Surly Wet 2011

Formerly brewed at Surly Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Aroma is largely hops, citrus and resin aromas. Hazy amber color with lasting white lacing. Flavor is quite bitter with medium body.

Very good, very fresh beer. Tastes like tap beer from a can. Pours a nice, clear copper color with a mid-sized, creamy foam head. Aroma and flavor dominated by fresh hops--piney, citrusy goodness. Nice bitter finish to the beer, which is otherwise very smooth-drinking.

Tasted on 10/29/11 from a 16oz can, canned on 10/12/11, sent to me by SourNotes, thanks Andrew. Pours clear, bright, amber with a thick off-white head that slowly recedes to spotty lace. The nose is awesome with a hops aroma ranging from tropical fruit, tons of citrus, and floral, with a nicely caramelized malt backbone, and just a hint of earthiness. The flavor is beautifully bittersweet with tropical fruit, citrus and floral hops caramelized bread malt, and just enough bitterness. The body is medium with average carbonation, a bit of a sticky texture, and a long citrus, floral, tropical fruit, and pleasantly bitter finish. This is a truly outstanding IPA.

Pours clear amber with a light white head. Aroma is citrus hops, grapefruit and resin. Flavor is citrus hops, resin, bitter and floral. Medium carbonation. Has a nice dry finish.

16 oz. can from Dalzale, thanks Greg! pours a clear golden amber with a decent one finger head. aroma of citrus, pine resin and some straw. a bit surprised the flavor isn’t more tropical since it is 100% citra hops. mild carbonation which fits the style just right for me, finishes dry. a nice session-able harvest ale.

Pours a clear copper orange with thick frothy tan-tinged head. Aroma is strong notes of grapefruit and spruce. flavor is grapefruit, floral and citrus. Undertones of bread and cereal. Body is light with a lot of carbonation.

Pours a very transparent light orange. Smell is pretty awesome...typical fresh hop aromas mixed with some very tropical fruit notes. Tangerine, mango. Very bitter, resiny. Oily hop mouthfeel. Lingering bitterness. Packed with hop flavor. Can is about two weeks old...this is really nice.

Bottle kindly sent by Sean - thanks man! Pours a clear but dull golden caramel with a thick and chunk white head. Aroma is light bitter hops and . . . well, air I guess. Seriously lacking hop power on the aroma. Taste is easy drinking, light bitter hops with some subtle and soft sweet malt. There’s nothing offensive about the beer but the hop presence on the nose and taste is weak.

16 oz. can via trade with bobbypaulson - Pours a crystal clear copper color with a one finger thick off white head. very light lacing. Aroma is floral, pine, and citrus hops. Very nice. Flavor is hops and light toasted malt. Finish is fairly bitter, but smooth. Medium body. A good beer. Thanks Mike.

Can pours amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of hops, and sweet caramel and citrus. Taste is resinous pine goodness with sharp bright citrus and a sold caramel malt backbone, nice bitterness on the finish. Thinking I prefer last years, but Yum Yum Yum, love this stuff.