Darkness | Surly Brewing Company

4.56/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Appearance - Pours jet black like used motor oil with mocha colored head.

Aroma - Tobacco, leather, dark fruit and molasses.

Taste - Just tons of roasted malts, dark chocolate, vanilla, tobacco and molasses.

Feel - Full bodied and creamy so very smooth. No sign of the alcohol.

Overall- Just an amazing beer wonderful flavors and smooth.

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4.25/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

On tap at Mikkeller Tokyo (Grand Opened party)

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4.75/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

4.38/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25

4.29/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

5/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

4.9/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Bomber poured into a snifter. No bottle date or abv but it looks like it's a 2016 vintage from the artwork.

Pour is complete perfection. Totally dark with a milk chocolate colored two finger head that slows goes down. Really nice lacing and the head lingers even after 5 minutes of pouring it. Incredible.

Smell is ridiculous also. Roasted coffee, chocolate, vanilla, brown sugar, hickory spice. Blown away.

Taste is unsurprisingly amazing. Huge chocolate and molasses, roasted malt, creamy vanilla, oak / wood, and a lovely bitter coffee bean flavor. I'm really struggling not giving this a perfect score in the taste category.

Feel is perfect in my opinion. Thick with very little carbonation. The creamy head makes for an amazing mouthfeel.

Overall this is easily my favorite Russian Imperial Stout I've ever had. Honestly may be the best beer I've ever had. This is a flawless beer to me and an immaculate example of a RIS.

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4.84/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

4.53/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.87/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

4.43/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.59/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.35/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.5/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.25/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.47/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

2015 Bat edition...

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4.5/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

4.25/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.5/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.68/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

4.79/5  rDev +6.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75

4.44/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.13/5  rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

4.24/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.33/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25