Surly Barrel Aged Furious

Brewed by Surly Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Tea Bagged Furious: On tap at Busters 4Oct2012, woody sweetness up front followed by the excellent furious hop flavor rules. .1 lower than Furious just because the wood mellows out what makes Furious so awesome.

Cask @ Darkness Day 2012. Tea-bagged version. Not sure why this isn’t its own entry, but whatever. Pours a somewhat hazy, orangish appearance with a white head. Mild oak, light vanilla, ice tea, herbal, mango/pineapple/tropical fruity nose. Pretty refreshing, tropical fruity hoppy flavor with notes of pineapple and grapefruit and mild tea, but not a ton of oak. Easy to drink.

UPDATED: AUG 19, 2012 I have never been a huge fan of Furious, but I must say I really enjoy this one. The tea notes mesh well with the hops. The taste is awesome, has some nice light pine flavors.

At the cask ale tent at the GTMW. Pours a deep reddish orange with minimal head. Aroma of oak, strong hops, citrus, pine, etc. Flavor is slick, nice hop notes along with the oak and vanilla notes from the barrel aging. Hops are at the forefront from the barrel aging. Nice beer. Cool to try, and a great one from Surly.

Cask on tap at Great Taste of the Midwest 2011 (Madison, WI). Tea Bagged Version. Pours a murky amber dulled hue, some light on the edges, a bigger frothy loose offwhite head laces small. Aromas are rich dry hops, grapefruit, citrus, and lemons. Some bread dough, toffee, wet oak, vanilla. Really lively hopping. Initial is dry, lighter bodied offering a healthy citrusy hopping. Grapefruit, pale malts, citrusy lemons, florals, grass. Touches of rich vanilla oak, wet wood. Into the backend offering nice dryness, florals, and dry bread, touches of oak. Really nice. I’m not a huge fan of regular Furious much anymore, but the vibrant dry hopping is dead on, barrel is decent. Really great beer.

Served on cask at GTMW 2011 as Oak Aged Tea Bagged Furious. Pours a murky orange color with a thin creamy head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of big floral, fruity and earthy notes with wood and tea. The taste is bitter earthy hops, tea and wood. Medium bodied.

Cask at Darkness Day: Lightly orange-amber pour with a large, creamy beige head. Massively thick sheets of lacing. Nose is rather sweet and fruity, mostly citrus. A bit of the tea is present, but comes through much more in the taste. Nicely rounded citrus and malty notes compliment the tea and oak notes. Nice.

On Cask at Firkin Fest. I liked the balance between the citrus hops and the medium honey/tea characters. I was a little thrown back finding out that the brew had tea in it but it surprisingly mixed well. Good brew.

On tap at Firkin Fest March 08. Pours a hazy thick honeyed amber with large amounts of thick honey colored head. Aroma is citrus vanilla hops. Flavor is definite citrus hops, has a spring like fresh note. Medium bodied.

On tap at Firkin Fest. Hazy orange, big foamy head. Hops are definitely present, but the barrel aging seems to have mellowed it out to the point of improving the beer somewhat. The dry oak adds a really nice touch to this beer. This was probably my favorite Surly beer at the Fest.