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Surly Bitter Brewer

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2323.56/5.03.54/5.0Special4.2%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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 Homer321 (127), Rockledge, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Courtesy of McBackus. poured form a 16oz can into a widemouth glass. nose is very hoppy, very earthy and peppery spice. pours opaque light copper and is very easy drinking. slight bitterness fades quickly, but left me with some afterburning indigestion. this beer did have a stlight metallic taste, but I can’t tell if that is from the can or maybe the hops. overall a nice beer, but I was expecting more bitterness.


 oakbluff (300), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 5, 2008  
Pours a cloudy tangerine/iced tea colour. Moderate off white head. Nose- orange pekoe tea leaves, marmalade. Taste- sweet marmalade on whole wheat toast. Aspirin dryness on the finish. Light bodied with moderate carbonation. For sure the most flavourful 4.5% beer I’ve had the pleasure of trying.


 BeerBunker (613), Burbank, Illinois, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/517/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Pours an amber/orangish color. Aroma of sweet fruit and hops. Nice malt flavors with a lingering citrusy taste. Well balanced, with moderate carbonation. Finish is obviously very bitter.


 dchmela (1444), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Aug 27, 2008  
Cloudy amber pour with a thick white head. Grassy citrus hop aroma. Nice bitter hop taste with a good malt balance. Very good session beer, low abv and just really tasty.


 jason (1623), Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 23, 2008  
Can. Big thanks to Santa for this one. Poured a light brown copper body with huge head. Aroma is hoppy and malty. Flavor is sweet malt, hops, and caramel.


 jake65 (1725), Williston, North Dakota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 22, 2008  
Can: Pours a orange copper color with a smaller white head. Aroma is malty and earthy, a bit of florals. Flavor is more malty than bitter, some caramel malt and fruitiness make the floral bitters a touch mellow. Nice wet sensation. This is not quite as bitter as expected, but still a pleasant summer ale. Thanks Tyler!


 mabel (2612), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 21, 2008  
[1600-20080816] 1pt can. Sweet rose water aroma is quite similar to marmalade. Slightly hazy, light orange brown body with quick foamy white bubbles. Sweet watered-down marmalade flavour is kind of old. Light-medium body is thin. Interesting marmalade characteristic, OK but weird.
(@ Cole’s IPA Festival; Buffalo, NY; c/o swoopjones via Sammy)


 cgarvieuk (4198), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 20, 2008  
Bottle at Chris o’s…amber ... ligyt fruity hop nose ... fruity hop quite bready little pine



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