4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Can from IrishBoy (thanks, richard) - medium amber pour, with a lasting, frothy, eggshell white head - agressive, piney hop bite in the aroma, with some earthy, herbal qualities - I’ve never tasted this kind of malt in anything other than a scottish ale, and it’s flavor really works well with the dry, hoppy, grassy character - sure, it winds up tasting like a super-hoppy scottish ale, but what’s wrong with that? - toasty, dry, biscuity notes and a hint of woodiness - this is some quality stuff.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAY 7, 2007 Many, many samples at Winterfest 06 and tap at Cafe 28. Spicy and sweet hops with orange rind and lemon zest. Backed by substantial sweet red malt. For such high hops this is very drinkable and the finish is just dry enough to make it end clean. This is a major sight for sore eyes around town. When I first arrived I was excited to see Summit EPA everywhere. Lets hope the EPA paves the way for Surly and Furious to take up residence around town. I get excited just knowing that I could get this in a 5 gallon keg!
Re-Rate May ’07: Enjoying from a tall boy can. I’ve never had a bottled or canned beer with hops as bright as this. Usually you see this on tap. Man its just fresh and sweet and alive
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Big thanks to Secret Santa! Deep, very slightly hazy amber, decent head fades to a thin sheen. Aroma is big grapefruit hops, pine, and caramel accented malt. Flavor is an explosion of hops, big grapefruit and pine with some spiciness underpinning it all. Rich caramel malts support the whole thing. Flavors linger in the mouth long after it is done. This is an exceptionally well made beer. Superb stuff.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
HOP BOMB! draft at Sheffield’s. reddish with a nice tan head. slight malt sweetness initially, then the hops kick in and dominate. hop bitterness, aroma, and flavor enormous throughout. Resinous and chewy.
Surly Furious Simcoe dry-hopped on cask at The Map Room - I prefer stouts on cask, IPAs lose their punch on cask. deep reddish color, wispy head. I would have loved to have had the dry hopped version NOT on cask. It just softens the beer too much.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
A superb, lean IPA ramped up for maximum bitterness and yet incredibly drinkable. For all the talk about the malts on the can, I was blown away by how supple and thin this was - in the best sense. Australian pales ales always fatten out the hop profile with lots of sticky sugars, but this is all about the hops. 99 IBUs and yet I could imagine seeing off a few of these. Would love to see something like this here in Oz. (Can courtesy of Oslo - thanks buddy - at the Milson Point park session September 09)
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Sampled from can with my good friend raveskdr.I normally don’t buy into the hype, but man the moment this one was poured, it was freaking awesome. Poured an orange color with a medium-small white head. Aroma was grapefruit, pine, hoppy hoppy hoppy. Bitter, pine. It was so wonderful. Alcohol is about perfect, at only 6.2%.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
Sample from tap at the brewery. Pours hazzlenut brown with an off-white head. Aroma is a great blend between floral hops and a clear grapefruit note. Flavour is grape fruity with solid hops bittertwist. Strong bitterness into the finish. Very very well made.
4.3 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Can gven to me at Half Pins brewing in Winnipeg. amberish color some foam nose is hops and some caremel malt well balanced. flavor is amazing hops but never overpowering. so so drinkable the malts keep it going . great beer could have had 10
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