in line in Munster...just Deschutes Stoic & Ballast Point Victory at Sea so far...

How close are you? We're in the cul-de-sac in line.

I'm in a fucking tent...

had some FFF Baller Stout (XV)...& some Mikkeller Boogoop...

bottlewise, got my 3 Anniversary beers...& a Brandy Barrel Dark Lord...

pours are expensive...

Jealous of all the FFFers.

Smoked Porter in a Cigar City snifter,...get it? Now toasting the FFF crew. Have fun Mike, Deb and Jeff!

Thanks Al, but I'm pissed at my fave brewery. 3 hours and I'm still in line for beer and probably still an hour away. Fuck this. This is the worst run event I've ever been to.

where are you in line?...whatcha wearing?...

Nearing the back of the warehouse. Wearing a Strummerviille sweatshirt and a grey stingy brim hat.

gotcha...see a guy in a Cantillon shirt, brown jacket black hat...will try & find ya once...it's hectic...

Once we get our beer we may be out of here. I've got a back ache and I'm hungry and I don't feel like paying extra for the meager food.

Well not up to the FFF crew level, but had a Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Stout with dinner. It has been cellared for a year and it may totally be placebo, but it tastes a lot better than I remember.

what a clusterfuck....I had some Mikkeller To: From....some F FF Hessian Smog...

few other things...but we headed back to the hotel early...

Yep. We split. A lot of people were not happy. And when I pointed this out to a few of the Floyds folks I know, I got nothing but an arrogant attitude back. We didn't even think about staying for the Melvins. And I think it may be a good while before I go back to FFF. I can get fucking attitude anywhere. I'll be damned if I'll pay a premium for it.

Bummer about the Floyds. On the other hand, Claire and I use the term "Melvined" for any overtly grating and oppressive music so maybe you avoided more agony.

Sorry Mike. Considering the time and money you've spent at the brewpub, you certainly don't deserve that. Lots of folks on BeerAdvocate are sharing similar experiences as well. I'm pretty shocked, everyone seemed so happy with this year's Dark Lord Day and it sounded like it ran smoothly. Not sure what the fuck they are thinking/doing.

I bought 2 bottles of Russian River Damnation Batch 23 recently. A couple of days I opened one of them. I hated it. It was bitter with a metallic aftertaste. There were some other flavors, but the bitterness just dominated the flavor. I eventually poured out the last 1/3 of the bottle.

Did I get a bad bottle of beer from Russian River Brewing or do I just not like Tripels? Is this what this beer is supposed to taste like? I read reviews and ratings on Beer Advocate and RateBeer. I didn't taste anything like what was written. Assuming the remaining bottle is a good bottle, will it get better with age? Can you recommend a couple of other Tripels I can try to see if I just don't like this style?

Sorry Mike. Considering the time and money you've spent at the brewpub, you certainly don't deserve that. Lots of folks on BeerAdvocate are sharing similar experiences as well. I'm pretty shocked, everyone seemed so happy with this year's Dark Lord Day and it sounded like it ran smoothly. Not sure what the fuck they are thinking/doing.

That really puzzled us Bryan. Dark Lord day last year was much smoother and more organized. That day we started out much further back in line and had our beer in about 90 minutes. This time, we paid $50 for tickets, waited 5 HOURS and our ticket price would have bought us four short pours each. Food was small and costly and so we said fuck it and went home.

But I do have a bottle for you.

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Sounds like a shitty day, Mike and Jeff. WTF?

Mike, you of all people should have a 'jump the line' ticket. Kind of like when you go to an amusement park these days, you can get the premium shorter line ticket. You should get that automatically!

Sorry to hear about the FFF event Mike.

I needed reviving.

Corpse Reviver #2

I almost forgot how awesome this drink is!

did a nice 10th & 15th Anniversary comparison...

managed to talk someone out of opening this...doh...but he didn't know what he had...hopefully, I'll run into one at some tasting...

Gumballhead on tap at The Charley Horse outside our hotel in Munster...

had an Alpha King then called it quits...but can't sleep...not because I'm not tired, but because when I came back two of the guys meant for the floor were sleeping where I was sleeping earlier...

in the lobby...thinking about fashioning a newspaper blanket...

Finishing up the growler of Oak Aged Big Hoppy Monster which Jp and I couldn't finish this afternoon.