(Brooklyn Center, MN) – The latest update from Surly Brewing Co., as excerpted from the company’s email newsletter…

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During Darkness Day, we’ll be pouring 8oz glasses of Darkness 2013, as well as 8oz pours of Damien, El Hefe Negro and a special for this year, a Smoked IPA brewed with Puya Chiles, called Dumpster Fire. We’ll also be pouring 12oz glasses of Dampfbier, Cacao Bender, Hell, Furious and cask pours of Oak-aged Bender, Cynic aged on apple wood and tea-bagged Overrated. Beer tickets are $4. CASH ONLY.

Tell us what you’re drinking throughout the day by using the #DarknessDay hashtag, @surlybrewing.

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HORDES AT THE GATE

You don’t need a ticket for Darkness Day, but if you want to buy Darkness you need a wristband. The first 1,500 folks in line get wristbands. This wristband will entitle you to purchase up to six 750ml bottles of Darkness at the brewery. Darkness bottles are $20 each and it’s CASH ONLY.

Darkness wristbands will be color-coded and marked with your purchasing time. If you miss your allotted time, you will be able to enter later to purchase bottles with any other group.

If there are extra bottles after the initial sales, we’ll be holding a second sale around 3:30pm with a maximum of four bottles per person (while quantities last). If you miss that, Darkness will start hitting stores and bars on Monday, October 28.

We will have Surly volunteers working through the night and early morning getting ready for the event. The volunteers can and will blackball anyone being a dick in the line. Please respect the line because line cutting and space holding are not cool.

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DESTINATION BREWERY GROUNDBREAKING

It’s been a long time coming, but we’re finally ready to break ground on our Destination Brewery.

This month we’re going to start moving some dirt at our Malcolm Midway site, off University Avenue. By the end of 2014, we’ll open the doors to our new brewery with a 300-person beer hall, full service restaurant, event center, and beer garden.

We’ll keep you updated over the next year as the brewery comes together, piece by piece. We’re excited to get going and build this thing. Thank you for your support – and patience – and we look forward to having you over for beers at our new home next year.

The Destination Brewery groundbreaking event is next Tuesday, October 29 at 11am. Surly Nation is welcome to join.

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SURLY AT TARGET CENTER

Watching a game is always better with a Surly in-hand and we’ve been able to help Twins, Vikings and Swarm fans get Surly this year. Now we’re bringing Surly to the Target Center for upcoming Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx games, and other arena events!

For the first Timberwolves regular season game on Wednesday, October 30, our beer cart will be located near section 121 with Hell on tap. They’ll also be selling cans of Furious in section 101, 111 and 217, in the North Hall by Hubert’s and in the Backcourt Club. Watch social media for updates on beer styles and locations throughout the season.

Also, you’ll be able to Get Surly-er this weekend at the Metrodome when the Vikings host the Green Bay Packers. Cans of Furious and Hell will be available in Sections 140, 201 and 224.