The Wedding Beer

My wedding is coming up in a handful of months, so it’s time to pick the beer. The wedding package comes with the usual Bud and Miller on tap, but there is no way I’d let my wedding have only the yellow fizz. I have a reputation to maintain of course. Good thing the venue promised that they can bring in cases of any beer that they can get through a distributor.

With over 2000 breweries in the country, I have quite a decision to make. To help narrow it down, I am limiting it to Midwest beers. I would probably limit it to Chicago itself, but there is no way I’m going to take 3 Floyds out of the running. I think I will go for two types of beer, a hoppy lighter beer and more maltier darker beer, but I haven’t decided specifically on the styles. Even though I will ultimately only choose 2, I need a bigger list since my choices will ultimately also depend both on the price and the availability.

This is my list so far:

3 Floyds Gumball Head
Two Brothers Side Kick Extra PA
3 Floyds Zombie Dust APA
Pipeworks Brewery Unicorn Vs Ninja American Double
Pipeworks Brewery Cash for Gold Belgian Strong
Revolution Brewery Repo Man Rye Stout

I want to include some Half Acre, but most of their beer are seasonal, so that may cause a problem with the slow-moving purchasing apparatus of the venue. It also looks like I am heavy on the hoppy beers. I need to keep looking, and sampling (I know, so tough). Any ideas?

Happy Dark Lord Day

Dark Lord Day is the one day a year where the dark lord himself comes to Earth and sells his brew at the brewery of the brothers Floyds (3 Floyds Brewery). It is the only day of the year where you can get Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout. This beer is suppose to be one of the best beers in the world, and since it limited to those who attend Dark Lord Day, it is also one of the rarest.

Two months ago I put out a call for brave souls to journey with me to 3 Floyds Brewery and obtain the rare Dark Lord Beer. Many people stood up to the call, but none where able to get past the first obstacle, acquiring a ticket. The tickets for this years event reportedly sold out within a minute. I will continue to try in the years to come, and one day I will be triumphant.