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.
Aaron says What the heck!
February 15th, 2008
I’ve barely had homebrew mistakes that tasted worse than this. Didn’t like the fruit at all (although I have no problem with fruit beers and I really enjoy a lot of Lambics) and the taste was overall confusing. Not in a good way, more in a, “what is all this shit in this?” kind of way. The aftertaste made me want to rinse my mouth out. You could see me with a bitter squint on my face saying “tschk tschk” with my tongue. We found this at the Blue Nile — good service, but $7 for a glass of this? Seriously? Decided to go to the Happy Gnome to try it again just in case I was nuts. They were sold out. Went to the Muddy Pig and it wasn’t on yet. Then before we left, waitress said they just tapped it. So we ordered one. Then (whom I believe to be Muddy Pig owner) Mark Van Wie came to us and told us pretty sternly that we can’t have it until “Wednesday at 6.” Our waitress followed later to apologize. Why wait? This beer sucks.
Feb 16th, 2008 at 2:49 am
Just so you know, we don’t price based on how well you like a beer, but how much it actually costs us. Me, I like it. I’m still drinking one, getting ready to go, relaxing after a busy night…ah, 2!
Feb 16th, 2008 at 7:15 am
I’ve really been surprised by how many people hate this beer. Seems to be one that you either love or hate, and not much room in the middle.