 santoslhalper (162), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
May 9, 2008
Thanks to dpjuart. Clear brown with a rich, off-white head. Smells overly hoppy with grapefruit, pine and floral hop notes. No malt aroma to speak of. Tastes crazy crazy hoppy with very little malt anywhere. Grapefruit, herbal, and (slight) roasted malts. Meh. Not bad, but it is drinkable.
kosko20 (32), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
Jul 26, 2008 My first Surly. Kinda disappointed, was hoping for better. It was a good beer, just kinda boring and couldn’t detect the "many layers of satisfaction".
mnurda (342), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jul 16, 2008 Likely my first Brown ale. Served on tap at Ike’s in the Minneapolis airport. Went nice with my steak dinner. Nice caramel taste.
gunhaver (541), Tampa, Florida, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Can, courtesy sdeth. Pours a dark caramel red color, big white head, creamy white lacing. Caramel malt aromas, brown sugar, toffee, fairly strong and aromatic overall. Big roasted caramel malts pound the tongue. Sugar, chocolate. Some hops in the finish. There’s some coffee in there, too, albeit off in the distant. Bright, thin-bodied, but satisfying, and very easy to drink. One of the better browns around.
egajdzis (2879), Terrapin, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 11, 2008 Poured a reddish brown color with a small, light tan head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of caramel malts, roast, cocoa, nuts, and brown sugar. Taste of caramel, brown sugar, citrus fruits, some pine, light roasted malts, and a bitter hop finish. Thanks Tom!
ForeverNovice (3), , Minnesota, USA
does not count  Jul 9, 2008 From a can. Pours with almost no head. Not viscous at all. Deep brown, barely allows like through. Smells like malt, coffee, burnt toast. Delicious, rich, and complex. Flavor is malt, barley, coffee, and molasses.
The best part of the beer is the way it fills your whole mouth. The flavor is greatly enriched by chewing the beer and allowing every part of your tongue to taste it. One glass lasted an hour and a half and was enjoyable all the way down. Here’s hoping Surly begins to take off. Can’t wait to try Darkness this winter.
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