2009 April

Naked Wizard Tased By Reality from Tracy Anderson on Vimeo.

Do you think this guy belongs to a Supercoven?

These only sprouted the other day, and they are almost all the way to the roof.

Now that we have our wits back about us…..

A big thanks goes out to a lot of people for a very successful Dark Lord Day. First, thank you to the thousands of 3 Floyds fans that came out and had a great time. It was mostly an incident free day, and when you have that huge number of people on hand with virtually no problems, it reflects positively on craft beer fans. This was probably the smoothest running Dark Lord Day, and from the positive response we’ve seen on other sites, we know that you guys are of the same opinion.

Thank you to our army of Minions who put in a ton of work and were always at hand when needed.

Thanks to the bands who absolutely rocked it.

Thanks to everyone else that hasn’t been mentioned, it was a huge success and a ton of fun.

Now back to brewing and catching up on the daily grind.

I Am A Craft Brewer from I Am A Craft Brewer on Vimeo.

And look at this mountain of meat.  Brisket, Pulled Pork, and Smoked Sausages.  You guys are in for a treat.

Stone Levitation and ’06 Brandy Barrel Double Bastard

Struise Black Albert

Firestone Walker Abacus and Union Jack IPA

Fouders Cerise

Plus beers from Flossmoor Station, Rock Bottom Chicago, and more to be announced…..

Keep an eye out for a new pub beer coming up called Dortmunder Einfall.  It’s a true to style Dortmunder-style lager.

If you’re an art fan and coming to Dark Lord Day, you will be in luck.   We will have artwork on display and for sale from Chris Berg, the artist who did our “Last Supper” painting, and artwork and merch. from Don Rock.

Guest beers confirmed so far are Firestone Walker and Goose Island pub with more expected on the way.

Three Floyds Draught:

Alpha King Pale Ale- A bold yet balanced American pale ale with slight caramel sweetness and aggressive citrus hoppiness  *Our Flagship beer     68 IBU  6% a.b.v.  $5 Imperial Pint

Gumballhead – An American wheat beer with a refreshing and crisp citrus finish.  This delicious seasonal is brewed with boatloads of Amarillo hops.  30 IBU  4.5% a.b.v. $5 Imperial Pint

Robert the Bruce- A full bodied Scottish-style ale with a well rounded malty profile and roasted biscuit-like notes  24 IBU 6.5% a.b.v.  $5 Imperial Pint

Pride and Joy – A smooth medium bodied session beer with citrus hop aroma and finish.  *Our invention of an American Mild  42 IBU 5% a.b.v.  $5 Imperial Pint

Dreadnaught IPA – An Imperial India Pale Ale with an intense citrus hop aroma, a huge malt body, and a crisp finish   100 IBU 9.5% a.b.v. $5 half-pint

Behemoth- Intense ale, brewed to wine strength.  Floral and citrus notes blend with robust maltiness producing a complex and warming beer  80 IBU 10% a.b.v.   $7 snifter

Rabbid Rabbit – This Franco-Belgian style farmhouse ale, with it’s effervescent malt body and light straw color, is augmented by spices creating a complex frothy beverage   20 IBU  8% a.b.v.  $5 Tulip

Calumet Queen- A light bodied, crisp, refreshing Kolsch-style beer, golden color  20 IBU 5% a.b.v. $5 Imperial Pint

Hyena!- A Belgian pale ale brewed with American hops and fermented with Chouffe yeast   35 IBU 6% a.b.v. $4 footed ale

Ω-naught (Omeganaught) – We are now the Alpha and Omega.  This is another “small beer” made from the second runnings of Dreadnaught.  an intensely floral and hoppy session beer, Cheers!  65 IBU 5% a.b.v. $5 Imperial Pint

Dortmunder Einfall – A traditional Dortmunder-style Lager.  $5 Pint  (4/23/09)

Guest Draught Beer:

Monk’s Cafe Flemish Sour Red Ale- Flemish burgundy, Old Bruin bottled by Brouwerij Van Steenberge.  Deep ruby hue, creamy beige head, mild fruity undertones, puckering tartness, dry, ultra-crisp, thing bodied, big oaky nose.  5.5% a.b.v. $6 Tulip

Murphy’s Stout – One of Ireland’s premium dry stouts, with a smooth and distinctive dry flavor.  4.3% a.b.v. $4 Imperial pint

Victory Prima Pils – Heaps o’ hops are hiding under the full, frothy head of this elegant Pils. All German malt subtleties linger beneath a long dry finish of this classy quencher. 5.3% a.b.v.  $5 pint

Gouden Carolus Tripel- In spite of modern brewing technology, this beer is brewed according to ancient traditions. It unites, now as in the past, the best products of our soil: rich barley and fine hops.. It’s refined character, with a pure and rich taste, will captivate you. It is matured at length in cellar and bottle, and is guaranteed to be brewed only from pale malts. It is traditionally top-fermented and is 100% pure. The Gouden Carolus Triple has a unique colour and a full flavour due to its well-balanced hopping.  9% a.b.v. $7, footed ale

Kasteel Rouge- Strong, tart, cherry beer, created by maturing Kasteel Bruin with sour cherries and liquor used to make ‘Mon Cherie’ chocolates for at least 6 months.  8% a.b.v.  $6 footed ale

Chimay Triple – A golden Belgian ale with fruity notes to compliment the touch of bitterness that melts in your mouth  8% a.b.v. $8 goblet

Ommegang Rare Vos – Rare Vos is flemmish for “Sly Fox,” and the name of one of Brussels’ great cafes. It has a sweetly fruity malt character and yeasty spiciness.   6.5% a.b.v. $5 footed ale glass  (4/22/09)

Chouffe Houblon- Unique balance between intense IPA & Belgian triple, malty body, distinctive dryness, expressive fruitiness    9% a.b.v. 59 IBU $6 snifter

Klokke Roeland- Belgian strong dark amber ale from Brouwerij Van Steenberge  11% a.b.v. $5 snifter

Travis and I have been destroying it on cleaning kegs the last few days.  We pretty much don’t have any dirties in house right now.  The sad part though is that they will all be filled and gone in a matter of days, and then it’s back to cleaning again.

I got to smoke a pork shoulder at work.  It’s dangerous to be obsessed with BBQ and be a brewer.