4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
2009 Can - Thanks tytoanderso! - Pour is dark translucent amber with a frothy off white head...aroma is sticky hop nuggets, citrus resin and pine, sweet malt...flavour is all of the above, massive resin bitterness that is balanced with way more malt than typically found, results in an IPA/IIPA hybrid of sorts...just terrific...
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a golden amber with a nice small head.
Nose is smooth with caramel and grapefruit and citrus hops.
Taste is clean, sweet with caramel and toffee, plenty of c-hops, able to combat with the big sweet body quite well.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On-tap at the Happy Gnome: Cloudy rust with dark honey highlights. Smooth, firm topping of lighly stained brown foam. Out of two pints I had, one was slim, one was a finger high. Tons of layered lacing score the glass with heavy sheeted rings.
Aroma is all red grapefruit, quite juicy, zesty, and fresh. Although my first was barely traceable as the second had the red grapefruit standing out very prevalently.
Taste did not differ however; big red grapefruit juicyness with a sliding edge of dry leafyness takes hold immediately with the citric bitterness. Its quite nice at first, lots of hoppy grapefruit bitterness with only a slight malt keeping it tendered in a floury bread and very dry grain. However, the bite and dryness did take the realm a little too quickly and parchingly to fully enjoy the second pint as its a palate wrecker for sure. For whatever it is (amber/IPA) I would’ve liked a bit more balance out of it. I might as well have peeled myself a grapefruit and not used any sugar. Nothing complex about it besides its layer of drying bitterness.
The feel is all bitter, all squeezing, all parching, and all sour grapefruit juicyness. Actually quite heavy and full on the tongue and palate. A nice pay lode of hoppy bitterness. A bit too much though, even for this hophead.
I enjoyed this at first pint. Very nice grapefruit taste and bite. But it is a bit much after a while. It tired my palate out right quick and half way through the second pint my mouth was screaming for something else so I had a Porter instead of a third Furious. I see now why it is named as so. The hops are just that. Furious.
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?
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
16 fl. oz. can from arminjewell! Pours out hazy, deep golden/amber colour. Off white head with a rocky top and nice clingy foam. Big hoppy nose stands out, piney and resiny. Some sweet caramel malt beneath. Flavour has a malty base with a caramel presence, big hop flavours of spicy pine. Dry finish. Grapefruity and resiny pine aftertaste really coats the throat, and also the tounge. A bit of malt sweetness also is there. Medium bodied, smooth mouthfeel, carbonation works nicely, not too sharp. Nice aggressive flavour profile, hop forward, but still retains excellent drinkability. Would drink this all day.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20
(16 oz. can via trade with pantanap, thanks Kan!) Pours coppery amber, starts fairly clear but is hazier deeper into can. Two fingers of lightly amber off-white head. Aroma of fresh grapefruit. Mouthfeel smooth, medium-full. Flavor of grapefruit over light caramel and vanilla. Outstanding hop presence.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: FEB 23, 2009 16 oz can brought back from Minnesota by my dear friend Kathy. Pours a dark amber with a one finger white head. Interesting melange of hop aromas, some flowers, some grapefruit and a nice pine bite at the end. Hefty orange flavor with some lemon, grapefruit and pineapple behind it and a pine snap in the finish. The flavors linger for ages after the can is gone, which is good since I ran out of the stuff!
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: SEP 29, 2007 16 oz can. Nice notes of apricot, peaches and pine on the nose. Excellent head retention. Highly carbonated. Very clean crisp and dry on the palate. Nice amount of hops balanced nicely by a hit of maltiness. Excellent IPA.
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