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thanks...that's one I haven't tried...

Terrapin So Fresh & So Green, Green...nice, refreshing...something they should give to athletes during breaks instead of barley water...just to make things interesting...it's more like a hop solution than a beer...wish I could get Terrapin here...instead, I have to depend on the kindness of strangers:)...

cool...can i see the bottle for the Wanderer?...

reuters has pics of three dead guys found in the compound...gruesome...

sanpellegrino aranciata...i'm in recovery mode...

oh & got a case of Evil Power...

our take so far...4 are mine...soon to be mailed out...

Surly & BCBS Rare, please...

yes...

Mike...I've got a Jackie O's Orange Oak shirt on... we're here... already a few fine brews in...

I have arranged to trade away one of my Anheuser-Goose Bourbon County Brand Stout Rares.... gotta shower & (gently) throw everything into the car...more later:)...

I've been put in charge of fruits, nuts & borrowed chairs...plan is to leave Indy at 6a.m. & get there at 8a.m....there's a one hour time difference so we should be alright... made a list of things to remember to bring...hoping to get most of it done here shortly...packing the beer shouldn't be too difficult...I've just got to be extra careful not to forget the beers I've arranged to trade in person:)... I'll try to post a few things during the event, but I'll likely save most of my comments for after so I don't miss anything... I've got a terrible, beer-spitting cough going...hope it's less of a problem tomorrow...need some rest...

Thomas Creek Orange Blossom Pilsner Squared... noticed the honey right away...seemed like a thick body...darkest PilsnerI can recall...ok to drink, but have trouble thinking of it as a Pilsner...it's also got an 11% ABV which is a might high for the style...to be fair, I haven't compared this to their normal OBP....too bad the honey didn't help with the tickle in my throat causing me to cough up a storm nearing DLD....ugh... also, courtesy of Peter, I'm having a really nice Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA....I picked up on the Simcoe hops right away...FW's done a much better job with Simcoe than a lot of other breweries...often times Simcoe'll come across as a meaty flavor that hides everything else...not here...I like this...& I may even like this more than the Double Jack!...

maybe get some Sazerac glasses from The Roosevelt?...

http://hoosierbeergeek.blogspot.com/2011/04/hoosier-beer-geeks-guide-to-dark-lord.html ^^another great guide from the folks over at Hoosier Beer Geek... glad to see this'll be available for purchase...was starting to look like I was going to be walking away from the event with only four bottles of beer... no one I've arranged trades with should be worried just yet...I have a feeling I'll be able to find more...

only some haha...

http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/dark-lord-day-2011-bottle-release-info doesn't seem like there's any conceivable way to get all 4...lucky to get one...sad panda...

Here is a nice write up detailing what is known thus far... my friend Grant is trying to continue his vertical: nice...

finally found some Two Brothers Cane & Ebel Red Rye Ale from a fresh batch...glad they have best by dates on their bottles...worth the $14/sixer price tag...

wow...bottle selection's even more impressive than what's on tap (although i'd have that mikkeller koppi--was good in bottle form)...feel free to mail me the Juliet, Lolita & Madam Rose:)...oh & that Raspy 12!...definitely the Raspy 12...I really like Lost Abbey Red Poppy, but that's a bit steep...it's cheaper online... happy b-day:)...have a great one...

allegedly the brewpubs are being left alone untouched...the theory is they bought Goose in order to be able to self-distribute in Illinois...in Illinois, if you own a brewery, you can self-distribute...so they overpaid for GI in order to save shitloads in the long run...they can continue to charge the same distributor mark up...this way they get two of the three price jacks before the beer reaches consumers...& they can also undercut their competitors...

I'm drinking this: Goose Island Big John...which, from what I gather, uses the same base as the Night Stalker but instead of dry hopping it they chuck in Cacao nibs...

teefury...

Who's the Caboose with Sarah Silverman, David Cross, Marc Maron etc....

^^nice... I was able to order one bottle of this online...I should've ordered more...I found it to be quite enjoyable, but the friends I was hanging out with didn't seem to have an opinion of it one way or another...go figure... anyways...Victory Hop Wallop on tap...Brugge Harvey on tap...which is their Pooka but using Blackberries instead of Boysenberries...Jolly Pumpkin Baudelaire Series iO Saison from a 750mL bottle...lotta dry hibiscus flavor...& uh Surly Furious from a can...excellent stuff as always from Surly...& a great smell... oh, & I was finally able to buy another Upland Cherry Lambic so I was able to drink a 750mL of it on my own w/o having to break up my set...& I got a free pint when I bought it...so also had an Upland Maibock somewhere in there:)...