Darkness Rye Whiskey Barrel-Aged
Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Imperial Rotating Out of Production|
Score
8.15
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Darkness is a beer of fable and legend. Malty and intense, yet velvety smooth. This special edition of our massive Russian imperial stout matured in rye whiskey barrels and brings waves of chocolate, vanilla, dried fruit, and cherry flavors, enhanced by the oak and spice of the barrel.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Big bottle courtesy of Brandt. Ø tasting. Very dark brown body, not much head. Smooth aroma, carob, chocolate, grain, light raisins, lower oxidation than expected, traces of orange. Smooth, well restrained raisin-chocolate combo, some low barrel vanilla touches, lower alcohol presence than expected but good enough. Excellent really!
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2026
at 17:13
8/10
Only appropriate to also pop the BA, much softer notes but also soft hints of rye and bourbon, vanilla bourbon notes float to the top.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2025
at 18:57
8.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2024
at 03:26
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle: pours black with a beige head. Aroma is vanilla, chocolate, whisky, wood. Taste is sweet, lightly boozy, chocolatey. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2024
at 23:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Geprobeerd met LiekevdV op feest bij Keukeman. Het is een diep donkerbruin tot zwart bier met een bruinig schuim. Het heeft een aroma van gebrande mout, chocolade en koffie. De smaak is vol, gebrande mout, chocolade, gedroogd fruit en hout.
Tried
on 08 Jun 2024
at 17:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tasting at Peters, Ystad, Sweden (25/11/2023) - dark sweet and roasted malty with lots of bourbon action, some chocolate and some caramel and toffee malty sweetness, full bodied, bourbon and vanilla coalesce into the dark malty finish.
Tried
on 14 Dec 2023
at 21:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
2021 Vintage. At home on Thanksgiving with the family, Peggy, Henry, and Lena. Virtually black with a frothy, beige head. Aroma full of rye whiskey with fudge undertones. Taste has a mild oak bitterness over a sweet, malty backbone. Full-bodied, mostly mild carbonation. Boozy, whiskey-filled finish. I’d like to see a little less whiskey and a little more of the beer, but this is still pleasant sipping.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2023
at 19:19
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is dark chocolate molasses bourbon barrel notes. Taste is more of the bourbon barrel notes roast malts ash dark chocolate coffee and some pitfruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2023
at 22:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from bottle (rye whiskey 2016 version) @ July Black Xmas. Dark brown with small beige head. Woody, dark fruit, feint licorice, decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2023
at 09:29
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Flaska från staterna, 2020. Svart med moccafärgad krona. Toffee, mörk choklad, kakao, lätt fruktighet/bärighet som nästan drar åt viol, fat, Bourbon, snygg lakritston i avslutning. Klassiskt, gott och snyggt!
Tried
on 04 Jun 2023
at 10:04