Week 4 of 52
Surly Furious
January 21st thru January 27th
Brewer's Description
A tempest on the tongue, or a moment of pure hop bliss? Brewed with a dazzling blend of American hops and Scottish malt, this crimson-hued ale delivers waves of citrus, pine and caramel-toffee. For those who favor flavor, Furious has the hop-fire your taste buds have been screaming for.
Golden Promise malt and four American hop varieties result in a rich malt sweetness infused with bright hop flavor and aroma from beginning to end. It's about 6% alcohol and around 100 IBUs.
Overall Rating based on 49 reviews
3.51 of 5 stars
Brewery Information
Surly Brewing Company
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
surlybrewing.com
Interesting Fact
Surly's owner Omar Ansari had his first real beer at age 14 at Munich's Hofbrau Haus. Read more
Photography
Courtesy of Erin Reichelt. View more on her flickr set.
DeRushaJ says So Much Better On Tap; Still Quite Good In The Can
January 23rd, 2008
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.
Jan 24th, 2008 at 7:32 am
Gremlin? You mean growler?
Jan 24th, 2008 at 7:37 am
I like Gremlin better.
Jan 24th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Admittedly, I did spend about 10 minutes on google, trying to see if maybe a gremlin was some sort keg system I had never heard of. It’s of course not, but it is suggested that the word “gremlin” is derived from goblins who supposedly lived in beer bottles of the brand Kremlin.
Jan 24th, 2008 at 9:28 am
I was wondering if you were advocating for drinking and driving. At least it wasn’t in a Pinto.
Jan 24th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I was pretty confused, there, too. Had me thinking of “Green Eggs & Ham”…would you, would you in a Gremlin…would you, would you with a …Femlin?”
(that’s what Leroy Neiman called the little spot drawings of cartoon playmates that appeared in Playboy…it’s the only thing I can think of that rhymes with Gremlin!)
Jan 24th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
I see I need to make a mistake in order to generate comments. Cool. I’ll use that strategy every week.