2014 Darkness: On Tap

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  1. Jack_Deichert

    Jack_Deichert Initiate (0) May 20, 2014 Minnesota

    Thanks for the update! I was hoping with a name like "darkness night" Bulldog would have some older versions of it.
     
    #21 Jack_Deichert, Oct 28, 2014
  2. Centinela

    Centinela Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2014 Minnesota

    #22 Centinela, Oct 28, 2014
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  3. evilgenius1917

    evilgenius1917 Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2009 Minnesota

    #23 evilgenius1917, Oct 28, 2014
  4. JMN44

    JMN44 Pundit (809) Sep 19, 2013 Minnesota

    This doesn't bother me but I think Surly should have named this years bottles BA Darkness or something to separate it from the regular Darkness version being sold on tap. As much as I like a barrel aged stout, it would be great to have the option to buy regular Darkness in bottles as well as BA Darkness. Maybe with the new brewery it will be an option next year to buy either variety.
     
    #24 JMN44, Oct 28, 2014
  5. mmulebarn

    mmulebarn Initiate (0) Sep 1, 2013 Minnesota

    So which version was on tap at Stub&Herbs for Darkness eve?
     
    #25 mmulebarn, Oct 28, 2014
  6. maximum12

    maximum12 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,686) Jan 21, 2008 Minnesota
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    #26 maximum12, Oct 28, 2014
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  7. BuckettOfBeer

    BuckettOfBeer Zealot (506) Mar 19, 2010 Minnesota

    I'd like to know this as well. The 2014 I had at Stubs tasted strongly of marshmallows (or vanilla, whatever) that I would attribute to a barrel. However, I didn't get any real woody or whiskey flavors. Either way it was tasty, though taste buds may have been compromised after several other big beers :slight_smile:
     
    #27 BuckettOfBeer, Oct 28, 2014
  8. mypenguin

    mypenguin Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2009 Minnesota

    $6 for 1 or $11 for both in Rochester at Wildwood. R
     
    #28 mypenguin, Oct 28, 2014
  9. mothman

    mothman Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,016) Jun 21, 2007 Minnesota
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    Does my statement of talking directly to Omar not count? :slight_frown:
     
    #29 mothman, Oct 28, 2014
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  10. HoudiniRN

    HoudiniRN Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2014 Minnesota

    @gopher44 - Curious if ya know... Unfortunately with the likes of BA Silhouette, Whiskey 10-50, Rum 10-50, Rum King... All I remember is that I ordered it - and it was good...
     
    #30 HoudiniRN, Oct 28, 2014
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  11. maximum12

    maximum12 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,686) Jan 21, 2008 Minnesota
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    Wasn't referring to you, since you had a basis for your post, sir! So either Omar is wrong, you heard wrong, or the Surly rep is wrong. It seems odd that Surly would keg regular Darkness & bottle BA Darkness, but I know nothing. For about 22 hours, at least!
     
    #31 maximum12, Oct 28, 2014
  12. evilgenius1917

    evilgenius1917 Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2009 Minnesota

    I'd rather be right without a source than wrong with one.
     
    #32 evilgenius1917, Oct 28, 2014
  13. maximum12

    maximum12 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,686) Jan 21, 2008 Minnesota
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    At least a mild case of attribution would be nice, since you're just another faceless internet creature. Otherwise, it looks like everyone is just guessing (including you), since we have people making definitive statements on both sides.

    Whatever, I'll drink whatever form of Darkness is in my glass tomorrow.
     
    #33 maximum12, Oct 28, 2014
  14. evilgenius1917

    evilgenius1917 Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2009 Minnesota

    My "guess" was corroborated by the tweet. I apologize for my disinterest in name dropping, clearly that activity is important to you.
     
    #34 evilgenius1917, Oct 28, 2014
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  15. HoudiniRN

    HoudiniRN Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2014 Minnesota

    Keep this up and we may get ourselves a new Assassin thread...
     
    #35 HoudiniRN, Oct 28, 2014
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  16. Centinela

    Centinela Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2014 Minnesota

    Darkness prices at Buffalo Tap -
    8 oz - $7.00
    12 oz. $9.00
    16 oz. - $14.00
    25 oz. - $18.00
     
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  17. nograz

    nograz Maven (1,424) Oct 30, 2013 Minnesota
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    What we need is the thunderdome.

    ...and lots of Darkness on tap.
     
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  18. Cyclone8

    Cyclone8 Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2011 Minnesota
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    He wasn't asking for name dropping, he was asking for simple corroboration (rather than just speculation, which runs rampant on this site). There's no reason for you to take a nasty dig at him when he was - very politely - looking for a source.
     
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  19. KarlHungus

    KarlHungus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,315) Feb 19, 2005 Minnesota
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    Paraphrased from what my Surly rep told me last week: Surly is brewing at capacity with their year round beers, and does not have tank space for seasonals like Darkness and Wet. The only way Surly was able to brew Darkness this year was to let it mature in another container. Thus, they brought in a bunch of high west whiskey casks.

    My extrapolation: if Surly wasn't able to acquire enough whiskey casks for whatever reason it makes sense for them to have kegged off whatever didn't fit in the casks.
     
    #39 KarlHungus, Oct 29, 2014
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  20. Rajaholick

    Rajaholick Zealot (678) Jan 9, 2011 Ohio
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    ugh, just stop making so much hell, cynic, furious, overrated. This stuff sits on shelves everywhere forever. make slightly less and sell it fresh instead
     
    #40 Rajaholick, Oct 29, 2014
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