Comments on: Surly Darkness 2008

By: Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout « The Captain’s Chair

Founders Canadian Breakfast Stout « The Captain’s Chair — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:46:40 +0000

[...] it doesn’t really compare in my book to other A+ kind of imperial stouts I’ve had like Darkness or Dark Lord. Just not the same kind of inately satisfying depth and chocolatey warmth the [...]

By: Dark Lord Weekend 2009 - Part Two « The Captain’s Chair

Dark Lord Weekend 2009 - Part Two « The Captain’s Chair — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:30:59 +0000

[...] was far different than what I recalled from the only other beer I can justifiably compare it to, Surly Darkness. Not as sweet as I expected, but the malt did a nice job of balancing the alcohol heat, which only [...]

By: Dark Lord, Here I Come « The Captain’s Chair

Dark Lord, Here I Come « The Captain’s Chair — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:26:49 +0000

[...] is deserving of every last bit of credit it gets. If this year’s version is anywhere near Surly Darkness 2008 (and I’m certain it will be), the drive to Chicago to get it will seem like a relatively [...]

By: Surly 16 Grit Double IPA « The Captain’s Chair

Surly 16 Grit Double IPA « The Captain’s Chair — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:22:23 +0000

[...] was open to sharing his single growler of it with me in exchange for some other good stuff, like Darkness. Only problem was, I’d of course guzzled down all my bombers (again, I’m not the most [...]

By: ExperiMint Imperial Stout « The Captain’s Chair

ExperiMint Imperial Stout « The Captain’s Chair — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:32:45 +0000

[...] safeguard into the mix, I’m going to turn this into an Imperial stout, in the spirit of Surly Darkness or North Coast Old Rasputin. The extra malt should help ensure the mint isn’t going to take [...]

By: The Surly Tour « The Captain’s Chair

The Surly Tour « The Captain’s Chair — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:38:13 +0000

[...] what they expected to see on the tour, and whether or not there might be some free samples of Darkness at the end of the night. Fat chance, I thought to myself. Darkness isn’t something you just [...]

By: Stone Imperial Russian Stout « The Captain’s Chair

Stone Imperial Russian Stout « The Captain’s Chair — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:50:19 +0000

[...] been mixing a handful of nice stouts into my repertoire over the past month or so, including Surly Darkness, Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout and my very own Oatmeal Coffee Stout. I also have a number of others on [...]

By: Sierra and Sam: Two New Craft Beers I’m Looking Forward To « The Captain’s Chair

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:53:02 +0000

[...] I’m VERY curious to see what this one is like and how it stacks up to other examples like Surly Darkness or Three Floyds Dark Lord. Even more interested in how they’ll market it. Possibly related [...]

By: Minneapolis Town Hall Masala Mama IPA « The Captain’s Chair

Minneapolis Town Hall Masala Mama IPA « The Captain’s Chair — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:06:38 +0000

[...] end of the spectrum from a style standpoint compared to what I had last night. But quality-wise, it’s right up there. I even had it with a heaping portion of chicken pad [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:56:02 +0000

I can’t wait. Yummm