Darkness Day 2014 Thread

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  1. sean_mpls

    sean_mpls Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Minnesota

    "barrel aged", "vanilla", "rye whisky"
     
    #81 sean_mpls, Jul 29, 2014
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  2. ToadiesForCody

    ToadiesForCody Initiate (0) Oct 30, 2013 Minnesota

    It says barrel aged in the description...
     
    #82 ToadiesForCody, Jul 29, 2014
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  3. SipIt

    SipIt Pundit (752) Jul 18, 2013 Minnesota
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    The description. She's hoarding this massively opaque barrel aged stout screaming with notes of .... rye whiskey.

    edit: the others beat me to it, didn't mean for an onslaught of replies, lol.
     
    #83 SipIt, Jul 29, 2014
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  4. lonewolfcry

    lonewolfcry Pooh-Bah (1,994) Dec 7, 2007 Minnesota
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    Yep, I was missing that.
    Thanks for opening my eyes!

    Edit: WOW!
     
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  5. shadetree67

    shadetree67 Savant (1,072) Sep 11, 2013 Minnesota
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    This was a well kept secret by surly. I'm excited to try it but am curious what the price will be like
     
    #85 shadetree67, Jul 29, 2014
  6. billhelm

    billhelm Pundit (871) Feb 9, 2011 Minnesota

    Matches the COLA Database. It's legit.
     
    #86 billhelm, Jul 29, 2014
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  7. TboneRN

    TboneRN Initiate (0) Mar 30, 2014 Minnesota

    With it saying "rye" whiskey barrels
    I wonder if it's in the high west rye barrels that surly 8 was in
     
    #87 TboneRN, Jul 29, 2014
  8. HoudiniRN

    HoudiniRN Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2014 Minnesota

    I'm only assuming this is going to be a "variant"? No way with their distribution map that they could BA that much Darkness...

    Nonetheless Kudos to putting one of the best damn beers on some oak... I haven't been this excited for the merger of 2 things since the Kim Kayne wedding...
     
    #88 HoudiniRN, Jul 29, 2014
  9. sean_mpls

    sean_mpls Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Minnesota

    Label just says "2014 Darkness". Doesn't seem like it's a variant.
     
    #89 sean_mpls, Jul 29, 2014
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  10. HoudiniRN

    HoudiniRN Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2014 Minnesota

    Can't argue that...You think this is the end of straight up RIS Darkness?
     
    #90 HoudiniRN, Jul 29, 2014
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  11. sean_mpls

    sean_mpls Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Minnesota

    Maybe then I'll hear someone whine, "It was better before it was barrel aged." and I can finally quit liking beer.
     
    #91 sean_mpls, Jul 29, 2014
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  12. HoudiniRN

    HoudiniRN Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2014 Minnesota

    This cracked me up... You know it's coming...
     
    #92 HoudiniRN, Jul 29, 2014
  13. kscaldef

    kscaldef Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2010 Oregon

    Not sure why you say that. Goose Island, FW, Deschutes BA huge quantities of beer and distribute them more-or-less nationwide.
     
    #93 kscaldef, Jul 29, 2014
  14. MisterMike

    MisterMike Initiate (0) Jun 2, 2014 Minnesota
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    Something doesn't add up to me. I just was at a Surly tasting at Princeton Liquors and I specifically asked the beer rep if they ever planned on doing a barrel aged version of Darkness. He straight up just said "Not that he knew of". Why would they not want this info released? Wouldn't it just bring more hype to the beer release? Do they not want this for some reason? I don't get it.
     
    #94 MisterMike, Jul 29, 2014
  15. treznor

    treznor Pooh-Bah (1,814) Dec 20, 2006 North Carolina
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    Beer rep meaning a brewery rep or a distributor rep? If its a distributor rep there's a good chance that Surly hasn't told them. There's also a good chance that Surly wants to announce it when they want to announce it, not dribble it out a little at a time (label approvals notwithstanding).
     
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  16. hoeg0015

    hoeg0015 Initiate (0) Jul 15, 2008 Minnesota

    I guess I'll be happy to be a minority voice on this one. The few times I've been able to have a barrel-aged version of Darkness, I've been underwhelmed. Now, they've likely dialed up the recipe for an official release so it's to their standards, and I'm sure it will be delicious, but everyone is barrel-aging everything and there was something great about a straight-up, hoppy, tasty stout, that needed no barrel or cellar treatment. It feels a little bit like caving in to me...
     
    #96 hoeg0015, Jul 30, 2014
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  17. HoudiniRN

    HoudiniRN Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2014 Minnesota

    Confirmed tonight that this is not a variant - all darkness this year will be BA'd...@sean_mpls is 100% correct...
     
    #97 HoudiniRN, Jul 30, 2014
  18. DaveAnderson

    DaveAnderson Initiate (0) Jan 11, 2011 Minnesota

    I had several bottles stolen last year, including 2011 Sour in the Rye and Vlad the Imp Aler. Left me questioning whether I should go again.
     
    #98 DaveAnderson, Jul 30, 2014
  19. lonewolfcry

    lonewolfcry Pooh-Bah (1,994) Dec 7, 2007 Minnesota
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    Did your source say how long the beer will be in the barrels before bottling?
     
    #99 lonewolfcry, Jul 30, 2014
  20. sean_mpls

    sean_mpls Initiate (0) Sep 11, 2012 Minnesota

    Haven't most if not all of the special Darkness firkins been wood-aged Darkness with bourbon added and not truly a barrel aged Darkness? I know some true barrel aged Darkness exists but I know people confuse it with bourbon and wood-aged versions.
     
    #100 sean_mpls, Jul 30, 2014
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