Darkness
Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.28
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Bottle, can, and box art courtesy of 2024 Darkness Artist Susan Evans.
Bottles available exclusively at Darkness Day, Saturday, October 5. Boxed 16 oz. cans go to retail around Halloween.
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Stuu (34926) ticked Darkness from Surly Brewing Company 4 months ago
Keg at centennial. Pours black, nose is chocolate, meaty, liquorice, soy sauce, taste is similar, rich, chewy, meaty. A classic. 9
jgb9348 (11734) reviewed Darkness (2016) from Surly Brewing Company 5 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
s: licorice | oatmeal | bourbon
a: dark oily black body | very thin, fast-dying brown head
t: caramelised sugars | rustic nuts | brewed coffee
p: dark chocolate | warming alcohol | anise throughout
o: complex | deep sugars everywhere | smooth vanilla & rounded edges
75 cL wax-sealed capped bottle | Smith's Liqour Gallery: Rapid City, South Dakota | 25-June-2020 | US$18,99 | bottled: 28-September-2016 | sampled: 04 & 05 July 2025, a bit less than nine years after bottling
Maverick (5062) reviewed Darkness from Surly Brewing Company 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled, I think it was a 2014. Dark pour, little head, the cherry comes through quite a bit.
Reubs (35338) reviewed Darkness (2024) from Surly Brewing Company 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
10/05/2025 Sample at Palace Hall, Malmö May tasting - dark sweet and roasted malty with layers of sweet chocolate and caramel, fudge and toffee, coffee roast, ashy dark malts, dark cherry undertone, full bodied, dark roasted malty lingering finish.
Reubs (35338) ticked Darkness (2023) from Surly Brewing Company 8 months ago
Ystad Tasting (25/11/2023) - dark roasted and sweet malty, layers of coffee roast, light cherry, chocolate, toffee sweetness, full bodied, dark malty finish. Nice.
Nisse666 (17550) reviewed Darkness from Surly Brewing Company 8 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Can Ölstudion 2025-03-08 Gråbo
AR: dark roasted rye, chocolate, dry,
AP: dark brown, wee cream beige lid
F: dark roasted rye, chocolate, dry,
Robin Svensson (12889) ticked Darkness from Surly Brewing Company 9 months ago
Oops almost made it to 10 years, oh well, the cellar must get cleaned out! Hints of chocolate and coffee but notes of cherries and raisins dominate now. Nose of licorice and chicory. Pretty nice still!
Robinvboyer (8025) reviewed Darkness from Surly Brewing Company 9 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
2015 vintage. Jet black, dark mocha head. Rich, Internet roasty Aroma. Burnt, charred malts. Some solid hops, loads of cocoa, and some soy with subtle dark fruit. Some alcohol comes through and warms in the mouth feel. The body is thick and viscous, with a soft carb. The finish is incredibly roasty, with a subtle sweetness and a a medium bitterness. Burnt espresso and cocoa power dominate the finish with a dry roasty edge. Nice stuff.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Taster showing dark brown with no head.
The nose shows moderately intense notes of adzuki and light soy sauce.
The palate is well carbonated and light bodied but oily. Toasted maltiness and light adzuki with a very mild hoppy bitterness.