(Munster, IN) – Reports coming in after Dark Lord Day 2008 indicate that things were still a mess, if not worse than last year because of the sheer number of people that attended. Some people reported waiting in line for over four or five hours only to find that it was sold out by late afternoon. Apparently, there were more in attendance to sell on eBay than ever before with people actually scalping at the event. At least two eBay resellers have put up bottles with asking prices of $75 and $120. One of the resellers, “heyIrule,” was even outted by kp on the Ratebeer forums yesterday for having posted on the site asking around during the week for a place to stay. The Flossmoor Station gathering on the eve of the event sounds like it went off a little more successfully.

Not everyone reported a bad experience though, mostly those who made it early or skipped waiting in line altogether to share beer that they brought with others at the event. This guy had so much fun that he rated 26 beers over the course of two days. As far as what the other breweries brought, Russian River Compunction was reportedly a hit. I’ve been unable to confirm what Goose Island brought to the party but here is a short, incomplete list of what was offered (not including Three Floyds beers):

Russian River Compunction
Pizza Port Black Lie IPA
Firestone Walker Parabola
Firestone Walker Union Jack IPA
Surly Bitter Brewer
Founders Double Dry Hopped Centennial IPA
Founders Devil Dancer
Founders Rubaeus
Beer Valley Black Flag Imperial Stout
Updated:
Goose Island Belgian Blonde
Piece Camel Toe
Two Brothers ?
Flossmoor Station Pretty Big IPA

For some pics of the event and a write-up by someone in attendance, I’ll refer you to the Hoosier Beer Geek.

[op-ed: It sounds like the bottle limit should drop to three or four next year to ensure that more people waiting in line are able to get some. You would also be less likely to find the eBay guys. That said, they’ll always be there no matter what because it would still be worth it for them to make $50-80 profit for five hours of their time. Dropping the limit would hopefully place some focus back on the camaraderie aspect of the event.]