2019 Surly Darkness Day Announces Dawn of Darkness Pour List

The field is set, and we now know a bit more about the all-star cast of beers and breweries who will be joining Surly Brewing for the 2019 Darkness Day. Last year, Surly debuted a full weekend of programming to heighten the experience surrounding the release of their cult-classic Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout. One of the biggest additions to Surly Darkness Day is Friday night’s Dawn of Darkness beer festival, which includes over 20 guest breweries, whose beers are not typically available in the state of Minnesota.

In advance of September 27th’s Dawn of Darkness, we’ve received a sneak preview of the beers being poured at the fest, and it seems the participating breweries all received the memo to bring out the big guns.

Keep in mind, this is an initial projected pour list and that all beers are subject to change, but here’s your first look at the 2019 Dawn of Darkness Pour List.

Brewery	Beer	Description
Aslin	San Diego	Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Aslin	Summer Frittata	Sour Ale
Brickstone	Shak'd Up w/Blackberry and Raspberry	Blackberry Raspberry Milkshake IPA
Brickstone	Barrel Aged Dark Secret	Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Burial Beer	I'm Actually Feeling Like All Is Right With The World and None of This Matters	Imperial Stout with Pecans, Honey, Vanilla Bean and Cinnamon
Burial Beer	Quietly into Empty Spaces	Bourbon Barrel Aged Bier De Garde with Brettanomyces and Honey
Casa Agria	Vagabond Breakfast	Imperial Stout Brewed with Coffee, Maple Syrup, and Peanut
Casa Agria	Drawn to Dawn	Imperial Stout Vermont Maple Syrup and Cinnamon
Casey Brewing & Blending	Stout Tribe	Imperial Stout Brewed with Cocoa and Vanilla
Casey Brewing & Blending	Funky Blender - Cherry (Bing)	Sour Ale Aged in Oak Barrels with Colorado Bing Cherries
Champion	Shower Beer	Czech Style Pils
Champion	War of Wrath	Barrel-Aged Sour
Culmination	Illusions of Grandeur	Breakfast Stout w/Vanilla Beans and Coffee
Culmination	Side Hustle	Hazy IPA w/Mouteka, Rakau, and Mosaic
Ecliptic	Phaser Hazy IPA	Hazy IPA with Citra, Azacca, Mosaic, Motueka, and Calypso hops
Ecliptic	Vega IPA	IPA
Great Notion	Double Stack	Imperial Breakfast Stout Fermented with Maple Syrup & Aged on Sumatra Coffee Beans
Great Notion	Blueberry Muffin	Blueberry Sour Ale
Hailstorm	Barrel-Aged Vlad Neopolitan	Barrel Aged Stout with Strawberries, Chocolate, and Vanilla
Hailstorm	Barrel-Aged Vlad Maple	Barrel Aged Stout with Maple Syrup
Hops and Grain	River Beer	Premium American Lager
Hops and Grain	Lupulin Rodeo	Jucy IPA
J. Wakefield	TBA	TBA
Mikerphone	Life is a Barleywine	Double Barrel Aged English Barleywine
Mikerphone	Mikerphone Drop	Double Dry Hopped Pale Ale w/ Citra Hops
Other Half	Other Half/Equilibrium Hello Gentlemen and Will	Imperial Stout with Almonds, Cocoa Nibs, Tahitian Vanilla, and Caramel.
Other Half	Double Dry Hopped Broccoli	Imperial IPA w / Cascade, Hallertau Blanc, Mosaic, Simcoe + Mosaic Lupulin Powder
Outer Range	In the Steep	IPA with Citra Hops
Outer Range	Double Dry Hopped Steezy	IPA with Mosaic and Nelson Sauvin Hops
Phase Three	Curvature: Neapolitan	Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry Imperial Stout
Phase Three	Curvature: Batch 1	Chocolate, Hazelnut Imperial Stout
The Rare Barrel	Home Sour, Home	Golden Sour Aged in Oak Barrels with Peaches, Cinnamon, and Vanilla Bean
The Rare Barrel	Map of the Sun	Golden Sour Aged in Oak Barrels with Apricots
Southern Grist	Batch One Theory - Fluffernutter	Blend of Two Oated Imperial Stouts Aged 9-12 months in Bourbon and Whiskey Barrels w/ Peanut Butter, Marshmallows, and Vanilla Beans
Southern Grist	Imperial Double Fruited Vanilla Black Currant Boysenberry Hill	Sour Ale Brewed with Vanilla, Black Currant, Boysenberry, and Lactose
Sun King	Pachanga	Mexican-Style Lager
Sun King	Barrel-Aged Shadow Proof	Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Superstition Meadery	Chocolate Grand Cru	Mead with White Chocolate, Vanilla, Blueberry, Blackberry, Strawberry, Raspberry, and Cocoa Nibs Aged in FO barrels
Superstition Meadery	Banana Havoc	Banana's Foster Mead Aged in Rum Barrels
Taxman	Evasion 2019	Imperial Belgian-style Stout aged in Bourbon Barrels
Taxman	Certified	Belgian-style Sour Quadrupel Ale Aged with Cherries
Three Weavers	Blood Junkie	Imperial Red
Three Weavers	Seafarer	German-Style Kolsch
Wiley Roots	Another One	Imperial Milk Stout with TCHO Chocolate Nibs, Milk Sugar, banana puree and strawberry
Wiley Roots	Raspberry Rhubarb County Fair Cobbler	Milkshake Sour IPA with Pureed Raspberry and Rhubarb, Graham Cracker, Cinnamon, Vanilla, Milk Sugar. Dry hopped with Vic Secret and Lemon Drop Hops
Wren House	Devil's Claw	Barrel-Aged Imperial Porter
Wren House	Desert Tropicale	Imperial Coconut Stout
Surly Brewing's Saloon (Fri & Sat)	Double Stuffed Darkness
Surly Brewing's Saloon (Fri & Sat)	Mole Darkness
Surly Brewing's Saloon (Fri & Sat)	Old Fashioned Darkness
Surly Brewing's Saloon (Fri & Sat)	2018 Fernet Darkness
Surly Brewing's Saloon (Fri & Sat)	2018 Cherry Vanilla Darkness
Surly Brewing's Saloon (Fri & Sat)	2019 Darkness
Surly Brewing's Saloon (Fri & Sat)	2019 BA Darkness
Surly Brewing's Saloon (Fri & Sat)	Double Barrel-Aged Pentagram
Surly Brewing's Saloon (Fri & Sat)	Temple
Surly Brewing's Saloon (Fri & Sat)	2017 BA Darkness

In addition to Friday’s Dawn of Darkness Beer Festival, Saturday’s Darkness Day Celebration brings Surly center stage with Surly vintage and rarity pours throughout the day to accompany musical performances from God Came from Space, The Blind Shake, Black Lips, and Eyehategod.

Darkness Day’s Pour List will also include:

Surly Casks (timed tappings at Darkness Day, Sat., Sept. 28):
Blood Orange Axe Man
Cynic with added passion fruit and mango
Smores Darkness
Nutella Darkness – Cacao and hazelnuts
German Chocolate Cake Darkness – german sweet chocolate, vanilla, toasted coconut and toasted pecans
Horchata Dark Phase
Rosé with Raspberries and lemon
Liquid Stardust with white grape juice
One Man Mosh Pit with different dry-hopped hops
Vintage Bottle Shop (beers will be available for purchase while supplies last, Fri, Sept. 27 – Sat., Sept. 28):
2009 Darkness
2010 Darkness
2011 Darkness
2012 Darkness
2013 Darkness
2015 Darkness
2015 BA Darkness
2016 BA Darkness
2017 BA Darkness
2019 BA Darkness
Four
Five
Syx
SeVIIn
Eight
Nein
2019 Darkness
Campground Beer (exclusive at Darkness Day)
End of the Internet (exclusive at Darkness Day)
None More Black (exclusive at Darkness Day)

Draft Trailer (the following beers will be available at the draft trailer on Sat., Sept. 28 only):

Furious IPA
Damien American Black Ale
Axe Man IPA
Sleek IPA
One Man Mosh Pit New England IPA
Rocket Surgery Hazy Ale
Liquid Stardust Brut IPA
Dark Phase Stout
Warp Zone Pils
Peel & Squeal Tart Ale with mango
2019 Darkness Russian Imperial Stout
Double Stuffed Darkness Rum Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout with vanilla beans and cacao
Mole Darkness Bourbon Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout with vanilla beans, chocolate, cinnamon and chilies
Old Fashioned Darkness Rye Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout with Moroccan sweet orange peel

Tickets are currently available for 2019 Darkness Day festivities, as well as for the 2019 Darkness and 2019 Darkness Variant Packages.

This year’s variant bottles will be available will only be available by purchasing a weekend variant ticket package. The Darkness Days Weekend Package which is available for $200 includes:

3 Bottles of 2019 Darkness with the option to purchase more.
3 Bottles of 2019 Darkness Variants (one bottle each)
Admission to Friday’s Dawn of Darkness Beer Festival (all you can sample-style beer fest)
Admission to Saturday’s Darkness Day which features live music, vintage, newly release, rare Surly beers, food trucks and more.
Reserved camping and parking from 9/27-9/29

Other packages include:

A Weekend Pass with No Bottles available for $55
A Friday Pass with no bottles available for $45
A Saturday Pass with no bottles available for $35

PorchDrinking is partnering with Surly Brewing to send a lucky fan to attend the 2019 Surly Darkness Day Weekend with a pair of Weekend Passes. Winner will be announced on Wednesday of this week.