was originally scheduled, Three Floyds posted to social media that they would be selling some vintage Dark Lord and variants the following month:
We should be opening up the gates for Dark Lord Day right now... To hold you over, we’re going to open up sales for some vintage Dark Lord + variants next month 🍻 We’re talking ChemTrailMix, Marshmallow Handjee, ‘Rrari Crochet + many many more 🍓 Keep an eye out here for details. The pandemic delayed production for the 2020 brew, but don’t worry — it’s still in the works. We can’t wait to party with you all again 🎉 In the meantime, hit us with your favorite Dark Lord Day story below... we know you have some
Brewpub Closure
On May 18, 2020 rumors began circulating that the brewpub would be closing indefinitely, as employees were given notice that they were let go. This was first reported by the Chicago beer blog Guys Drinking Beer, and confirmed by Josh Noel on Twitter on May 19th and an article in the Chicago Tribune on May 20, 2020. In that article Nick Floyd confirmed he was keeping the brewpub closed indefinitely until he felt it was safe to operate again. The large planned expansion of the brewery & brewpub that had been announced a couple years prior was confirmed to be put on hold. This news made it unlikely that there would be a Dark Lord Day festival in 2020.
2020 Dark Lord Packages
On October 5th, the darklordday.com website was updated with new information. Packages of 2020 Dark Lord would be sold on October 19th for $170. These packages would include 4 bottles of regular Dark Lord and one barrel aged variant. Curbside pickup would be available from November 5-10.
Details
No festival was held this year.
Wax Color
Black (estimated)
Allotment & Price
4 bottles of Dark Lord and 1 Dark Lord variant. $170 package.
Brewpub
The brewpub was closed in May 2020.
Tickets
Tickets were originally planned to go on sale March 21st, 2020. However, due to COVID-19, ticket sales are the festival were postponed. On October 5th an updated format was announced. Dark Lord Day packages would be sold on Monday, October 19 at 3pm CDT. These packages would allow for curbside pickup of Dark Lord allotments.
2020 Packages
Cost: $170
Vendor: 3floyds.com
Sales Date: 10/19/2020 at 3PM CDT
Pickup Window: 11/5/2020 - 11/10/2020
Included with the package:
- Four custom-printed bottles of 2020 Dark Lord Russian-Style Imperial Stout
- One bottle of a rare 2020 Dark Lord variant
- Tote bag
Packages limit 2 per person.
Bands
Press
- https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/3-floyds-postpones-dark-lord-day-in-covid-19-response/article_aba00860-eb0a-5aee-b3fb-a34b52b21738.html
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-three-floyds-closed-brewpub-coronavirus-indiana-20200520-wbxlr54bijg7zhxh3i6wr32gsm-story.html
- https://chicago.eater.com/2020/5/20/21264950/three-floyds-brewpub-closed-indefinitely-munster-beer
- https://www.guysdrinkingbeer.com/is-the-three-floyds-brewpub-closed-for-good/
