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RATINGS: 828   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.97   IBU: 99   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
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Like Hops? You’ll like this fire-hued beer. This is the beer I have always dreamed of making. This is the beer that would come to mind while spending the last two years tearing down walls, hanging sheetrock, moving kegs, power washing the ceilings, arguing with various agencies, and cutting the water main. Without Golden Promise malt, made by family-owned Simpsons Malt, Furious would just be pissed offed. From Scotland, this malt is still produced in the tradition of turning over the barley by hand, resulting in a malt that is unsurpassed in its quality. Golden Promise is also used extensively by premium whisky distilleries such as The Macallan. This malt provides the backbone for the intense hop character. Four American hop varieties are used at a rate of over three pounds per barrel. The result is a rich malt sweetness infused with bright hop flavor and aroma from beginning to end. Oh yeah, it’s about 6% alcohol and around 100 IBUs.


4.7
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
Thorpe429 (3542) - Alexandria, Virginia, USA - NOV 27, 2010
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

4.7
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
ChacoMaco (10) - Minnesota, USA - MAR 15, 2010
Great citrus aroma, beautiful amber/red color. Tastes like citrus resiny hop juice with a nice backbone of malt. I Love this beer.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
MilkmanDan (1943) - Eagan, Minnesota, USA - NOV 20, 2006
UPDATED: JUL 12, 2010 Lovely deep copper with a massive, pillowy white head. Nice lacing, head sticks around well, attractive stuff. Nose redolent with citric hops, quite tart and bitter, good undertone of sweetness. VERY hoppy stuff, big kick of hops, full of grapefruit and some pine, well-balanced with light caramel sweetness. Great palate, fat and rich, a mite syrupy but not cloying, just a hugely enjoyable feeling in the mouth. The best beer I’ve had out of a can, and hooray for Surly for putting this one out.

4.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
Northernbrewer (147) - St. Paul, Minnesota, USA - AUG 3, 2007
Best in its home town at the Tripel Rock or Nomad. Along with Oskar Blues, proving that good beer comes in cans.

4.6
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
Indy (87) - Hopkins, Minnesota, USA - MAR 2, 2006
On tap at Acadia. One sip, and I can’t imagine life before this beer...it’s as if the hop-gods have at last deemed us worthy. Hazy red-orange amber, thin lingering white head. Spicy, fruity, herbal, and citrusy hop aroma. Flavor is very hoppy, backed with a slight malty sweetness. Relatively substantial body, with a crisp finish. This beer was clearly a labor of love...it would have been easy to just hop it all to hell and call it a day. It’s definitely hopped to hell, don’t get me wrong, but careful attention has been paid to the malts as well. This artistry has yielded a beer that is both well-rounded and over-the-top. A truly solid first offering from my new favorite brewery.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 19/20
kenb (1102) - Oregon, USA - AUG 19, 2007
12 oz can via skyview (thanks!). Pours a clear copper with a large beige head that leaves a LOT of spidery webbing as it slooowly recedes. Nose is very floral hoppy and piney. Taste starts very sweet caramel , then some orange, some fruity esters, and a pine wallop of a finish. Finish is bittersweet, but aftertaste is just dry mouthpuckering hoppiness as the sweetness is left to a distant memory. Body is perfect with a nice malt backbone that lets the hops take centerstage, carbonation just right. World class IPA!

4.6
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 10/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
GandGKevin (508) - Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA - AUG 19, 2009
Are we sure this is actually a beer? The aroma is overwhelmingly grapefruity and the flavor is very grapefruity. I feel like this could be considered a serving of fruit by the FDA and since you are supposed to have 6 servings of fruit per day, I’ll take a 6-pack.

4.6
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 19/20
TheKegergator (241) - California, USA - FEB 8, 2007
Pours a DARK amber color with one of the best foam heads i’ve seen in an IPA. Smell is hoppy, with just enough pine to it to be near perfect. The taste follows suit with the previous categories. Hoppy up front with a smooth, perfect and not overbearing pine finish. Not sure, but close to the best IPA i’ve had.


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