{"id":7788,"date":"2015-03-27T13:41:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T17:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=2705"},"modified":"2015-03-27T13:41:05","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T17:41:05","slug":"review-surly-darkness-2014-bourbon-barrel-aged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/03\/27\/review-surly-darkness-2014-bourbon-barrel-aged\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Review: Surly Darkness 2014 (Bourbon Barrel Aged)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:7054,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16274206084&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190114204453\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16274206084\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 21:38:36&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-02 23:04:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-22 15:12:31&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-27 08:31:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-13 18:34:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-17 10:26:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-21 06:35:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-21 06:35:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7055,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16709169570&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190127060948\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16709169570\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 21:38:37&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-22 15:12:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-27 08:31:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-27 08:31:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:7056,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16689247427&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104215355\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/16689247427&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-16 09:10:42&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-27 08:31:26&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-11 15:02:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-11 15:02:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Surly Darkness 2014 - Barrel Aged&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/16274206084\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Surly Darkness 2014 - Barrel Aged\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8721\/16274206084_def96e7735_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div title=\"3.9 out of 5.0\">3.9<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0AROMA\u00a0<\/small><big>8\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a0<\/small><big>5\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0TASTE\u00a0<\/small><big>7\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0PALATE\u00a0<\/small><big>4\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0OVERALL\u00a0<\/small><big>15\/20<\/big><\/strong><\/div>\n<div>750ML Thanks Hoff for sending. Wax was pretty easy to remove. Pitch black 4 ounce pour a little bit of coffee head that fades to some big bubbles. The aroma is interesting. yes, sweet chocolate and some espresso but there\u2019s some cigar smoke. Taste is good. Sweet, lots of chocolate, lots of raisin and fig. Dark fruits, chocolate, smoke. The bourbon barrel taste is really excellent. vanilla, fudge, oak. This is really interesting and worth the tick.<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Surly Darkness 2014 - Barrel Aged&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/16709169570\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Surly Darkness 2014 - Barrel Aged\"  width=\"640\"  height=\"480\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7637\/16709169570_a33086de11_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Surly Darkness 2014 - Barrel Aged&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/16689247427\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Surly Darkness 2014 - Barrel Aged\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8717\/16689247427_44c06cc64a_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"3.9 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0AROMA\u00a08\/10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a05\/5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TASTE\u00a07\/10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0PALATE\u00a04\/5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0OVERALL\u00a015\/20 750ML Thanks Hoff for sending. Wax was pretty easy to remove. Pitch black 4 ounce pour&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2016-03-17T02:19:07Z","apple_news_api_id":"26c2620b-3647-493b-94d2-060ed5fcc7e1","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2016-03-17T02:19:07Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AJsJiCzZHSTuU0gYO1fzH4Q","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-7788","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-reviews","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-21C","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2768,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/04\/29\/review-fremont-dark-star-bourbon-barrel-coffee-edition\/","url_meta":{"origin":7788,"position":0},"title":"\u2605 Review: Fremont Dark Star &#8211; Bourbon Barrel Coffee Edition","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"April 29, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"4.1 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0AROMA\u00a08\/10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a05\/5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TASTE\u00a07\/10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0PALATE\u00a05\/5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0OVERALL\u00a016\/20 Bomber. 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