Surly Reveals 2022 Darkness Can and Bottle Packaging & Artist

This morning I have your very first peek at the 2022 can packaging for a returning classic from Surly Brewing in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Center, MN.

This is 2022 Darkness and this Russian Imperial Stout will return in these 16oz cans (750ml bottles below). This beer will clock in at 12%-ABV and for 2022 the artwork will be by Eddie Wolfe. Stay tuned for more details. zzubreebym

2022 Darkness Bottle Presale

To celebrate the Minnesota Legislature freeing the growler, Surly is bottling a limited run of 2022 Darkness bottles! These bottles are exclusive to Darkness Day, which is being brought back to life on Saturday, October 8th at our Minneapolis brewery.

In anticipation of this epic resurrection, we’re offering a 2022 Darkness Presale for those interested in securing their bottles and Darkness Day merch ahead of time. (As noted, this is the only day to get 2022 Darkness in bottles. The retail version hits shelves on Halloween in our boxed, 16-oz. can format.)

Our presale has three tiers from which you can choose, all of which are for pick-up on the day of the event:

1. The Collector: Two 750 mL bottles of Darkness, $40 before tax. One for you, one for the cellar.
2. Tee It Up: Two 750 mL bottles of Darkness and a 2022 "Return of Darkness Day" commemorative t-shirt, $75 before tax.
3. Gluttony & Sloth: Two 750 mL bottles of Darkness, the commemorative t-shirt, and three crowlers with exclusive day-of beers, $115 before tax. The crowlers include a fruited kettle sour, a hazy IPA, and a wet-hopped beer you might remember. Hint, hint.

Again, these are only available for pick up on Darkness Day. If you make a pre-order, you must be present on October 8th to pick it up. Additional bottles and merch can be added to your order.

Place your order below!

Stay tuned for all the spectacular Darkness Day details to come. We’ll be sharing our line-up of FREE all-day music, artist features and activations, and so much more. We honestly didn’t know if Darkness Day would ever come back. It did. And we mean to celebrate accordingly. See you there.

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