Darkness
Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.28
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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.
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8.4/10
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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,
AR: dark roasted rye, chocolate, dry,
AP: dark brown, wee cream beige lid
F: dark roasted rye, chocolate, dry,
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2025
at 00:23
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2025
at 16:51
8/10
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!
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2025
at 18:33
9/10
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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
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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
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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
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from CBC Westford--finally got this bad boy! Opaque dark brown--virtually black--thin, creamy head, light lacing. Aroma is strong raisin, cherry, toffee, milder chocolate, coffee. Taste is strong sweet malt and toffee over milder roasted malt/coffee, hint of dark fruit. Smooth texture, medium bodied, no sign of alcohol, finish as taste. Glad to have this legendary brew. While complexity is good, strength pales in comparison to modern-day adjuncted stouts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2024
at 05:15
8/10
Dark black body small foamy brown head. Roast coffee chocolate aroma. Roast fruit chocolate flavor. Medium full body moderately low carbonation. 8/5/8/4/15 4.0
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2024
at 15:07
8/10
Dark blacl body medium foamy brown head. Roast chocolate toffee caramel aroma. Roast chocolate coffee caramel flavor. Full body moderately low carbonation. 8/5/9/4/16 4.2
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2024
at 15:05
7/10
Shockingly still drinkable in 2024. Hopes have faded and thereris oxidation
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Dec 2024
at 00:32