Every once in a while there's a brewery or a release of a beer that's put on as some sort of festival. The most recent one that everyone seemed to be talking about this weekend was Dark Lord Day by Three Floyds Brewing. From what I could tell, this was for the release of its Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout that comes in at a hefty ABV of 15 percent.
In numerous cases these events and releases seem to end up being chaos. I distinctly remember some Founders Brewing event going haywire when people had to purchase tickets to be able to purchase some kind of other ticket to get into an event to fight many others that seek the same rare beverage you do. Doesn't anyone else see the insanity of all this? Maybe I'm just getting more cynical by the day?
I choose not to go anywhere near places that have rare beers like this one. I'm not fighting people to be able to pay $10 for a glass of beer. I'm just fine. Awesome Pittsburgh bar announces it'll have a big Kentucky Breakfast Stout event/tapping? One thing is certain with me. I won't be there. For this very reason I've never graced my tongue with KBS and I still sleep at night. No beer is worth fighting crowds over.
Some of them also have such a high ABV that it might even be impossible to taste the intricacies of the beers. I want to taste the beer. Not have my tongue incinerated by booze. Geez. This is just another reason I'm a 60-year-old man trapped in the body of a 24-year-old.
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