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- May 16, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- May 17, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Dark Lord Day 2026 Releases 3 Floyds' Dark Lord Stout in Munster
- Dark Lord Day celebrates the annual release of 3 Floyds' ultra-limited Dark Lord imperial stout and is the only place fans can get bottles of it; the 2026 edition ran 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on 16 May at the brewery in Munster, Indiana[1]
- A $200 standard ticket included one bottle of 2026 Dark Lord and three random 2026 variants; the $333 Deluxe ticket added an all-new variant, an art print and a vault bar; general admission was $60 without bottles[1]
- Bottles were picked up in timed wristband groups between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.; for the 30th anniversary, extra bottles of 2026 Dark Lord and the XXX Anniversary Ale were sold at a bottle tent, two per person, with variants dropping hourly from 1 p.m.[1]
- Napalm Death headlined a metal bill with Municipal Waste, Gatecreeper, Midnight, Deadguy and Crypt Sermon, and 20 guest breweries poured[1][4]
- Fans travel from across the country for one of the biggest bottle shares in the US[1][3]
Notable features
- 2026 variants: Chemtrailmix (rye barrels, cinnamon, pink peppercorns), Marshmallow Handjee (bourbon barrels, vanilla beans), Egregious Philbin (bourbon then Warspite whiskey barrels, cherries, vanilla), Brandy Vanilla, Banana Bubble Bath (rum and bourbon barrels, banana, vanilla, cocoa nibs) and Magic User (rye and bourbon barrels, coconut, cinnamon)[1]
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- [1]90%3floyds.com/dark-lord-day3floyds.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts May 16, 2026 ✓· Ends May 17, 2026 ✓· 31% of score
3 Floyds' Dark Lord Day page: "MAY 16 / 9am to 9pm THREE FLOYDS BREWING, MUNSTER, IN" with 2026 Dark Lord bottles; the NWI Times[3] reported from the festival on May 16, 2026.
- [2]72%Dark Lord Day 2026 at 3 Floydsyoutube.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 31% of score
The Times of Northwest Indiana's video from the 2026 festival.[1]
- [3]85%Dark Lord Day's beer pilgrimage hits 3 Floyds in premier national eventnwitimes.com· Published May 16, 2026· 19% of score
The Times of Northwest Indiana's report and photo gallery from Dark Lord Day 2026 at 3 Floyds[1] in Munster, including bottle trading on the Saturday.
- [4]78%Live Review: Dark Lord Day at 3 Floyds Brewing 30th Anniversaryjbtvmusic.com· Published May 16, 2026· 19% of score
JBTV's review of the 30th-anniversary edition on Saturday, May 16, 2026, with Napalm Death, Municipal Waste, Gatecreeper, Midnight, Deadguy and Crypt Sermon.[1]
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