Surly Brewing Company Darkness (2024)

Darkness (2024)
(Batch of Darkness)

 

Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Rotating
Score
7.44
ABV: 12.0% IBU: - Ticks: 230
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.
 

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8.1
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


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Bitter Pops. Black with beige head. Old school imperial stout. Nice roastiness. Dark chocolate and cocoa. Medium sweetness with some bitterness in finish. Good stuff.

Tried from Draft on 03 Nov 2024 at 23:00


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Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2024 at 23:38