Darkness with Friends: Other Half (2023)
Surly Brewing Co.
- From:
- Surly Brewing Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Russian Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.26 | pDev: 4.46%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 13, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 28, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Darkness Day 2023 variant: Old Fitzgerald bourbon barrel-aged with Cloud Cover Hayissa Olocho Keramo coffee and vanilla beans added.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by mwilbur from Minnesota
4.33/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 750 mL bottle into Darkness snifter.
A: Pours a very thick and murky dark black brown hue with 1 inch dark mocha head with very good retention.
S: Boozy dark chocolate, molasses, charred oak, vanilla, leather, dark roast coffee, and hints of caramel and cream. Potent!
T: Smooth and earthy dark chocolate, vanilla, toasted caramel, molasses, and dark roast coffee with cream.
M: Heavy body. Thick and velvety feel. Layers of dark sweetness hides the high ABV very well. Lingers nicely on the palate.
D: A solid variant, but not my favorite variant. I find bourbon barrel-aging tends to take Darkness back a half-step. While barrel elements are added, it loses the fresh hop component that really adds something special.
Mar 28, 2024A: Pours a very thick and murky dark black brown hue with 1 inch dark mocha head with very good retention.
S: Boozy dark chocolate, molasses, charred oak, vanilla, leather, dark roast coffee, and hints of caramel and cream. Potent!
T: Smooth and earthy dark chocolate, vanilla, toasted caramel, molasses, and dark roast coffee with cream.
M: Heavy body. Thick and velvety feel. Layers of dark sweetness hides the high ABV very well. Lingers nicely on the palate.
D: A solid variant, but not my favorite variant. I find bourbon barrel-aging tends to take Darkness back a half-step. While barrel elements are added, it loses the fresh hop component that really adds something special.
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