Brew52 » Week 4

Furiously Surious

Joe Lunchpail — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:16:50 +0000

The strong hops and piney flavor may cause most casual beer drinkers to recoil in horror. Resist this urge. Upon first taste, my ‘buds were surprised as they had never quite experienced this type of flavor. However, after this initial reaction I found that I really enjoyed the Furious and came to appreciate its unique construction. You probably won’t want to knock back a 4-pack of pints at first, but once you acclimate to its hoppy goodness, you may find yourself changing your tune.

Bam

Favre Is God — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:18:19 +0000

I almost passed out after my initial sip…wasn’t expecting that kind of hop flavor. I’m still debating if it was a good or bad thing. High quality, just better with as an ice cream flavor.

really just a little perturbed….

Kasperado — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:44:27 +0000

I appreciate the character of the furious. Its hoppy and well brewed. I prefer it on tap, but the can puts a little Dale Senior into the experience- like this can will end up in the back of my pickup when i’m finished with it. Am I lame to admit i prefer the Bender? Probably, but i do think the Furious is a better beer, its just that the taste is a bit overwhelming for my delicate pallet.

“this is..

flashmcduff — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:37:33 +0000

..the hoppiest beer I’ve tasted to date.”

–Spoken by me after taking the first sip of one at Pizza Luce in St. Paul. I had one more. Enjoy.

EDIT 2-15-08: the hoppiest beer award now goes to Bells 3rd Coast which feels and tastes even more like a cleaning agent.

Surlious

moe — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:42:32 +0000

I was really drunk at a beer festival last year at Macalester College when I walked up to Omar and thanked him for the Furious. I said it was the best beer I’ve ever had. I no longer think it’s the best beer ever, but I still love it.

Please follow dosage instructions.

slickrick — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:36:10 +0000

The back of the staggering, Strongbow-esque, Surly Furious can asks this query, “A tempest on the tongue, or a moment of pure hop bliss?” Where doth this scribe come from? After reading this and taking a few swigs of the beer I felt my review was written for me.

That is, at first tongue splash, understatedly I am unequivocally unimpressed. But after imbibing and cocking my head to contemplate, I reconsidered. A subtle yet striking flavor. I definitely couldn’t drink the whole four-pack, which they are sold in, better yet finish off two. Though, it’s too solid and strong a brew to be downed with such frivolity and not recommended.

All in all, it’s a beer that catches its drinkers off-guard, after they’ve already made their own presumptions. It is after a good half-can that like a true tempest with all its furiousness comes out of the green skies and makes you realize just how strong a force of nature it really is.

delicious

Ben R — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:24:39 +0000

I love Surly’s Furious. I’m not afraid to say it either, I love it. Being a fan of really hoppy beers and also being completely willing to jump on the bandwagon that is Surly, this is the beer for me.

I actually liked the Bender more than the Furious the first time I tried them both, but have since come around to appreciate the Furious more. The delicious smell of the Furious is only topped by the Hopslam that I had recently (which I definitely encourage people to try).

My first 5 star rating, but certainly not the last, at least for Surly.

Drink this one first.

MantheDan — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:25:28 +0000

The thing about this furious beer that is extremely important is that any beer, food, or heck even gum will ruin this complex “hop bombardment.” One should have a completely bland taste in your mouth and this will wake up all of your taste buds in an instant. The more that I think about, if I were the bender/alcoholic type, this would be my first choice for a ”roll out of bed beer.” Alas, I’m not though so I guess I’ll just plan my eating etc, around it.

Filled with awesome

dave — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:11:27 +0000

Great taste, strong on the hops but not surgery and sweet like some of the previous beers on the menu. I really enjoyed this one a lot although it had the advantage of being my drink with pizza beer which it complimented perfectly. But then beer and pizza is always wonderful. It lost half a star for being a touch too strong, I dont think this beer would be my number one choice for drinking on a night long beer binge. But as far as a tasty and refreshing beer goes the surly furious is pure wonderful.

I had low expectations

Erin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:13:55 +0000

Sorry for the late post – I was here last week, and didn’t want to risk putting a can of beer in my suitcase. After reading everyone else’s review, I knew this would be a beer that I wouldn’t really care for. In fact, I didn’t even want to waste a whole can on myself, because my husband loves this beer (as will come in his review soon, I’m sure). At his request, after my few small sips that I didn’t like, I tried a big sip “to really let the flavor sink in” as he said. I still don’t like it. Sorry, Surly lovers – more for you!