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Surly Furious 3.94 591

Surly Furious

Percentile
99
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5913.96/5.03.94/5.06.2%99.4Shaker, 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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 RCL (1480), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/58/105/517/20
Apr 7, 2007  
Aroma is a blast of hops, but the flavor isn’t too bitter. Just an amazing mouthfeel and look to these Surly beers. The flavors of spicy hops and pure grains practically freakin’ dance in the glass.


 TheEpeeist (1468), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/517/20
May 10, 2007  
16 oz can. Peachy brown, not quite clear. Brief white head. Orange blossom and nectarine with piney caramel. Taste is equally sharp and fresh. Hops dominate with bready grapefruit, orange toffee and finally bitter lemon. Light carb, oily then dry with pine sap.


 SuIIy (1465), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jun 17, 2009  
16 oz can from Skinnyguy. Pours a dark, deep copper color with a white head. Nose is piney hops with a nice caramel and grapefruit hue. Palate is fairly thick and fluffy with a nice syrupy feel. Flavors are caramel malt with a nice pine and grapefruit presence. Not overly sweet and the hop presenceis very nice.


 yobdoog (1460), Woodridge NY, New York, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/517/20
Oct 18, 2008    Updated: Apr 29, 2009
I love Furious. Such great flavors of hops. Fruity and citrus with hints of pine. Nice and chewy, great body and is so smooth. Balanced and very drinkable.


 SamGamgee (1460), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 23, 2009  
Pint Can thanks to photomike. Another great beer from surly. Dark red amber in color with a creamy head. Really nice hop nose with lots of tangerine and flowers and a spicy edge. Nice darker toasted, dry malt profile with lots of citrus and pine flavor but with a relatively soft bitterness up front. As the beer goes down, there is a firmer resiny, grapefruit peel lingering bitter flavor. Pretty light in body and very drinkable.


 GreatLibations (1447), Last Supper, Arizona, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/515/20
Oct 16, 2008  
Thanks to beerbelly, I mean hellbilly I have reached another milestone in my lifelong obsession to score 10K beers before I die. This beer I chose for a reason. It comes in a can. I drank it from the can. I have no idea what it looks like or if it has a gorgeous lasting head or not. I can however smell it and it does smell of the IPA style. I drink from the can and I enjoy it. I do however think this beer is highly over rated. Considering th abv, balance, overall complexity and finish I have come to a determination that it is average. But, it’s one of the best canned beers I’ve ever had. Thanks Josh.


 holdenn (1443), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
May 3, 2007    Updated: May 15, 2009
Can shared at Hampton Inn Tastings DLD. Pours a red amber color with a small head. Nose of citrus hops and little else. Citrus fruit flavors, a little piney and tannic. Dries out in the finish. Decent beer. 7/4/7/4/15 = 3.7

Tea bagged version. Amber in color with a thin head. Great hoppy aromas. Grapefruit, pine, florals. Bitter citrus, florals, with light pale malts. Bitter and drinkable. Really tasty, but it appears my rating is the same. 8/3/7/4/15 = 3.7


 dchmela (1443), Orlando, Florida, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/518/20
Aug 24, 2007  
Thanks to Ian for smuggling this back from Sturgis. Pours out a beautiful copper color with a big white head. Big hoppy, pine, grapefruit aroma. Taste is a hoppy explosion with hints of grapefruit. There is a hint of malt that smooths this out really nice. Finishes nice and dry, an absolute classic.



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