Our BEERs
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.
2025 darkness day bottle presale
The Darkness Day 2025 Bottle Presale is live!
We have four options to choose from this year, including a collaboration with the legendary Schell’s Brewery!
- WRATH: Three bottles of 2025 Darkness
- LUST: Two bottles of 2025 Darkness + one of each variant (4 bottles total)
- ENVY: One bottle of 2025 Darkness + one of each variant + one Schell’s collab bottle (4 bottles total)
- GLUTTONY: Two bottles of 2025 Darkness + one of each variant + one Schell’s collab + one bottle of 2021 Barrel-Aged Darkness (6 bottles total)
Last year, we sold out of all packages before doors opened on Darkness Day, so we recommend locking them down ASAP. As a reminder, the variants and the collab are only available at Darkness Day this year.
Go to the link to make your selection! You can pick these up at our Minneapolis Brewery on Darkness Day from 11am-5pm.
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.
REMINDER: Our Venmo summer rebate program for Limelight Lounge, Take Five, Double Take, and Sense beverages ends this Sunday, 8/31! $10 back on any 12-pack or any two 4 or 6-packs. Link in bio!
Oktoberfest season is here and we couldn’t be happier.
The ultimate German-engineered party beer, our Oktoberfest lager is rich, malty, and subtly sweet up front, with a kiss of Tettnanger hops and a clean, dry finish. If it wasn’t for the name, we’d brew it all year long and lobby for a 13th month.
Surly Oktoberfest is available on draft and in sixers and 12-packs to all Surly markets from now until it gets much, much colder. We have a long weekend coming up and a lot of tailgates and homecomings (and at least one SurlyFest) on the calendar. Fill your stein appropriately.
Headed to @charleycrockett at Festival Field tonight? Great! Here are a couple things to keep in mind:
*You may have heard the State Fair is happening. Build in a little extra time if you`re driving in from that direction (or bike/use rideshare/take public transit if that option is available to you)!
*To celebrate our final summer Festival Field show, we`ll be selling BOGO cans of Mister Surly`s Orange Whip! Look for it by our merch station when you walk in.
*Dress for the weather, it feels like fall out there.
Link is in our bio for all the particulars on prohibited items, food options, etc.
Brewery opens at 11am, gates at 5:30pm!
The State Fair is where Minnesotans from all corners of the state go to eat things that don’t belong on sticks, park cars on their cousin’s friend’s ex-husband’s lawn, and drink a refreshing beverage or three.
When contemplating what Surly’s refreshing Fair beverages would be this year, a line from the Pioneer Press’s State Fair review last year stuck with us. As their group of intrepid taste-testers sampled every single funnel cake beer slushie, Uncrustables stout, and pronto pup IPA, one of them said, “God, all I want right now is a beer-flavored beer.” Renee M. of West St. Paul, thank you for inspiring us to go back to basics.
This year, we’re bringing straight-up IPAs and summer-centric ales to the party. That’s it. Once you’ve scratched that itch for a Giant Turkey Leg Cream Ale or whatever, Surly will be there with some of the best beers in Minnesota.
Here’s where we’ll be and what we’ll be pouring:
BALL PACK CAFÉ: Grapefruit Supreme
CAFÉ CARIBE: Furious
DINO’S AT THE FAIR: Mister Surly’s Orange Whip
LEE & ROSE WARNER COLISEUM: Mosh Pit Juicy Pale Ale
LULU’S PUBLIC HOUSE: Mister Surly’s Orange Whip
MIDWAY MENS CLUB: Furious
RC’S BBQ: Furious
THE HANGAR: Furious
THE HIDEAWAY: Furious, Mister Surly’s Orange Whip
MINNESOTA CRAFT BREWER’S GUILD/LAND OF 10,000 BEERS (served in flights, availability varies by day): Furious, Axe Man, Mosh Pit Hazy, Niiice, Mister Surly’s Orange Whip, Oktoberfest
See you at the Fair!
We have another massive lineup playing Darkness Day this year! Our signature blend of metal, punk, rock, and whatever you want to call Impaler returns for another day of live, loud, and free music. Your rundown is below:
Strung Out
Our 2025 headliner is California melodic hardcore legends Strung Out. They`ll be playing their 1996 album, Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues, in its entirely, along with other favorites.
The Marked Men
American punk rock straight out of Denton, Texas, The Marked Men sold out Cloudland almost immediately last time through town. If you missed them or can`t get enough of them, come to Surly and see them for free. One of two bands on the bill featuring Jeff Burke and Mark Ryan, the other being...
Radioactivity
With a lineup like a roll call of Texas punk/garage rock royalty and also featuring Burke and Ryan, Radioactivity returns to the Twin Cities for the first time since they played the Triple Rock (RIP) in 2017!
Bad Cop Bad Cop
Punk rock out of San Pedro, California. That`s a pedigree. Bad Cop Bad Cop release their fourth album, Lighten Up, on September 19th, and are stopping at Darkness Day on the midwest leg of their tour. The new record "started with having the girls over on Sundays. I would cook brunch, we`d drink tons of bottles of Prosecco, and we would write music together," says guitarist/vocalist Stacey Dee.
Codefendants
Impossible to define by traditional standards, Codefendants were forged out of a desire to make an album that sounded like nothing else; a completely genre-fluid album, a cross between hip hop, new-wave, flamenco, and the Beatles. They were incredible at Darkness Day 2023, and we`re thrilled to welcome them back.
Iron Roses
Fueled by the injustices of our current times - Iron Roses songs are the kind of protest anthems that only a group of seasoned musicians could make. Still angry, still driven, and still screaming – this is a band that will never give up the fight.
Havok
Thrash metal at its absolute finest, Havok heads to Surly from Colorado. The ideal band to help scratch that Darkness Day metal itch.
And of course, Impaler and God Came From Space will open the proceedings for us. See you in the pit!
We`re looking at a full house for Tuesday`s Gregory Alan Isakov show in our backyard! Everything you need to know about prohibited items, food and drink offerings, and parking can be found at the link in our bio. Some things to remember:
*No chairs/blankets. There are picnic tables if you need to take a seat.
*Yes empty water bottles up to 32oz.
*Expanded Surly food and non-beer beverage options!
The Surly Company Store has some all-new merch! Give your Surly wardrobe a refresh with this back-to-school sale for the 21+ demo:
*Spend $50, get 20% off your order.
*Spend $100, get 25% off your order.
*Spend $150+, get 30% off your order!
Offer is good both online and in our brewery store through September 14th, 2025. Link in bio to start browsing!
We have some updates on our 2025 Darkness Day Variants and a whole other collaboration with our friends at Schell’s to share with you!
Without further ado, our two in-house variants are:
*Horchata Darkness, from a recipe by brewer Joseph Nourse.
*Midnight Mint Darkness.
As noted previously, these variants and the Schell’s collab variant are only in bottles and only available at the brewery on Darkness Day. Presale is live right now, so get yours before they’re gone—by the time you read this, our Gluttony package will have likely sold out. Link to purchase in our bio!
In addition to the Darkness collab (more details coming very soon), Surly and Schell’s will also brew a beer utilizing fonio, a grain that we’re super excited to be using for the first time. This draft-only beer will tap at Darkness Day on Saturday, October 4th.
From now through Wednesday, August 20th, you can nominate your dog or cat to appear on @pethavenmn`s `52 Rescue Brew can, which releases at Surly on Saturday, September 6th! Just head to the link in our bio to submit your pet for consideration!
(The contest benefits The Phoenix Fund for urgent and emergency medical care, which helps Pet Haven save the lives of local cats and dogs in desperate need, as well as pet owners who have nowhere else to turn.)
Good luck to every pet who enters and we`ll see you on the 6th!
This Thursday, we`re hosting our second Current Happy Hour of the summer from 4-7pm! Special guest Jeremy Messersmith will play live and DJ Zach McCormick will provide the soundtrack. As always, these Happy Hours are free to attend and all ages are welcome!
In addition, our friends at Keystone Community Services will be onsite hosting a school supply drive during the event! Bring new supplies to help local kids start the school year ready to learn--link to preferred items in our bio. Keystone is a nonprofit serving the Twin Cities with food support, youth programs, and services for older adults. Look for their tent in the beer garden! and come be part of something good.
Thank you to everyone who showed up bright and early on Sunday for our inaugural @minnesotalynx Watch Party! It won`t be the last.
Preseason football is underway! More importantly, so is preseason tailgating. Some might say it’s meaningless, but any real tailgater knows this is when you make the adjustments and tough decisions that lead to a winning season:
• The grill menu. Burgers and brats are a given, but what’s the wild card this year? Skewers? Wings? Breakfast sandwiches? Here’s where you see what makes the final roster and what stays on the practice squad.
• Bags. You haven’t underhand-tossed a beanbag in months. That’s OK. You’ve been busy. Now is the time to get your reps in.
• A/V. The Bluetooth speaker has been gathering dust since January. Find it, pair it, make sure your curated Let’s Set the Tone, Boys playlist is in order. Remember when you forgot to add “Welcome to the Jungle” in 2022? Everyone else does.
• Location. How easy is it to get into and out of the lot? Are you too close or not close enough to the porta potties? Is the corner store where you get emergency Doritos and/or scratchers still open? Is the sketchy guy in the Blake Bortles jersey still hanging around? You don’t want to wait until Week 1 to answer these questions.
• Beer. Furious is a given, but here’s where you see what other Surly offerings fit in the 2025 cooler. The Niiice tallboys are super crushable. The non-beer drinkers might want to step into the Limelight Lounge. And Oktoberfest season is right around the corner! The best part about this: There`s no wrong answer.
Finally, remember to celebrate. We did it. We made it to football season.
(P.S. to the local crowd--watch this space for some excellent Surly news about the upcoming season!)
SurlyFest is strapping on the lederhosen and returning to the brewery this September!
From September 10-21, enjoy a special menu takeover in both the Beer Hall and Surly Pizza Upstairs. Cabbage rolls, sauerbraten, more impossibly large pierogies—the perfect pairings for a stein full of Oktoberfest.
And on Saturday, September 20th, enjoy a free full day of live music in the Beer Garden, curated by Lazerbeak and featuring Shredders, Bad Bad Hats, White Boy Summer, Christy Costello, Sophie Hiroko, and a DJ set from Sick Trim (Lazerbeak x Paper Tiger)! We’ll also have fest-themed games and competitions that require very little in the way of athleticism.
Come Prost with us!
We gave our Outlook Good Hoppy Pale a fresh new look, and we have to tell you, we’re loving it. As for the liquid, it still looks like beer, it still tastes like beer, and it’s still N/A, with only 60 calories per can!
Look for Outlook Good Hoppy Pale and Outlook Good Oatmeal Brown wherever you get Surly!
Every neighborhood has at least one of these:
*The family that`s a little overindexed on Christmas decorations.
*The 7am lawnmower guy.
*The house with a TV set to a volume more commonly associated with Motorhead concerts or airport noise mitigation.
If you`re looking for your niche, you can be the house/condo/apartment with the excellent taste in beverages. Our National Night Out to-go special in the Beer Hall runs through tomorrow night`s event:
*Buy two crowlers, get one of equal or lesser value free.
*Buy one vintage bottle, get 50% off another vintage bottle of equal or lesser value.
*Mix and match 4-packs of our Limelight Lounge, Take Five, or Double Take beverages for $15!
Beer Hall is open at 3pm Monday and Tuesday!
Shout out to our entire private events team, as @minnesotabride recently named Surly the top brewery/distillery venue at their Best of 2025 event! If you’re tying the knot soon, make your wedding Surly (in a good way). Link in bio to book your event today!
