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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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 esjaygee (1578), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Jul 16, 2009  
Orange with a thin off white head that leaves splotchy lacing. Aroma of earthy hops, citrus, pine, caramel and pale malt. Taste of fruit, light caramel, mild earthy and citrus hops. Moderate bitterness on the back end.


 Butters (1651), Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 10, 2009  
Sampled at the Noogfest High 5. Light and fruity, semi-farmy. Aroma is better than the flavor. Good bitterness, but too much lemon. Awesome can though.


 decaturstevo (2004), decatur, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Jul 9, 2009  
Light gold/brown pour with slightly off white head and lace. Aroma is malt earthy hops and a hint of fish? Very light malt with a subtle finishing bitter. Medium bodied with good carbonation.


 lithy (1750), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 8, 2009  
Noogfest High 5. Sample from a can thanks to unclejedi. Solid copper-orange thin white head. Aroma is big herbal bitter, nice hoppiness, awesome aroma, the taste disappoints, just kind watery, some caramel, spicy pine hop finish.


 jcwattsrugger (5563), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 8, 2009  
@Noogfest High5-16oz can-pours a white ring for a head and gold color. Aroma is sweet light malt, pine. Taste is sweet light malt, pine.


 bbrock81 (221), Le Mars, Iowa, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Jul 2, 2009  
Very, very good beer. A bit hoppy for the style, but it’s good hoppiness. Pours a nice orange-gold, with a medium, creamy head. Aroma is quite citrusy and piney, then some floral notes emerge and a pleasant malt base shows through the hops. The flavor is maltier than the nose, nice and smooth, with some grassy and citrus hops in the finish. The palate is fairly full, with dense but very fine carbonation. This would be an exceptional session brew.


 tokyogoat (567), San Diego, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Jun 30, 2009  
Poured a golden orange. Nose of stone fruits, floral, and strong citrus. Taste is bright of citrus, hops, light biscuit flavors.


 deyholla (726), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 29, 2009  
Tap. Poured light cloudy brown with an off-white head. Aroma was bitter with some grainy notes, perhaps oats and just a bit of sweet citrus. Flavor was a very nice balance of malts and hops as the flavor began malty but hops kicked in throughout. A nice beer.



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