Surly Bourbon One

Formerly brewed at Surly Brewing Company
Style: Doppelbock
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Stein, Stem glass

On tap at FoBAB ’07. Light red amber, no head. Doughy aroma, fruity, slight bourbon, slight caramel. Doughy cookie flavor, fruity. Thin to medium body, watery. Great.

On tap at FoBAB 5. This beer poured a semi-translucent brown with a thin ring of lasting foam. The aroma of the beer included strong bourbon notes along with some oak and vanilla. A touch of caramel as well. The flavor was almost like taking a pint of doppelbock and dumping a hefty shot of Jack Daniels in it. Very boozey. The mouthfeel was a bit oily and medium-bodied with very light carbonation. This was an interesting brew that I would like to try again.

FoBaB ’07. Heavy bourbon aroma; sweet. Not overly unique but nails the style. Clear, dark red with a lasting tan head. Excellent lace. Sweet caramel. Undercarbonated. Overly sweet. Good, though. Nice, comforting finish. Oaky and bourbony. Very nice.

UPDATED: DEC 13, 2007 FOBAB ’07.....appearance: clear, almost see-through toffee brown with very little head....aroma: this one smacks you in the face with a bourbon thunder. some vanilla in there in an attempt to offset it but to no avail. a little too busy for my liking....taste: strong on the bourbon but mellows out after it warms up a little but still a little too assertive on this front. caramel and vanilla to follow. very sugary and sweet. didn’t dig this one too much.

FoBAB 2007. super sweet w/o being saccharine. mellifluous. Great balance. seamless coconut/chocolate. i remember telling everybody during the last 2 hours of the festival this was my pick.

On tap at FoBAB 2007. Pours a brown color with a tan head. Aroma of caramel, brown sugar, and oak. Sweet flavors. More caramel and brown sugar with vanilla, chocolate, and alcohol. Too sweet for me. None too impressive.

FoBAB 2007: Okay this came initially highly recommended but by the time I got around to tasting it word as gotten around that this was not up to par from those who had it before... I was not going to rate it but since I rated all those other Surly brews which I enjoyed, I figured it would only be fair to do so.

Deep mahogany hue with a solid creamy head. The nose was extremely bourbon laden, massive booze, oak, and vanilla character. If the base was a dopplebock, I sure was unable to find any trace of it. The flavor was not much better, between the alcoholic nature and the overbearing sweetness (honey, vanilla, coconut) it was just way overboard and not enjoyable in the least bit. A gentleman next to me dumped his out after two sips and proclaimed it was the only beer he did that to at the fest.

But hey, 3 out of 4 ain’t too shabby and I still look forward to trying more Surly brews in the future.

on tap at FoBAB V: pours auburn with tan head. nose of oak, vanilla, coconut. flavor really sweet, nutty, and sticky, tobacco, banana. weird stuff and i’m not into it.