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Surly Bitter Brewer

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2333.56/5.03.54/5.0Special4.2%97.9English pint
Commercial Description:
Brewed with lots of Golden Promise and Pale Ale malts with a touch of Oats and light hazy gold in color. Ultra crisp bitterness from Warrior hops, with Glacier hops adding the peach,orange and apricot aroma. We dry-hopped this one because...we like hops.
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 BVery (561), Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Apr 21, 2009    Updated: Jun 1, 2009
TAP: dirty gold/amber pour, some malt and pine hop on the nose, mildly hop/bitter on taste. Not a fantastic beer, but an easy drinker. CASK: also had this on cask - tasted pretty dull and flat this way, not sure this is the best way to try this particular beer.


 MrBunn (1554), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/513/20
Apr 18, 2009  
Can with thanks to skyview. Pours a medium amber with a small/medium head. Aromas are a mix of blue spruce and citrus. Flavor is heavy with hops... and they basically match the nose. Mouthfeel is a bit thin, but this is good stuff.


 DalzAle (510), Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Apr 14, 2009  
Can. Slightly hazy orange pour, medium carbonation with an ashy orange aroma. Flavor is peach, citrus and hops and finished nice and bitter on the aftertaste. A decent brew, I just don’t think this is my favorite style.


 anders37 (4792), Malmö, Sweden
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/515/20
Mar 27, 2009  
Can @ chriso’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a malty floral hoppy aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweetish malty bitter hoppy flavor with some hints of caramel. Has a slightly thin mouthfeel. Has a sweetish malty bitter hoppy finish.


 daknole (3023), Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Mar 16, 2009  
Pours a nice hazy orange/amber color. Aroma is full of citrus(grapefruit) caramel malt and some grassy notes. Flavor is both hoppy and full of malt. This is the way an ESB should taste IMO. Damn this is a smooth easy drinker.


 sirpsycho (352), Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/102/516/20
Feb 5, 2009  
Can. Pours a cloudy amber, nice off-white head, lacing is beautiful. Aroma is grapefruit, citrus and malt hiding in the background. Flavor is a very nice slightly sweet malt and a nice palate of grapefruit, maybe a touch of orange and peach. Thin, but very nice session beer.


 kyzr (1127), Belgrade, Montana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 4, 2009  
Can thanks to Skyview. Pours dark gold with smaller white head. Earthy hoppy nose. Flavor is big up front with bitter hops that goes a little watery before a toasted hoppy finish.


 jkwalking05 (1485), Arlington, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 23, 2009  
Light amber in color with a small white head. Aroma is like sticking your nose in a bag of fresh hops with some notes of grass and fruit. Taste is like water with hops in it with a slightly fruity finish.



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