Surly Bitter Brewer

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

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.

Source:500 mL can courtesy of hellomynameis.
Glass:Pint.
Appearance:Clear amber pour with a two finger white head.
Aroma:Nutty malt with a hint of citrus.
Flavor:Nutty malt base with grains, fruit and caramel.
Palate:Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall:This was good, but hard to take an American bitter seriously.

16 oz. can - thanks to tytoanderso for the trade; clear amber with fluffy white head; fruity hops, juice and sweet malts; grainy, fruity and a little oat; plums or grapes too; I kind of like the fruity edge, but it’s quite strange at the same time

16 oz can via Mys Swap 4 (thanks skyview!). pours a hazy amber with a small off-white head. The aromas are earthy hops and toasty grains. Taste is tea, caramel, lime, orange-peal, hay and earthy/herbal notes. Body is light, carbonation is high, too high for my enjoyment of this style. I think if they tone the warrior hops down a little, or use a different hop, and the carbonation WAY down, this would be a good beer.

Deep golden color out of the can with a foamy off-white head. Fresh juicey citrus hop nose. Raw hop pellet and grain flavor. Thinnish beer. Easy drinking but the flavors seem a little disjointed.

Can from Ty. Poured into a pint glass, good head. Pale orangish in color. Aroma of some bitter hops, duh? Taste is a light (thin) bodied hoppy beer. Nice little fruitiness to it. Light malts, well balanced. Really easy to drink. Actually a nice session beer that could be drank any where. Thanks ty for the brewski!

A competent bitter but the least convincing of four Surlys sampled at a group tasting in Sydney, courtesy of Oslo. The use of American hops leave this some distance from being a traditional British bitter - but given the general standard of canned British bitters, that may not be such a bad thing. Soft fruits dominate the aroma and flavours - peach and apricot mainly. Bit soapy and indistinct, I thought. Perfectly drinkable but I wouldn’t reach for this if there was a half-decent alternative. (Can courtesy of Oslo - thanks buddy - at the Milson Point park session September 09)