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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9/10
Spicy, taste is great! Josh and Jeremy thank you for bringing this great beer with you.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2019
at 21:10
8/10
Smooth dark tastiness
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2018
at 21:44
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Pitch black color. Massive molasses, dark chocolate, tons of brown sugar, dark cherries, marshmallows with a bit of port. Wow. Amazing depth. Sticky sweet mouth with tons of dark chocolate, port, brown sugar in the mouth. Very full body. The mouth isn’t as deep as the nose but the abv is so well hidden. Excellent
Tried
on 11 Nov 2018
at 07:58
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
650 ml bottle, bottled 09/07/17. Shared by Werckmeister, many thanks!
Black body, with a medium, creamy, dark beige head.
Aroma of roast, soy sauce, liquorice, bitter chocolate, coffee, some dark fruits.
Tastes similar, while smoother, with more chocolate, subtle vanilla.
Full, oily mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes medium roasty, medium dry, a bit sweet, a bit wooden, with dark chocolate, coffee, soy sauce, liquorice.
Very tasty! Quite straight, old-school RIS, but really well balanced and smooth to drink. Complex and round at the same time. Not among my favourite style examples, but really delicious nonetheless.
Score: 8 / 4 / 9 / 4 / 17
Black body, with a medium, creamy, dark beige head.
Aroma of roast, soy sauce, liquorice, bitter chocolate, coffee, some dark fruits.
Tastes similar, while smoother, with more chocolate, subtle vanilla.
Full, oily mouthfeel, with a low carbonation.
Finishes medium roasty, medium dry, a bit sweet, a bit wooden, with dark chocolate, coffee, soy sauce, liquorice.
Very tasty! Quite straight, old-school RIS, but really well balanced and smooth to drink. Complex and round at the same time. Not among my favourite style examples, but really delicious nonetheless.
Score: 8 / 4 / 9 / 4 / 17
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2018
at 19:14
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
0,75l bottle at home shared by me. Vintage 2017. 12% ABV. black color, small coffee colored head. smells earthy, licorice, peppery, spices, some lactose. full body, light carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes earthy, of licorice, peppery, spices, nutty, soy sauce, marzipan, light cocoa. finishes lightly bitter with notes of licorice, spices and some earthy notes. Quite good one, not super complex, but overall nice to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2018
at 19:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On draught in Chicago. Only black with almost no head. Explosion of coffee and lots of ash.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2018
at 15:34
9/10
Tried
on 24 May 2018
at 15:39
8/10
Tried
on 24 May 2018
at 15:39
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle, 2016 edition. Pours opaque very dark brown with creamy tan head, woodsy mocha & bourbon aroma, medium carbonation, dark chocolate, mocha, dark fruits in taste, with alcohol overtones, smooth body, long woodsy finish. Velvety smooth and very satisfying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2018
at 21:50
8/10
Zaskakujaco lekkie, nieco przyprawowe, duze czekokawy. Gladkie. Dobreeee
Tried
from Draft
at
Mikkeller Bar Warsaw
on 10 Mar 2018
at 14:44