Great bluesy rock band tonight #HorrocksLansing #Biergarten "The Kennedy Affair". A pour of #surlybrewing Dry Irish Stout. A pour in the inside of #HorrocksLansing Tavern #schlafly oatmeal stout. #beer #bier #bskybeer #beersky @sciencemonkey.bsky.social
The last of the #surlyBrewing tasters was the Smoked Porter.
No picture, not really worth one. Hardly any smoke, even after fully warmed. Meh Porter flavor, just disappointing.
There was some discussion of the nose resembling hot dog water…not the comparison you really want.
#craftBeer #bSkyBeer
That second #surlyBrewing glass? The Dopplebock!
Light and refreshing with a nice caramel body. First time I have had this one, there will be a second.
#craftBeer #bSkyBeer
Two glasses of beer, one short and ruby colored, the other tall and dark, both sporting the Surly logo, perched on a tan wooden table
Another birthday to celebrate, and a free beer at #surlyBrewing!
Coffee Bender Brown Ale - Big coffee on this brown, a pleasant malt and bitter finish
Paired with some simply AMaZInG food, the molé pork bowl and Darkness cake for dessert made for a lovely evening.
#craftBeer #celebrate #bSkyBeer
Free beer in the Toast app? Please and thank you! #atTheSource
#surlyBrewing 2026 barrel-aged Darkness from the Bottle Project.
A lighter body for the 2026, heavy on the bourbon with dark fruits hints and notes of cherry and smoke.
#stouturday #itsAlwaysStoutSeason #stout #bSkyBeer
Listen to Let's Have a Beer and Talk About It on Spotify Amazon Audible iHeartRadio Player FM Samsung Podcasts and Boomplay. We combine for 0 #FastandFurious views guest Peter Soman catches us up over a #FuriousIPA from #SurlyBrewing. + a quiz of most popular MLB team by state.
Surly Brewing Reveals 2026 Barrel-Aged Darkness mybeerbuzz.com/surly-brewin... @surly #SurlyBrewing #Minnesota #Darkness #beernews #newbeer #beer #beers
A tall brown bottle with a black neck wax seal and a mint green label showing a white house surrounded by ghosts. A 1/2 full snifter of dark beer is to the right.
These single serving 750ml bottles, such a hassle 😜
Finishing off the #surlyBrewing Midnight Mint Darkness #stout
2 days open, gotta say drink it fresh. Flattened flavors, still minty and flavorful, a bit sharper on the finish.
#itsAlwaysStoutSeason #craftBeer #bSkyBeer
A stout glass half full of dark beer stands next to a large brown bottle with a black wax neck cover and a mint-green label picturing a house surrounded by ghosts
#stouturday continues and the crisp temps lead me to #surlyBrewing Midnight Mint Darkness 2025 imperial #stout
Minty nose, a cocoa rich body with a smooth mouthfeel and a lasting minty finish. A 2025 Darkness Day exclusive, you had to buy it there!
#itsAlwaysStoutSeason #letItWarm #bSkyBeer
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I'm posting my favorites of the year every day this month. Follow along!
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#badcopbadcop #surlybrewing #darknessday #bestof2025 #live #music #photography #livemusic #Concert #minnesotaphotographer #pentax
Far too many war driving devices cover a shin black countertop. Three JHewitt units, two phones, and 5 AtomGPS devices
What, you think this is an excessive amount of #wardrive gear to visit #surlyBrewing?
#iykyk #wardrive #allTheWifi @wiglenet.bsky.social
A short snifter glass of dark beer with the Surly Brewing logo sits atop a beer hall menu
An afternoon visit to #surlyBrewing for Darkest Day of the Year with the kids
2021 Blueberry Crumble Darkness
2023 Parker's Heritage Heavy Char Darkness
2023 Holiday Party
2023 King Harvest
2025 Mint Darkness
2025 Splitting the S
Enjoyed one and all!
#stouturday #itsAlwaysStoutSeason #bSkyBeer
A shiny gold pint can with black lettering. It’s “Niiice”!
A light ocean-blue can has a large cresting wave with surfers on it. A chocolate covered coconut ball, half eaten, is to the right
Friend group annual holiday party 🎉 it’s not a heavy beer crowd, but tons of laughs, awesome food and excellent people.
#surlyBrewing This Beer is Niiice
#kona Big Wave
#drinkLocal #friends #drinkCheck #bSkyBeer
A ceramic beer mug in shades of blue has a Celtic dragon emblem on its side. A 750ml bottle is to the right with a label showing a creepy gold cabin surrounded by red ghosts
A #surlyBrewing 2025 #darknessDay collab, not sure if we’ll find this one again.
Darkness w/Friends: #SchellsBeer #stout #tattersall #evanWilliams
Light orange on the nose, really nice interplay of snappy citrus orange & dark flavors in a rich body. Let it warm!
#itsAlwaysStoutSeason #bSkyBeer
A snifter glass half full of dark beer is on a shiny counter next to a tall brown bottle. It’s painted label in red white and black pictures a skeletal pig who is not happy with life
Back to back to back meetings make your eyes look like these… reason to finish a bottle!
#SurlyBrewing 2025 Darkness
Open but capped two days, the hoppy spice and licorice have grown stronger for a more lasting finish. My other bottles will age a while longer.
#itsAlwaysStoutSeason #bSkyBeer
A tall snifter full of dark beer with a thick tan head. The tall bottle has a black wax dipped neck and a devilish white and red terror pig on its front.
There's a story from early American folklore that has been passed down to the present day. It goes something like this.... Down in the hollow there lived a conjuring woman named Old Betty. Her only companion was a razorback hog. One day, a trespassing hunter shot the hog and brought it to the butcher. Furious, Old Betty cast a spell to bring her one true friend back to life. The hog came back…wrong. And the hunter was never heard from again. Legend has it that when the moon is full, you can still see Old Betty's friend stalking the hollow, astride the hunter's horse, searching for the one thing better than revenge: Darkness, Surlys celebrated imperial stout, and its signature notes af coffee, chocolate, and cherry. So if you’re in the hollow one night, under a full moon, enjoying a bottle of Darkness? You may have some interesting company. We recommend sharing.
Monday morning came in like the bottle art on this #SurlyBrewing Darkness 2025, snorting and cranky.
I’ll embrace the #darkness
Deep complexity, licorice nose, coffee and chocolate with a hoppy spice note and a slightly bitter stone fruit finish.
#darkness #itsAlwaysStoutSeason #stout
Fonio fest bier at #surlybrewing. Fonio is a gluten free grain from West Africa. I think it adds a little more sweetness to this beer. It works well in a fest beer. #beer #mnbeer #mnbrewery #craft beer
Forgot to post the tasting lists from #darknessDay - wish I could’ve stayed all day!
The BA Cherry Vanilla was sold out 😢
#craftBeer #itsAlwaysStoutSeason #surlyBrewing #bSkyBeer
It’s Not every day that you meet #babesInToyland lead #loriBarbero and buy retro t-shirts and share anecdotes of a play (What the Constitution Means to Me) that used their music as prelude 4 years ago at the Guthrie…
#darknessDay #surlybrewing
It’s the annual celebration of new Darkness releases from #surlyBrewing. Filled with tastings of Darkness #stout new and old, metal and punk bands, good food, great people watching, tattoos and “body art”, merch and schwag, and did I mention beer?
And I met Lori Barbero of Babes In Toyland!
Bottles of Surly beer - all 750ml size brown bottles either colorful labels Midnight Mint Darkness Schell’s collab 2025 Darkness x 3 Horchata Darkness Barrel-Aged 2025 Darkness
This years #darknessDay at #surlyBrewing haul. One Gluttony package + an extra 2025 Darkness
Midnight Mint Darkness
Schell’s collab
2025 Darkness x 3
Horchata Darkness
Barrel-Aged 2025 Darkness
#craftBeer #itsAlwaysStoutSeason #bSkyBeer #stout
And we’re gonna wrap #darknessDay #stouturday with a 2018(!) Darkness vintage pour. Sublime w/boozy bourbon and chocolate spiced body, smooth at 18%+ & everything one could want on a beautiful afternoon!
Cheers to my wife for attending and putting up with me. 😎
#itsAlwaysStoutSeason #surlyBrewing
And with 12%+ beers flowing, ya gotta eat!
Can You Get Us Some Beer wood fire pizza hits the spot! Vegan friendly even 😎
#stouturday #pizza #craftBeer #surlyBrewing #bSkyBeer
Tasting #2 is 2021 Blueberry Crumble #darkness on this #stouturday
Found a spot in the shade. Big big authentic blueberry nose, but not as much blueberry body. A bit thin and the carbonation overrides the flavors. Ok but not a favorite.
#itsAlwaysStoutSeason #surlyBrewing #stout #bSkyBeer
Sample #1 when #stouturday is #darknessDay at #surlybrewing
2020 Double Vanilla #darkness is rich with chocolate and vanilla and a snappy boozy finish.
Please AND thank you!
#itsAlwaysStoutSeason
I’m the guy in the Guinness shirt…
Oooh boy, two more sleeps until #darknessDay
#surlyBrewing #craftBeer #bSkyBeer
Damn good stuff! #cheers 🍻
One week until #darknessDay 2025, can’t wait for the new varietals. NOT going into retail distribution this year, got my 6 bottles on reserve.
#itsAlwaysStoutSeason #surlyBrewing
A snifter glass of dark beer is next to a black box with shiny gold lettering, next to a black pint can with the same bold golden letters spelling “DARKNESS”
Work event at #surlyBrewing - drink tickets covered the basics but when you are at the source, it’s worth buying the good stuff!
2023 Coco Nitro Darkness #stout is my jam - rich & dark with cocoa, vanilla, & chocolate. Sadly they can’t sell you a can to take home 😢
#itsAlwaysStoutSeason #bSkyBeer
Surly Brewing Nitro Peace Coffee Ale. A banger. The nitro makes this very smooth and then the coffee kicks you in the face.
#SurlyBrewing #beersky #brewsky #beer
A tall brown bottle with a black wax neck ring and a black painted label showing a skeletal white horse with red lettering. A tall snifter is to the right, half full of dark beer
Happy 4th Everyone! Be safe out there!
Gonna be hot AF here, but to me #itsAlwaysStoutSeason
With lunch we’ll finish off the #surlybrewing Darkness 2024
Opened yesterday, a night in the fridge darkness has amped up the hoppy finish. Still lovely rich!
Making plans for later too…
#bSkyBeer
