Surly Brewing Company Darkness 2023 - Cold Smoked Cherry

Darkness 2023 - Cold Smoked Cherry

 

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

  Stout - Smoked Special Out of Production
Score
7.05
ABV: 12.0% IBU: - Ticks: 2
Smoke 'em if you got 'em. Barrel-Aged Darkness laid down on cold-smoked cherries and dark sweet cherry puree. Brewed by Surly's Adam Dahl.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Darkness Day. Pours black with a dark earthy brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has smoke and earthy dark grains with some roast and just touch of cherry underlying. Flavor combines smoke and sweet dark grains with some light peat coming through and a hint of roast.

Tried from Draft at Surly Brewing Company on 04 Oct 2025 at 21:28


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Boxed pint can, 1/23/24. Black, large brown head, good retention. Aroma of roast, chocolate, smoke, cherry. Taste is roast, chocolate, smoke, sweet cherry. Full bodied. Nice.

Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2025 at 01:29