Darkness Day 2023
Contrary to popular belief, the most wonderful time of the year is actually the October Saturday where we celebrate the first yearly sip of Darkness, our mammoth imperial stout. We call it Darkness Day. We’ll see you there in 2024.

Surly Gives a Damn (SGAD) is our charitable arm. It’s our way of giving back to the communities that built us. We contribute to organizations that make our part of the world a better place to live, through donations, partnerships and volunteer events. Our volunteers are a vital, passionate bunch, and they really do give a damn. You’re more than welcome to join. We’d love to have you.
Whether you’re drinking Furious at an upscale restaurant or a place with dollar bills on the ceiling and a pizza oven that doesn’t work, you’re doing Sunday Funday right. But the bathroom at the first place is probably nicer.
It may not seem like it, but summer event season (weddings, grad parties, etc.) is headed our way. Hold yours in our Scheid Hall event space! Room for 50-175 guests, in-house catering, and did we mention the beer yet?
https://surlybrewing.com/private-events/
The Great Northern returns to our Beer Garden (you read that right) one week from tonight with the Chill Out Launch Party! Ticket and event info at the link!
If you’re making those New Year’s resolutions stick, you can now find Outlook Good Hoppy Pale and Sparkling Hop Water at bars and restaurants across Surly territory. Not only that, but you can also enter to win a Peloton and keep the gains coming.
Link in bio to enter!
This year`s gift for our Bottle Project members is a 25 oz. Double Walled Tumbler with a two-sided print. To quote Surly`s Nick Tinucci, "It keeps your colds cold, bruh." Wise words, and powerful.
If you want one of your own, simply purchase The Compass Collection at the link in our bio. $100, four bottles, all of them with exclusive happy hours at the brewery throughout the coming year!
First Avenue and Jam present Black Pumas
Surly Brewing Festival Field
Friday, June 21, 2024
18+ show
5:30 PM Doors
7:00 PM Showtime
Surly Presale: Thursday, January 18 from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM with code LOVESONG
Public Onsale: Friday, January 19 at 10:00 AM
Ticket link in bio!
Double Bladed Axe Man returns this week to guide your journey to IPA Valhalla with a fearsome swing of Citra and Mosaic hops. Mighty notes of pineapple, grapefruit, orange, and pine await those who’ve grown weary of pedestrian ales.
Find it on draft and in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans for a limited time. Drink deep. Glory awaits.
Thanks to @beerded.erich for the great shot of Double Bladed Axe Man!
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS! Our annual search for the 2024 Darkness Artist begins today! If you or someone you know would like to tell the next chapter in the story of one of our most iconic beers, follow the link. Glory awaits. Also money, but glory is cool, too. Deadline is February 11, 2024.
Apply at the link in our bio!
Wild Card Weekend and snow games? There’s a beer for that. Put down the shovel and pick up some Before I Die Lager.
In six months, we’ll be complaining about the humidity. Think of it that way. Until then, bundle up and enjoy Furious IPA.
Did you get a paper check from Grandma for the holidays? If so, consider putting it towards the 2024 Bottle Project: The Compass Collection. Our quarterly bottle program features barrel-aged rarities only available to subscribers. Get yours today and remember to thank Grandma.
Link in bio to subscribe.
Whether your playoff odds are 100%, 2%, or somewhere in between, the important thing to remember is that Before I Die Lager is the perfect choice to bid the regular season farewell. (The second most important thing is having a quality backup quarterback, but you already knew that.)
Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my Nitro Coffee Ale. Now available to all Surly markets, courtesy Surly Brewing and Peace Coffee.
GIVEAWAY
Surly is sponsoring a couple great shows with our friends at First Avenue next week! First up is the legendary Best New Bands showcase, on Friday, January 12th, followed by G. Love and Special Sauce’s 30th Anniversary Tour stop at the Fine Line on Saturday, January 13th.
To win a pair of tickets to one of these shows:
1. Be following @surlybrewing & @firstavenue
2. Tag a friend you`d bring to the show!
2 winners will be chosen for the 1/12 Best New Bands Show and 1 winner will be chosen for the 1/13 G. Love show. Winners will be contacted via DMs on Tuesday 1/8.








