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RATINGS: 206   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.45   SEASONAL: Autumn   IBU: 20   EST. CALORIES: 135   ABV: 4.5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Finally, a Surly beer my German mother will drink. She says this one tastes like a bier from back home. Not unlike a Zwickel Bier from Germany, Hell is our filtered and fermented with lager yeast, American hops takes a back seat to the Pils malt sweetness and fresh bread aroma. The color is well... hell (Deutsch for light). It’s fiendishly drinkable, and you don’t have to sell your soul to get another.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
bu11zeye (9608) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - SEP 9, 2009
(Draught) Pours a clear yellow body with a small white head. Aroma of grass, toasted grain, earth, and light herbal notes. Flavor of grass, cereal, florals, and earth.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
argo0 (9034) - Washington DC, USA - SEP 17, 2010
16oz can, thanks nimbleprop. Small white head atop crystal clear straw body. Aroma is moderately sweet, rbead, some lime, light lemon, melon. Taste is moderately sweet, bread, some melon, light lime. Soft light body, light acidity.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
thewolf (8241) - Kolding, DENMARK - FEB 13, 2010
Can, bought @ Cracked Kettle, Amsterdam.
Pours hazy pale golden yellow with a fine, staying, small, creamy, white head. Lovely lacings. Aroma is sweet, malty, crisp pilsner malts, grassy and light citric hops. Highish carbonation, fine light and dry mouthfeel. Flavour has lots of lemongrass notes, some citric tartness alongside a lovely, sweet bready malty base. There is some grassy bitterness in the end and the aftertaste. Extremely drinkable.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
hopscotch (7285) - Vero Beach, Florida, USA - SEP 13, 2009
UPDATED: SEP 14, 2009 Can… Clear yellow lager with a small, wispy, white head. Good retention. Lots of white and black pepper in the nose, but I’m also picking up a little jalapeno, habanero and pale grain. Light to medium-bodied with fizzy carbonation. Honey, toffee, pepper and a light slap-on-the-cheek of acetaldehyde. Like the can, I guess this beer’s a little green. Finishes bittersweet and then dries out. Thanks to Skyview for the bottle!

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
bhensonb (7131) - Woodland, California, USA - OCT 17, 2009
Can from allendodd. Special thanks because this is: My first Surly. Pilsner glass. Pours gold with a three finger white head. Mild noble hop aroma. Near medium body with brisk carbonation. Flavor is spicey/floral/grassy with some pale malt. It drinks incredibly well. Finishes with a mild fruit note. And perhaps a bit bready.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
hopdog (6943) - Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA - OCT 1, 2009
16oz can acquired in trade. Poured medium and clear yellow color with a smaller sized white head. Aromas of breadiness, doughy, some grassiness, and grains. Tastes of grains, lighter grassiness, and lighter doughiness.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Tmoney99 (6889) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - NOV 8, 2009
Can shared by shigadeyo. Poured clear golden color with an average frothy white head that mostly diminished with fair lacing. Moderate dough yeast and pils malt aroma. Medium body with a smooth dry texture and soft carbonation. Medium doughy sweet flavor with a medium bitterswwet finish of moderate duration. Good above average beer.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
BMan1113VR (6145) - Los Angeles, California, USA - OCT 18, 2009
Can thanks to daknole. Pours with a decently large, foamy white head over a clear yellow body. Aroma is sweet and bready with a bit of fruit and light citrus. Quite crisp smelling. Taste is sweet, a touch bitter with some bread and caramel notes. Very clean, and super easy to drink. Sparkling carbonation, light bodied. Very nice.


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