Surly Bitter Brewer

Brewed by Surly Brewing Company
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

can thanks to allendodd. Honey colored pour, thick rocky head. aroma of flowers, citrus, orange zest, resin, pine. Flavor has slight spice, nice and hoppy. Definitely taste the marmelade mentioned on the can. Really good sessionable beer. thanks dodd.

11/04/2009: Surly Bitter Brewer... Aroma: Weak pine hops and subtle toasted underlying malt. Appearance: Faint yellow color; chill haze; small white head; fine lacing. Flavor: Unique, unexpected, and interesting blend of lemon, pine and spruce (LOTS!), and toasted malts; hint of cumin. Palate: Medium-light. Overall: I REALLY like this beer - it’s crisp, refreshing, plenty flavorful, and very unique and memorable.

1 pint can ( 4% Alc/Vol; IBU - 37 ) via trade from Skyview. Thanks Bob! Rating #230 for this beer.

can, pours light amber with a tall frothy off white head. Aroma is nice and citrusy with lemon peel and orange. Wow, so good and at 4%, has tons of flavor. Soft pale malt sweetness, the oats are there as well with a nice fresh hop finish that ends dry with a nice piney hop note. This is a great session brew.

Poured from can into Nonic Imperial Pint. Dull orange-gold, very thin head, looks flat but expected for style. Citrus due to dry-hopping, leading to a stronger smell than typical for style. Also, faint malts detected. Clean toasted, tea-like malt taste balanced by metallic hop bitterness. Light citrus flavor that is less evident in the taste than smell. Low carbonation, firm and dry. This is where most American attempts fall short; Surly nailed it. Very easy to drink and at 4% abv, it is an ideal session beer.

Bartered bottle from Hophead22. Poured a cloudy orange color (like the can) with small white head. Aroma was nutty and citrus hops. Flavor was toasty, malty, dry. Pallet was fizzy medium. This was pretty good for a session beer. Thanks Tim.

Can from allendodd. Purveyor of Surly to the needy masses. Thanks! Pours a slightly hazy amber with a frothy off-white head. Very floral aroma above some sweet lightly roasted caramel. Less than medium body. Sharpish carbonation. It’s so floral it’s perfumey. Very strong light stone fruit notes. Finishes with a rather citric bitter. Other than the body, I think it fits the style. Like it a lot.

slightly hazy golden color with a touch of orange. low-med carbonation, big head with lots of lacing. upon tasting you are immediatly struck with a nose of dry sharp hops. Overall mouthfeel is surprisingly watery. notes of grain and peach in the flavor. Overall its ok, tastes a lot more like a pale ale than a bitter. Prob wont be buying this expensive beer again.

1 pint can courtesy of tytoanderso. Pours a cloudy copper color with a big sudsy white head that has great retention and ample lacing. The nose is soft with filberts, apricots and earthy hops. The taste is similarly nutty with some biscuit filling in the back end. The hops profile is only moderately biter at best. The palate is a bit thinner than I would have preferred. The finish is dry, long and mildly biter. Overall: A very enjoyable ESB.