Brew52 » tartness http://www.brew52.com/2008 52 Minnesota beers reviewed for the 52 weeks of 2008. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:16:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 A sipper… http://www.brew52.com/2008/week7/a-sipper/ http://www.brew52.com/2008/week7/a-sipper/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:24:12 +0000 ryan http://www.brew52.com/2008/week7/a-sipper/ Deep and dark in appearance with some reddish hues. Deep mocha-colored head that stuck around for a bit. I’m smelling some rich dark and toasty malts as well as cranberries.  The taste is a mix of dark roasty, toasty malts and a huge, tart cranberry presence. I’m actually detecting some hops here too. I’m enjoying this beer, though I will admit that I’m a big fan of cranberries.

A tasty offering from Surly – probably not my favorite, but still tasty.

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