2016 Surly Darkness

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  1. shadetree67

    shadetree67 Savant (1,072) Sep 11, 2013 Minnesota
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    I spoke to todd a few weeks back. He said the volume of ba darkness this year will be similar to last year. No additional variants in the works
     
    #61 shadetree67, Jul 12, 2016
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  2. BottleCaps80

    BottleCaps80 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2013 Iowa

    Spread out to three new states and that's a lot less BA Darkness to go around.
     
    #62 BottleCaps80, Jul 12, 2016
  3. Eric_H

    Eric_H Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2015 South Dakota

    oh yeah you have my exact thoughts in mind with three more states I was wondering if they considered or even could increase the brew amounts this year or I bet it will be really scarce.

    I hope to get to Darkness day again so not super worried but if that falls through I will be concerned about even getting any this year.
     
    #63 Eric_H, Jul 12, 2016
  4. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    I get why BA Darkness is limited, but not why non-BA Darkness is limited. Seems like it is popular and they'd sell as much as they can make. Do they lack enough Unicorn hairs or Phoenix feathers?
     
    #64 bbtkd, Jul 12, 2016
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  5. richardflyr

    richardflyr Initiate (0) Jul 28, 2009 Connecticut
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    So no confirmed date for Darkness Day 2016 yet?
     
    #65 richardflyr, Jul 12, 2016
  6. MrUse

    MrUse Pundit (835) Jun 20, 2015 Minnesota

    Sounds like they are going to brew more Darkness this year, pushing BA Darkness back to Feb/March. At least that's what Todd was saying on the Mn Beercast a while back.
     
    #66 MrUse, Jul 12, 2016
  7. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    I read it was Saturday, October 29th, but not sure how confirmed that is.
     
    #67 bbtkd, Jul 12, 2016
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  8. bbtkd

    bbtkd Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,790) Sep 20, 2015 South Dakota
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    Bad news I guess for those looking for BA, but good news if they're increasing non-BA output. Must have found more unicorn!!!!!
     
    #68 bbtkd, Jul 12, 2016
  9. mikevanatta

    mikevanatta Initiate (0) Sep 29, 2014 Minnesota

    So, if this is true, it likely means those of us going to Darkness Day are no longer guaranteed a bottle of BA Darkness. Bummer.
     
    #69 mikevanatta, Jul 12, 2016
  10. midwesterner

    midwesterner Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2015 Iowa

    If there is, in fact, a Darkness Day....
     
    #70 midwesterner, Jul 12, 2016
  11. KarlHungus

    KarlHungus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,315) Feb 19, 2005 Minnesota
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    It would be really nice if Surly kept BA Darkness in Minnesota being that it is the beer community here that allowed them to become what they are now.
     
    #71 KarlHungus, Jul 12, 2016
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  12. poetpowr

    poetpowr Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2014 Minnesota

    Todd said there not be any variants ...ever...
     
    #72 poetpowr, Jul 12, 2016
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  13. jsdavis422

    jsdavis422 Zealot (627) May 15, 2012 Minnesota

    Technically speaking I would consider 2015 BA Darkness a variant...There was also that pappy BA version I had on tap at the old brewery around 2013ish?. I even have had double dry hopped darkness on tap at the old brewery that's kind of a variant as well. So there! :slight_smile:

    EDIT: BTW, just messing with ya. I don't think we are going to see a Darkness Bramble or vanilla rye or anything... which I am sure was more what he was talking about.
     
    #73 jsdavis422, Jul 12, 2016
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  14. sean_mpls

    sean_mpls Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Minnesota

    Weren't those just casks with bourbon added?
     
    #74 sean_mpls, Jul 12, 2016
  15. maximum12

    maximum12 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,686) Jan 21, 2008 Minnesota
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    If they're the ones I'm thinking of, they had bourbon-soaked oak spirals added.
     
    #75 maximum12, Jul 12, 2016
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  16. poetpowr

    poetpowr Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2014 Minnesota

    if we can't razz people and laugh and joke, the world is a sad, sad place. prost!
     
    #76 poetpowr, Jul 13, 2016
  17. poetpowr

    poetpowr Initiate (0) Dec 21, 2014 Minnesota

    Yes. you are correct about that is a good summary about what he was talking about
     
    #77 poetpowr, Jul 13, 2016
  18. TboneRN

    TboneRN Initiate (0) Mar 30, 2014 Minnesota

    Why won't we see brandy darkness, vanilla darkness, etc?
     
    #78 TboneRN, Jul 13, 2016
  19. JakeJohnson

    JakeJohnson Pundit (897) Jan 30, 2015 Minnesota
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    This statement is missing a critical helping verb. Is it "may not" or "will not"?
     
    #79 JakeJohnson, Jul 13, 2016
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  20. TboneRN

    TboneRN Initiate (0) Mar 30, 2014 Minnesota

    Man, how much more do they need...they already make something like 35,000 bottles per year
     
    #80 TboneRN, Jul 13, 2016
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