More Darkness on the way

Discussion in 'Great Lakes' started by Revenant, Jan 9, 2014.

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  1. Revenant

    Revenant Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2012 Minnesota

    Surly Brewing Company
    Surly Nation, more Darkness cometh!

    Starting the week of January 20, a very limited shipment of Darkness 2013 bottles will be going out to craft beer/liquor stores around the Twin Cities, and for the first time into the Chicagoland area too. It's a smaller batch than in October, but we've also been able to ship kegs of Darkness out to a number of bars in both metro areas. So if you're not able to find a bottle, there'll still be plenty of places to grab a Darkness, again.

    As always, if you see bottles in stock or Darkness on tap, let Surly Nation know via Twitter using the ‪#‎surlydarkness‬ hashtag.
     
    #1 Revenant, Jan 9, 2014
  2. SudsSavant

    SudsSavant Savant (1,038) Jan 9, 2007 Minnesota
    Trader

    ...and now we know why the Darkness sales at the release were stopped after the wristband time was up.
     
    #2 SudsSavant, Jan 9, 2014
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  3. RKPStogie

    RKPStogie Initiate (0) Nov 4, 2011 Minnesota

    Exactly...
     
    #3 RKPStogie, Jan 9, 2014
  4. MNPikey

    MNPikey Pooh-Bah (1,693) Feb 27, 2011 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Money is money.
     
    #4 MNPikey, Jan 9, 2014
  5. dc55110

    dc55110 Savant (1,116) Oct 24, 2010 Minnesota

    Nope, whole new batch.
     
    #5 dc55110, Jan 9, 2014
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  6. mmulebarn

    mmulebarn Initiate (0) Sep 1, 2013 Minnesota

    If it's a new batch does that mean we get another darkness day?
     
    #6 mmulebarn, Jan 9, 2014
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  7. Zarnold_Quigley

    Zarnold_Quigley Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2014 Minnesota

    And we know that it will be next to impossible to find
     
    #7 Zarnold_Quigley, Jan 9, 2014
  8. Revenant

    Revenant Initiate (0) Aug 8, 2012 Minnesota

    Well, Four Firkins is in the top 5 for Surly sales so I am sure they will get a nice little allotment.
     
    #8 Revenant, Jan 9, 2014
  9. jera1350

    jera1350 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2007 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    ... that will last about 10 minutes in the middle of the day.
     
    #9 jera1350, Jan 9, 2014
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  10. igor

    igor Crusader (425) Nov 7, 2009 Minnesota

    More Darkness is cool with me. Although I'm worried that this will delay 8.
     
    #10 igor, Jan 9, 2014
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  11. sean_mpls

    sean_mpls Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Minnesota

    Why would it delay it? Hasn't it already been brewed and put into barrels?
     
    #11 sean_mpls, Jan 9, 2014
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  12. igor

    igor Crusader (425) Nov 7, 2009 Minnesota

    Sorry. Lame attempt at Midwest BA humor on my part.
     
    #12 igor, Jan 9, 2014
  13. sean_mpls

    sean_mpls Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Minnesota

    Ah, sorry. Makes sense now. :slight_smile:
     
    #13 sean_mpls, Jan 9, 2014
  14. runfoodrun

    runfoodrun Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2008 Minnesota

    When it's ready!
     
    #14 runfoodrun, Jan 9, 2014
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  15. AnalogErik

    AnalogErik Initiate (0) Jul 23, 2013 Minnesota

    And if you ask for it you will get this as a response:

    "Harumph! We are a destination liquor store, that sold out a long time ago."
     
    #15 AnalogErik, Jan 9, 2014
  16. StPaulSuds

    StPaulSuds Initiate (0) Oct 31, 2011 Minnesota

    After reading a few of these posts, you would think Surly brewing and selling more Darkness was a bad thing...Wow...

    For those who missed out on Darkness Day they now have another shot at grabbing a bottle or two, or being able to try it on tap at a bar or the tap room is a great thing...but thats just my opinion.
     
    #16 StPaulSuds, Jan 9, 2014
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  17. Douggo

    Douggo Initiate (0) Oct 24, 2009 Minnesota

    Basically, the only distribution system I can get behind is direct delivery to my door, free of product costs and delivery charges. Otherwise, all parties involved are assholes, from the growing of the hops and barley to the consumption by some other asshole on this forum.
    Good day, sir.
     
    #17 Douggo, Jan 9, 2014
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  18. McRyan

    McRyan Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2012 Minnesota

    Happy for the Chicago market!
     
    #18 McRyan, Jan 9, 2014
  19. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    New Batch ? or just more like last year ... it was held last year for Chicago then released to our market
     
    #19 gatornation, Jan 9, 2014
  20. surly1987

    surly1987 Initiate (0) Apr 26, 2011 Minnesota

    haven't been on BA for quite some time...has surly announced what they're doing for surly 8 as far as style, barrel-aging, etc? I'm sure there's a forum surrounding the topic already but I couldn't find one in a basic search. any info would be appreciated!
     
    #20 surly1987, Jan 10, 2014
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