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Surly Furious

Percentile
99
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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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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 NobleSquirrel (1120), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Feb 8, 2008    Updated: Jun 4, 2009
I got really excited when they switched over the tap at Kuma’s in Chicago from Bender to Furious. Distinct C-hop aroma that really carried through into the bitterness of this beer. I knew it was bitter, but never would have guessed around a 100. Deep rich amber color and very nice malt/hop ratio. Very drinkable and nice. Update - Cask at Map Room. This beer is unreal on cask with an absurd piney hop character and super fresh tasting. Definitely one of the best cask beers I’ve ever had.


 Dansting (222), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Jun 27, 2007  
Can. Poured a cloudy amber color with a medium off-white head. Aroma of hops and citrus. Flavor is very hoppy and bitter, with pine-like aftertaste. Very nice beer. Love the canned beers! Thanks thiesti!


 manuchampions (129), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Aug 20, 2009  
Sublime! 500ml can bought at Surdycks in Minneapolis Minnesota. The grapefruit aroma leaps out of the can. On tasting it’s certainly more sweet hop forward than malty but the balance creeps in later in the flavor profile. Well rounded in the final analysis and soooo drinkable that it’s certainly a favorite.


 TomDecapolis (3209), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Nov 9, 2006  
Pours a lightly hazy golden amber with an average creamy off white head. Aroma of grapefruit, orange, great fresh hop aroma, caramel malt balance. Flavor of grapefruit, caramel malt balance followed by a great hop bitterness on the back of the tongue.


 mnurda (434), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/518/20
Apr 19, 2007  
Sample in Can from piscator. Will definitely gets ome more of these when in the Twin Cities. More malty than most, but very tasty


 sliffy (2012), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/517/20
May 20, 2007  
C-Bus 7 Can shared by jsquire: Pours amber with a light tan head. Aroma loads of pine, caramel, citrus and earthy notes, I could smell this all day. Flavor, piny, earthy, a nice malty caramel background. Great bitter finish, this stuff was fantastic.


 SudsMcDuff (1706), was CapeTown,SA-now Houston, Texas, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/517/20
Apr 3, 2009  
medium lacing .. dark golden color on the pour .. healthy head too ... clean for such a hop bomb, lots of bitterness to boot .. . hops, pine, pure happiness in a glass, uh can ... .very nice brew that will ruin your taste buds, and any other brews you try afterwards ..(ex. blind pig) .. .


 beernbourbon (313), chicago, Illinois, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/104/517/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Can thanks to MatSciGuy. Pour is almost clear deep copper with a smallish off-white head. Aroma...ahh the aroma. Straight hop resin and loads of citrus. Grapefruit, melon, peach, and nectarine. Damn that smells good. Flavor is so much more balanced than I expected. Wonderful citrus hops up front with the flavors true to nose and just amazing. There is a malt backbone that keeps this so well balanced. It’s huge, but not rough in any way. This may be my favorite IPA. So good.



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