I went to Dark Lord Day 2009 last weekend. Yes, it was awesome. The golden ticket process was really efficient. We arrived around noon, an hour after the doors opened, and got our beers in under two hours - contrast that with last year when we arrived two hours early and had a four hour wait.
This year's Dark Lord limit was four bottles per golden ticket, so I bought myself eight Dark Lords at $15 each, three Popskulls at $12 each, and a single Dreadnaught at a very reasonable $10 to fill up the case.
I told Jenny I'd bring her back a Three Floyds beer she likes, but the bottled beer for sale was rather limited (especially if you don't like bitter beer or barleywine), so I'll probably pick her up a Chateau Jiahu when I'm in Terre Haute for Founders Day.
I'm especially happy to still have six 2008 Dark Lords left, on top of my eight 2009 Dark Lords. Think of it them a fine wine; I only crack one open on special occasions, and the value appreciates over time. You can find 2009 Dark Lords selling on eBay for over $40 already, and I once saw an auction for a 2006, 2007, and 2008 Dark Lord trio selling for over $300. Not that I intend to sell any of mine, but it beats the hell out of the stock market.
The best surprise of the day was finding out each golden ticket gets you four Three Floyds beers on draft, not just the one beer the website advertised.
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