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Surly Furious

Surly Furious - India Pale Ale (IPA)

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 Percentile 
99
overall
Brewed by Surly Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5843.96/5.03.95/5.06.2%99.5Shaker, Tulip
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Like Hops? You'll like this fire-hued beer. This is the beer I have always dreamed of making. This is the beer that would come to mind while spending the last two years tearing down walls, hanging sheetrock, moving kegs, power washing the ceilings, arguing with various agencies, and cutting the water main. Without Golden Promise malt, made by family-owned Simpsons Malt, Furious would just be pissed offed. From Scotland, this malt is still produced in the tradition of turning over the barley by hand, resulting in a malt that is unsurpassed in its quality. Golden Promise is also used extensively by premium whisky distilleries such as The Macallan. This malt provides the backbone for the intense hop character. Four American hop varieties are used at a rate of over three pounds per barrel. The result is a rich malt sweetness infused with bright hop flavor and aroma from beginning to end. Oh yeah, it's about 6% alcohol and around 100 IBUs.
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 Madsnp (610), Odense C, Denmark
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Jul 20, 2009  
Can. Pours amber coloured nice creamy off white head that leaves nice lacings in my Atlas glass. Fruity aroma with notes of caramel, grapefruit, malt and spruce. Flavours of sweet malt, resin, caramel, lemons and a bitter hoppy finish. Great brew.


 nqualls (1429), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jul 14, 2009  

Source:Can.
Glass:Tulip.
Appearance:Clear orange pour with a two finger off white head.
Aroma:Grapefruit and caramel malt.
Flavor:Caramel malt base with toffee, nuts and a grapefruit finish.
Palate:Medium body with solid carbonation.
Overall:Excellent IPA. One of my favorites.


emoore0024 (25), USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 11, 2009  
This was an excellent beer. I tried it by accident and was I pleased. Above avg beer. Aroma was great. It was a copper color. Unique in many ways. Color, Aroma. taste. It had an explosive citrus taste. Yummy!!!


 mattmc1973 (300), Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/516/20
Jul 11, 2009  
On tap at Sheffield’s in Chicago. Color is deep copper/burgundy with thin off-white head. Aroma is all hops, very biting pine, grass, and weeds. Taste is light caramel malt, and again huge citrus and piney hops. Medium crisp mouthfeel. Good, but could use a bit more balance.


 shawnm213 (884), South Bend, Indiana, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/518/20
Jul 10, 2009  
A nice late birthday present from beth- thanks a ton! pours copper with some nice red highlights. beige head. wow. nice juicy , citrusy hop aroma. some floral hops as well. pine. extremely well balanced. awesome.


 madvike (301), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/104/516/20
Jun 29, 2009  
Can - I’ve only have four types of Surly so far, but each one of them is ridiculously drinkable without skimping on taste. Not sure how they do it, but I love it. Furious is no different, and is my favorite so far. It’s sexiness in a glass--all reddish-amber and naughty. Smells good too--floral and citrus hops, with perfume and caramel lingering. The flavor starts with hops, but flows into malty, bready flavors. There’s a bit of an oily hop taste on the finish that feels a bit off, but that’s nitpicking. It’s soft and creamy in the mouth--just deliciuos. I want to visit MN just to buy some more.


 bobbypaulson (100), , Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/517/20
Jun 26, 2009  
on tap at busters on 28th. Pours a nice golden color with little head. smell of flowers and citurs taste is of lemons and oranges with a nice hopy finish that I love in most IPAs. A great IPA very balanced and nice hopiness.


 leems (147), Portland, Oregon, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Jun 23, 2009  
Can brought back by my lovely wife while on a business trip. Pours a red hued amber with a one inch white head. Aroma is very hoppy, floral, grapefruit, and sweetness. Initial flavor is biscuit and sweetness then great hop flavor. Orange, grapefruit, just a wonderful IPA. It almost makes me wish I lived in Minnesota, or my wife would leave more often as I split my 4 pack with my dear friend beardface and drank my two already.



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