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- Oct 3, 202675% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Surly Darkness Day 2026 Releases the 20th-Anniversary Darkness Stout
- 2026 Darkness bottles bought in the presale are picked up at Surly's Minneapolis brewery during Darkness Day, Saturday 3 October 2026, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.; packages not collected by 18 October are forfeited without refund[1][3]
- Darkness Day is Surly's biggest celebration of the year, with specialty beers, food and live music, and is free to attend; California punk band Lagwagon plays[2]
- Presale packages run from Wrath ($66.92) through Lust ($122.68) and Envy ($156.14) to Gluttony ($223.05); a single 2026 bottle is $22.31[1][3]
- The Jelly Donut brewer's variant is a Darkness Day exclusive, available with the Lust or Envy packages[2]
Notable features
- For Surly's 20th anniversary the label returns to the original 2007 Darkness art: Adam's Grim Reaper[1]
- 2026 variants: Affogato (bourbon-barrel-aged imperial stout with vanilla beans and espresso) and Jelly Donut (aged in Buffalo Trace Eagle Rare barrels with raspberry, vanilla bean and date syrup), plus a Darkness collaboration with Firestone Walker aged in Elijah Craig 19- and 20-year, Evan Williams 5-year and O'Shaughnessy barrels[3]
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- [1]75%shop.surlybrewing.com/products/2025-darkness-bottleshop.surlybrewing.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Oct 3, 2026 ✓· 25% of score
Surly's webstore: "Bottles will be picked up from the Minneapolis brewery during Surly Darkness Day on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026, between 11:00am - 5:00pm."
- [2]85%Surly Brewing Co.surlybrewing.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 25% of score
Surly's home page: 'Save the date! October 3, 2026, Darkness returns to Surly Brewing[1][3] Co. This is our biggest celebration of the year with specialty beers, food and live music. The event is free to attend'; Lagwagon plays a free show at Darkness Day on Saturday, October 3.
- [3]85%GLUTTONY: 2026 Surly Darkness Presale Packageshop.surlybrewing.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 25% of score
The largest presale package: two bottles of 2026 Darkness, the Affogato and Jelly Donut variants, a Darkness collaboration with Firestone Walker and a vintage Darkness, picked up on Darkness Day; unclaimed packages are forfeited after 18 October.[1]
- [4]72%This is Darkness Dayyoutube.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 25% of score
Surly Brewing's[1][2][3] own film about its annual Darkness Day release party.
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