Darkness
(has 17 batches)
Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.27
|
|
Our legendary imperial stout, released every October. Darkness contains monstrous notes of chocolate, coffee, cherry, and toffee, plus a non-traditional dose of aromatic hops.
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.
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.
Sign up to add a tick or review
8.1/10
—
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.
Tried
on 09 May 2025
at 22:00
9/10
—
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.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:41
7.4/10
—
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.
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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2025
at 03:15
8.5/10
—
Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle consumed 1/25/25. Aged mostly refrigerated. Still well carbonated. Some oxidation immediately bit overall it still smells good. Hops are now minimal. Smooth, heavy palate, chocolate. Roasted malt. It has held up amazingly well
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2025
at 23:36