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Each day, Surly relentlessly pursues craft beer perfection. Pushing boundaries, honing techniques, sweating the details, and eternally grateful that we get to do this for our job. Proudly independent since Day One and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Our Darkness Day 2024 bottles are now available to order, including collabs with Chicago’s Revolution Brewing and Denver’s TRVE Brewing!

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WET is back! This year's hop profile: CITRA, AZACCA, CASCADE. We also expanded the distro footprint to all Surly markets, so Minnesota and Wisconsin aren't hoarding all the goodness this year. More info in the bio!
TODAY: Lake Street Dive w/Katie Pruitt. Gates at 5:30pm.

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Darkness Day 2024.
Friday is a great day for:

1. Friday Beers, hence the name; and
2. Sharing the 2024 Darkness Day Brewer's Variants! Drumroll please:

*Horchata Darkness from Joe Nourse
*Marzipan Darkness from Sam Goertz
*PSL Darkness from Matthew McKenna

These are our first timed tappings of the day, so if you want these, and you do, make sure you're in line at 11am, Saturday, October 5th.
We close out Festival Field season with Lake Street Dive on Saturday night! If it's your first FF show at Surly or you just need a reminder about what you can bring with you (ear plugs, empty water bottles) and what you can't (toddlers, chairs), we cover all the FAQs in our bio.

Doors open at 5:30pm. Surly opens at 11am and will be open during the show, so come on out! (Bear in mind, parking lot is closed for the show. Consider mass transit/biking/rideshare if those options are available to you.)
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Darkness Day, 2011. 

(Link in bio for 2024 intel.)
Darkness Day in black and white.

2024 band lineup/set times, bottle presale links in bio. See you in the pit, 10/5/24.

📸 @rach612
Good morning to the tailgaters, early risers, dogwalkers, runners, Coffee Dads, and everyone else who is up five hours before kickoff. You are our strongest s(k)oldiers. Before I Die Lager is for you.
Our friend @hutchks95 is emceeing SurlyFest on Saturday, including our Stein Holding competition. If your ability to hold onto a beer is the envy of friends, loved ones, the clergy, and business associates, this is your moment. Music starts at 2:30, competitions will happen between sets!

Speaking of steins, ALL our draft beers are being served in glass steins tomorrow (yes, even the doppelbock). Buy the stein up front, refill as necessary. 

Full rundown of bands, beers, food, and activities at the link in our bio. Doors at 11am. Prost and whatnot!
It's an official 🚨LOW QUANTITY ALERT🚨 for our super deluxe DECADENT Darkness Bottle Presale Package--two 2024 Darkness bottles, two vintage Darkness bottles, one Revolution Darkness variant, one TRVE Darkness variant. Link to purchase this or our RICH and EVIL options in bio.
THURSDAY: Our final The Current Happy Hour of 2024 features Matthew Caws of the fantastic Nada Surf. The party starts at 4pm, with Matthew taking the stage at 6pm.
FINAL FESTIVAL FIELD GIVEAWAY OF 2024! We have two tickets to give away to Lake Street Dive on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Surly. If you'd like to win them, follow the link in our bio, enter the required info, and send it. We'll email the winner next Monday. Deadline for entry is 11:59pm, Friday, Sept. 20. Good luck!