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Surly Furious

Percentile
99
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5943.96/5.03.94/5.06.2%99.5Shaker, Tulip
Commercial Description:
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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 Nuffield (2728), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 31, 2006  
Very hoppy nose, beautifully like chewing on flowers. Great appearance, thick clinging lace. Red/amber body. Ends a bit...normal...with some bitterness. Not bad at all! (on tap at Barley John’s)


 IrishBoy (2722), Bakersfield, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 14, 2007  
16 oz can from hellomynameis; Nose of citrusy piney hops with a hint of caramel barely coming through the strong hop nose; copper colored with a medium straw colored head; flavor of hops, hops, and more hops lasting well into the finish. Great IPA!


 notalush (2690), Denver, Colorado, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/517/20
May 4, 2007  
Can from IrishBoy (thanks, richard) - medium amber pour, with a lasting, frothy, eggshell white head - agressive, piney hop bite in the aroma, with some earthy, herbal qualities - I’ve never tasted this kind of malt in anything other than a scottish ale, and it’s flavor really works well with the dry, hoppy, grassy character - sure, it winds up tasting like a super-hoppy scottish ale, but what’s wrong with that? - toasty, dry, biscuity notes and a hint of woodiness - this is some quality stuff.


 Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jan 5, 2008  
Can Amber colour with a nice head. Lovely aroma of grapefruit, citrus and very floral endeed. Very hoppy and very bitter endeed. Incrediable that they can put so much hops in that can.


 PilsnerPeter (2667), Flushing, New York, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/514/20
Jun 22, 2009  
Tap at ACBF 2009: Deep copper pour with a thick well retained dense tan head. Super resiny hop aroma with some mild peach and evident crystal malt. Fluffy carbonation- evident crystal malt in the flavor- hearty background with lots of piny spruce like character from the hops. Simple and straight forward but damn tasty.


 puzzl (2649), New York, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/105/515/20
Jan 4, 2007  
I got this can in a trade from Footbalm. I was scouring through the styro shipper, and was taken aback when it appeared Mr. Balm had sent me a can of coke. Little did I know, it was nothing short of Surly Furious! Madness.

This is a great IPA. I’m not really that into hops at all, but this is really sessionable, well balanced, extremely drinkable, and damn pretty in the glass to boot. Nothing unique in the taste or aroma, typical stuff, just very very well done.


 5000 (2634), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Mar 15, 2007  
Can: Deep copper, fairly clear but with a few floaties about, large frothy sand colored head, very nice lacing.   Subtle caramel malts and hop oriented nose, slight citrus peel and tea leaves.   Stronger tea and citrus presense on the tongue.   Slight malt graininess as it warms, and nearing the backside.   Moderate to full body and mouthfeel.   Feels fairly smooth.   Lingering hop bitterness well after the finish.   Not nearly as potent as I would have thought for 100IBUs.   Only thing I wished is for it to be a bit more floral and without the subtle grainy bitterness on the finish.   Otherwise, quite good.   Thanks Joe for the brew!


 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Jun 26, 2007  
On cask at The Happy Gnome during the RBSG 2007 Pub Crawl. Clear amber body with a small frothy white head. Sweet citrus hops aroma. Sweet citrus hops flavor with some floral hops and caramel.



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