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Surly Furious

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99
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
5893.96/5.03.94/5.06.2%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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 GeneralGao (3057), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Aug 13, 2007    Updated: Dec 16, 2007
GTMW 2007. This was a cask conditioned, tea bagged (dry hopped) version. Poured a clear dark orange color with a soapy off white head. Aroma was of malty caramel and sprucy hops. Medium bodied with moderate to assertive hop bitterness. Flavors included malty cereal grain, toffee, and citrusy hop. Hops, hops, and more hops. Solid. Re-rate. Growler shared by iowaherkeye. Thanks for hauling this back form Minnesota Joey. Poured a slightly hazy orange-red color. Head was two fingers high and off white with decent retention. Some lace was left behind. The aroma was distinctly of grapefruit, but also a bit sweaty. There was assertive hop bitterness of about 8 out of 10 that lingered well after the finish. The flavor was similar to the aroma, lots of grapefruit, but there was also an ample malty caramel background. This is a good beer.


 WeeHeavySD (2990), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/103/516/20
Mar 23, 2007  
Can Via trade with Brewo, thanks Aaron. Dark amber complexion with a large 3 finger puffy white head. The aroma of hopps were immediately noticeable with that nice citrus hoppy feel. Taste is hoppy bitter and strong, got a bit of an arrogant bastard feel, very tasty and it has a big kick. good beer, from a can.


 presario (2982), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/57/103/514/20
Jan 23, 2009  
In trade with noncaloric. Thick head. Red-amber beer. Delicious citrus alcohol aroma with hints of caramel, makes me think of a rye IPA. Thinner than expected body for high IBU. Aggressive and tasty citrus edge. An extreme beer, not your everyday pint.


 larsga (2969), Oslo, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Nov 18, 2007  
Thin offwhite head. Amber body with light carbonation. Intense oily mango aroma with catty hop notes. Dry-and-sweet roasty catty mango taste, somewhat chalky. Slightly oily mouthfeel. Dry chalky catty hop aftertaste. It’s good, but it’s a bit one-sided and thin. Still interesting. (0.47l can at Knut Albert’s.)


 daknole (2959), Plantation, Florida, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Oct 26, 2008  
Can from wisconsinbeer...thanks a million! Pours a nice reddish amber color with a small off white head. Aroma is delicious! Citrus, pine, and malt. Flavor is so damn good. Sweet, hoppy, thick, and smooth. Citrus and piney hops hit you with a rush of matls. This is one fine IPA. World class.


 JK (2955), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/105/516/20
Jul 8, 2006    Updated: Feb 16, 2007
My thanks to Al (Pigfoot) for this beer on draught at the Blue Nile. A strange beer, and hard to classify. It tastes like an American Strong or IIPA, but the alcohol content is too low for that. This beer has an out standing hop aroma. The hops in this beer are bitter and lightly herbal, but they lack fruit or flowery characteristics. The beer is thick like syrup. Simply hops in the flavor, and loads of them. I got a light hop burn from this beer.


 BMan1113VR (2886), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 22, 2008  
Can courtesy of pepsican (Furious as an added extra!). Pours a hazy reddish amber covered by a frothy, off-white head. Excellet lacing is left, but minimal retention. Wow. Aroma of pine and tangarine hops, raspberries and toffe. Taste is decently malty enough to combat the 99 IBUs that come in like a bunch of pine needles. Some orange towards the finish and a slightly nutty aftertaste that reminds me a bit of Macallan 12. Great can of beer, and a very rich and well balanced IPA. Slightly creamy mouthfeel with nice light bubbles. Wish I could get this stuff when I am in Texas, it would be a constant presence in my fridge...guess I have to settle for Gordon or Dales cans.


 Dogbrick (2864), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 31, 2009  
Sample at the Sam Adams beer tasting at Blacklick Wine & Spirits on 07/30/09. The beer pours a hazy orange color with a medium thin light tan head that diminishes steadily. Stringy lacing. The aroma is mostly grapefruit with touches of pine and malt. Medium body with a lively mouthfeel and strong citrusy hops character. Notes of pine and sweet malt as well. The finish is hoppy with a lingering bitterness. Not as complex as some IIPAs but I can respect the straightforward hoppyness.



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