Surly Furious

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Tap at Acadia. Copper Coloring with Foamy Head. Big Hops on the Nose..Citrusy and Lightly Piney... On the Tongue it was more of the same, bitter and very dry hopped right off the Bat. Huge Hop Flavor with Very Light Malty Grain in the Background. She’s More then Furious! She the Answer to Hop Lovers’ Fantasies.

Pint Can thanks to photomike. Another great beer from surly. Dark red amber in color with a creamy head. Really nice hop nose with lots of tangerine and flowers and a spicy edge. Nice darker toasted, dry malt profile with lots of citrus and pine flavor but with a relatively soft bitterness up front. As the beer goes down, there is a firmer resiny, grapefruit peel lingering bitter flavor. Pretty light in body and very drinkable.

UPDATED: FEB 16, 2010 A fantastic hop-lover’s IPA, poured out of the can and developed very nice white head with a orange/copper color. SMells of deep Cascade American hops with the Scottish malt as an undertone. Drinks to a strong hop taste that explodes with flavor, and balances almost perfectly to the malt at the end. One of, if not my favorite, IPAs. Rate of Cask Tea-Bagged Furious: Not nearly like the other regular in can brew. ABV of 5.5%, huge creamy head with red body. Smell is hops, hops and hops. Taste up front is thick citrus and predominate piney hops, like chewing on Simcoe hops, with an unbelievable creamy mouthfeel and a nice bitter finish. Excellent! 4.8.

16oz can, Pretty nice appearance, a deep orange-brown body with a large, foamy, beige head. A really nice IPA, with a mellow enough malt body to really let the hop flavor shine. Very hoppy finish, coats the mouth in a bitter stickiness. Slight English feel to it, but the bigger ABV and mega-hop taste is all US. Some pleasant dark malt tones in there as well. Surprisingly soft and restrained despite the soapy, piny tones. Well done.

16oz can, no date from hellomynameis, thanks Zac! Clear reddish orange with a one finger yellowish off-white head, good retention. Aroma of spicy pine and floral hops, moderate caramel malt sweetness and some grainy notes. Flavor is much the same, and despite the hops being pretty strong, the malt sweetness does a pretty good job at keeping the bitterness at bay--for a short while. Dry finish with bitterness sitting around a 7 that lingers. Medium body with creamy light to moderate carbonation. Very good beer.

Pint can thanks to decaturstevo. Pours a hazy rust orange with lovely ivory head. The aroma is sticky pine, some toast, some orange zest, and a bit of an earthy forest-like note. The flavor is refreshingly bitter with a kick of lemon and pine right off the bat. Hints of toast and honey remind me that there is malt under the hops. The finish is bitter and a little bit herbal, with a hint of raw foliage. The dry aftertaste lasts forever. Quite a tasty one, this.

Well, I got Bent (Bender) earlier, so now it’s time to get Furious... Surly Furious is a hazy, deep red copper color. It has a thick and creamy gold-colored head with good retention and wavy lacing. Grapefruit, apricot, and pine dominate the aroma with a hint of the deep malty base hiding in the background. The rich, caramel maltiness is quickly washed over by the intense hop bitterness and flavors (pine, resin, grapefruit citrus, even a touch of banana/toffee?). I think this beer actually smells better than it tastes. Don’t get me wrong, the flavor is still really good, but it’s a very slight let down based on the aroma and somewhat typical (not overly unique). Furious is a full bodied beer and is smooth on the palate. There seems to be a lot of visible carbonation, but the bubbles are really small. The resulting mouthfeel is soft and creamy. Overall this is another impressive beer from Surly. It is nicely balanced and not overwhelming (well, maybe just a little for a regular IPA). Actually, I was expecting a little more band since the can said it was almost 100 IBUs! Aggressive, yet under control... 16 oz can (6.2% ABV, 99 IBUs) from buckybeer. Thanks again Mark!

Guest tap pint at Flossmoor Station. Hazy brown with light at the edges. Spongy head already gives the impression of a hearty beer. Big, but not quite overwhelming hop smell, circled by wreaths of malt. Tasting, of course, starts with big citrus hops that tear at my uvula like an orange peel studded with pips. As the glass warms, it gains a little earthiness and even some Italian spice. An almost syrupy malt texture with caramel on top, but those darned hops stay front and center all the way down.