Week 7 of 52
Surly Two (On Tap)
February 11th thru 17th
Brewer's Description
Surly's second anniversary brew is a dark ale made with over 40 pounds of cranberries per barrel. The cranberries come from fresh from the bog at Lost Lake.
Confirmed to be available on tap at Blue Nile, Stub & Herbs, The Happy Gnome, Cafe 28. Please call ahead as they may have run out.
Overall Rating based on 22 reviews
2.95 of 5 stars
Brewery Information
Surly Brewing Company
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
surlybrewing.com
Interesting Fact
A bog is a wetland type that accumulates acidic peat, a deposit of dead plant material. Learn more on the Wikipedia entry. Even more interesting is that bog snorkelling is popular in England and Wales and has even produced the associated sport of mountain bike bog snorkelling.
Eric says Soooo good
February 15th, 2008
Ok I tried this at Winterfest last weekend. It was good, but I thought I would probably pass on it the next time around. Then my wife and I had dinner at Cafe 28 tonight (owned by Linda Haug, wife of Surly head brewer Todd), and I thought, well I better give it a second shot, when I hadn’t had 20 beers already.
And I’m so glad I did. It had some of the same hop characteristics as Darkness, of course reduced by the cranberries and dark malts. Some have said its a one-and-your-done beer, but I could easily have had two or three. This is one of my favorite Surly beers. I can’t wait to pick up one of the bottles and throw it in my basement for a year or two.
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