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Surly Bitter Brewer

Surly Bitter Brewer

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
Surly Brewing Company

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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1433.59/5.03.58/5.0Special4.2%96.7English pint P  Stats

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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 maniac4016 (114), bill clinton, Iceland
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20

Jul 22, 2008  
apricot, resin on nose. bitter on palate with some pineapple resiny stickyness. finishes a liitle disjointed but thats the only problem i find with this beer. very quaffable

 joergen (6814), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Can. Hazy orange coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of hops, pine needles and grape fruits. Hoppy flavour of grape fruits and pine needles. Dry hoppy finish.


 Papsoe (11030), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 18, 2008  
(Can 45 cl) Courtesy of iowaherkey. Pours a slightly hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Fresh, citrusy hop aroma. Light body with a little nuttiness but otherwise completely dominated by fresh, dry citrusy hop notes. An excellent session quaffer. 131108


 Pailhead (2339), Allen Park, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
Oct 27, 2008  
<i>Courtesy of Styles</i><br /><br /> Can: The aroma contains light grapefruit, with some faint citrus notes. It pours a transparent amber with a small off-white head that fades to a thin film. The flavor starts with some faint citrus and toasty/grainy notes and finishes with mild grapefruit and floral hops. Light-medium bodied with mild carbonation.


 FlssmrBrewAlum (316), South Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 21, 2008  
16 oz can courtesy of a Drnk McDermott trade. Pours a nice auburn-orangey hazy hue with a really big bubbly offwhite / custard colored head. Aromas are of a nice prominent citrusy hoppiness coupled with a decent lighter sweet malt bill. Taste is more muted, some nice light malt upfront,a little more light bodied than expected, moving quickly to a nice hoppy bitterness mixed with some fruity notes &#40;Orange, tamer than say, a grapefruity hop&#41;. Apricot and a mellow biscuity maltiness in the finish. Enjoyable and well balanced, albeit a bit understated in flavor, but then again at a touch over 4% &#40;The same % as a Macro Light Lager&#41;, this thing is tops. Cheers&#033;


 yobdoog (414), Montclair NJ - Woodridge NY, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 18, 2008  
Smooth, light, crisp, clean. Very good bitter. I am not so schooled as far as bitters go but I like this one. Just what I wanted form a bitter. Not "hoppy" but nice and bitter.



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