Surly Furious

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

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

Can pours a hazy dark amber/red color with a thick off white head. Has a sweet caramel pine smell. It blends together nicely. Has a medium mouthfeel. Tastes like sweet caramel candy, pine, and has a nice sticky hop aftertaste. Overall I really like this beer and would have it on hand for trips all the time because of the can.

Trade with ketchepillar. 16 oz can poured a deep amber color with red highlights. A small head that disappeared quickly sat in a ring around the glass. Great grassy and hop nose to the pour. The smell even reminded me of sweet herb (so did the flavor). Some sweet malts as well. First taste was a grassy bitterness that was not overwhelming. This was followed by a great maltiness to balance it out. Very nice IPA. It is not way over the top like some IPAs are moving. I hope Surly will soon be in MD.

Pours a dark orange. Over powering nose of grapefruit hops. The comes across the palate like is smells with a lot of carbonation. It has an overpowering tart finish. That just makes you beg for more.

16oz can sent to me by theisti...thanks Tim! Pours a deep amber that has a ruby/copper hue to it. Big fluffy white head that leaves a great sticky lacing on the way down. The nose on this is fantastic...huge resin, sweet citrus and sharp pine all with subtle malt tones. Taste is equally amazing. Balanced bready malt with big hops throughout that are just so balanced. To me, this is a text book example of what an IPA should be.

On tap. Aroma: Extremely hoppy. Tons of fruity and citrus notes. Slightly spicy with some apricot and malt. Appearance: Brown and cloudy amber with a small white head that remains pretty lacy. Flavor: Tons of citrus hops. Loads of really good malt and bitter fruit. Palate: Medium body with a very pleasant coating of the mouth. Pretty creamy. Overall: Very good beer. Extremely bitter and hoppy, but an awesome balance with the malt. Great lingering aftertaste. If this was any more than 6%ABV it would probably screw up the nice balance.

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?

Special thanks to Beerlando for giving me this can. Wow, this is really a fantastic IPA. Pours a dark amber with an intense pine, vanilla and grapefruit nose. The white head sticks to the glass all the way down. The flavor remains true to the style and it has a substantial mouthfeel. Bitter grapefruit flavor with an incredible smoothness and drinkability. This is almost up there with Pliny the Elder for being one of my favorite IPAs. This is delicious.

Pours an amber ruby color with a medium tan head...nice lacing and retention. Aroma is earthy and spicy...subtle citrus...light roasty malt backing. Flavor follows suit...great hop profile...subtle citrus sets off the earthy/spicy noted perfectly and good malt backing! Mouthfeel is silky and the finish lingers nicely with spiced grapefruit...dry. damn good!