Brew52 » hop-tastic http://www.brew52.com/2008 52 Minnesota beers reviewed for the 52 weeks of 2008. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:16:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 So Much Better On Tap; Still Quite Good In The Can http://www.brew52.com/2008/week4/so-much-better-on-tap-still-quite-good-in-the-can/ http://www.brew52.com/2008/week4/so-much-better-on-tap-still-quite-good-in-the-can/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:16:04 +0000 DeRushaJ http://www.brew52.com/2008/week4/so-much-better-on-tap-still-quite-good-in-the-can/ Every Surly I’ve had tastes totally different on tap. The furious is amazing on tap. A revelation to a beer drinker. The smell of citrus, the aroma is wonderful. Then the hops hit you, and it tastes like a real beer, not one of those wheat beers that I’m embarrased to admit I like.

In the can; it’s good and borders on great, but it just isn’t quite there. I’m not sure why. I love the first taste, and the second, but when I get to the bottom of the glass, it’s just not as fantastic as I imagine it.

I’ve had it in a Gremlin Growler, and it’s much closer to the tap flavor there. Either way, this is a damn good beer. If you don’t like your beer to have flavor, you’ll hate Surly. That’s why it’s called Surly, not Girly.

UPDATE: Thanks to Eric for correcting my use of the word “Gremlin.”  This is why you shouldn’t review a Surly immediately after drinking it.

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