Darkness
(has 17 batches)
Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating|
Score
8.27
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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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8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
2009 bottle thanks to BuckeyeBoy. Still, flat black pour.Aroma is cherries, chocolate. Taste offers brown sugar notes, raisins. Sticky and sweet. And still good after 11 years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2020
at 01:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
2009 bottle thanks to BuckeyeBoy inky black pour. Lots of sweet Smith and slightly sticky toasty malts. Some molasses and hints of cocoa. Faded and mellowed but still tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2020
at 01:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
18-07-20 // taster at 7th anniversary of Mon Petit Cafe in Suttgart. 2017. You can taste the age a bit nonetheless stil la lovely IS: Rich and thick. Chocolate and sweet dark fruits, raisins.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Aug 2020
at 11:30
8/10
Tried
on 19 Jul 2020
at 00:07
9/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2020
at 20:37
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2020
at 17:49
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2019
at 16:37
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Aroma is cherry dark chocolate some complex sugars a little boozy and coconut. Taste is sweet dark chocolate and roast with sweet and sour base. Medium drinkable. Good base and finish.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2019
at 22:13
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2016 bottle, many thanks HuskerTan! Deep black color with beige head. Aroma is roast, liquorice, black chocolate. Taste is black chocolate, roast, deep and awesome. Velvety mouthfeel, fine-bubbled carbonation. Awesome classic Imperial Stout!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2019
at 22:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2016 Bottle, thank you so much Tanner! Black, creamy brown head. Perfumed nose, dark choc, medium body, dry dark sugary base. Mellow mouthfeel, dark sugar, light caramel, cocoa, good balance, full, fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2019
at 22:07