4.7 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
On tap at the Bavarian Lodge in Lisle, IL a few months back.
A: Slightly-hazy darkish orange with a good head and some lacing.
S: Citrus and pine hops with a good sweet malt underbelly.
T: Good caramel sweet malt underneath with some sweet fruits mixed in. On top of that are some clear citrus and pine hops.
M: Medium body with good carbonation and not too much alcohol in the flavor.
D: Exceptional. Probably the best American IPA that I have ever had.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed on: 05-01-2009
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 19/20
UPDATED: JUN 3, 2011 Murky orange pour with a nice thick pillowy white head. Excellent juicy citrus and pine notes jumped from the glass, big time hop aroma. Citrusy hop flavors were well dispersed throughout this one, decent caramel malt back-end to balance it nicely. Mouthfeel was medium bodied, perfect carbonation, dry big bitter finish yet very smooth. Overall this was well done. The name fits the brew nicely, its a big hoppy bitter IPA. Damn good at that. First from Surly. Thanks to DalzAle for sending me another to re-try.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
16 oz. can from Skyview. A hazy reddish-brown beer with a 1" head that looks good. The aroma is very nice. It’s piney and has a spiciness that comes off as cinnamon kind of like spicy cinnamon gum. If you like aromas from IPA’s then you’ll like this. The taste has a nice crisp hop bite. This is a good IPA. Again more piney flavors and has a spice to it that I guess comes from the hops but is very interesting. Now only if I can convince Surly to come to TX then I will stop emailing them about it 5 times a day.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Appearance: deep garnets, ambers, and rubies. Generous head leaves clumps of lace on sides of glass and a concaved head much like a donut, but better. Swirls with more lace and more puff.
Nose: fresh whole green hop cones abound with sticky hops resins. Hint of pine but overall green hops dominate. Pine needles and sense of dry pine forests in the back. No citrus except for some tangerine skin. Dry underneath with melba.
Palate: surprisingly light and smooth with a clean presence of flavors across my palate. Immediate presence of green hop cones which increase and grow with each quaff. Bitterness of resins and dried leaves in the back. Crunchy and toasty underneath with a hint of toffee bar sweetness. Palate slowly dries. Sticky lips with hop resins and toffee. Not a big body which really lets the flavors shine through. Sessionable and flavorful. Hop resins in my breath.
Final Thoughts: another grand hitter in the scheme of craft beer in cans, Surly can make my day any time. Seriously. Please. May I have another?
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Fruity, piny, and hoppy aroma. Citrus, pine, and hop flavors envelop your mouth and finish with a piny hop bitterness. Well carbonated with a velvety resinous quality make this a very good beer for pairing with food.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Can. Pours Amber/slightly red with medium off white head. Aroma is plenty hoppy with big floral and citrus notes. Flavor is grapefruit hops with a nice malty finish to balance the beer. Definitely try this one if you’re a hop head!
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap in Minneapolis. Comes a clear orange amber with a nice biege head. Aroma of floral and piney hops with some citrus and malt. Lots of hops in the taste, also citrus, caramel and malt. Very nice IPA.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Great staple brew from Surly. Aroma is really nice. The flavor is definitely unique. This is an easy to drink IPA, not as hoppy as most, but good good beer.
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