Surly Bitter Brewer

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

The beer was amber-orange with some off-white head that quickly dissipated. It was very fragrant with hints of floral, ice tea, and grapefruit hops. The flavor was similar with the addition of apricots and new vinyl (in a good way). Bitter ice tea hop finish. Very little hop burn compared to a Furious.

Poured a lightly hazy golden color with a medium sized, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of toasted dough, toffee malts, citrus fruits, and a floral, grassy, hoppiness. Taste of tropical fruits, more bread, a bit of toffee, faint caramel, with citrus fruits, light pine, and a nice bitterness in the finish.

(Can) Pours a hazy amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of canned fruit cocktail, pineapple, grass, and biscuit. Flavor of grapefruit, earthiness, toasted malt, and biscuit with a dry, moderately bitter finish.

16 oz can. Pours a golden/orange color with a white head that settles down to a slight ring with nice lacing. Nose is fruity and sweet with a bit of mango scent to it. Starts like it will be very bitter but that gives way to a wave of citrus flavor. Almost like a big breakfast beer. :) Imagine a two part beer, first part: ESB and second part: orange drink. if that makes sense. Leaves a slight aftertaste that lingers on the top of the tongue and back of the throat. Very clean beer that’s easy to drink. Another success.

Poured from a 16oz can and served in an English pint glass. This beer poured a slightly hazy golden amber with a thin head of tight, beige bubbles. A small amount of spotty lacing was left around the glass. The aroma of the beer was made up of pine, oranges, light caramel, and some bready malt. The flavor included a crisp citric bitterness with a faint amount of bread dough. The mouthfeel was light to medium-bodied with moderate carbonaton. A decent session beer, but I guess I was hoping for more.

Pours a nice copperish orange.The nose has is peachy, & a bit tart. Comes across the palate very clean with apricot, & citrus fruits. Finishes with a subtle hop taste that lingers.

A tart and peachy aroma with a slightly bitter, hoppy note. Body is a stunningly cloudy orange with a frothy white head. Overall flavor, while predominantly hops and malt is quite light and refreshing - iced tea, cinnamon, and oatmeal- ending with a brief and amusing note of ginger. Obviously a great sipping beer, I think it would be particularly well-suited with vinegary Kansas City-style BBQ.

Can. Pours a gorgeous orange-hued copper with a fair off-white head. Aroma is sweet, with a strong hoppy scent of apricot and citrus along with a bit of maltiness. Body is fairly light but malty, with a soft fruity flavor of apricot, citrus, and floral notes giving way to a tart, crisp finish not unlike strong tea. As refreshing as a good bitter should be, but a bit more complex as well.