Surly Hell

Brewed by Surly Brewing Company
Style: Zwickel/Keller/Landbier
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

This is a delicious beer. Rich bread and grassy hop aroma. Flavor is perfectly balanced, light yet with depth and layers. Superb.

Can courtesy of theisti. Smells like summer @ the cabin - grass, a little spicy sage and fresh bread. Flavor is crisp and clean, slightly bready to start, with a really well-balanced bitterness finishing. A pleasant forest-floor thingl pervades throughout. Really good stuff. Thanks, Tim.

Thanks for making this possible Ty. 16oz can looks like a sports drink. It has a clear golden color with a small head. Aroma is very herbal and spicy hops. It kicks the nose a little without being American aggressive, in-your-face-hops. Otherwise, it is a clear white bread maltiness underneath. Flavor more awesomely crisp and white bread malts. has a good lightly bittered hop finish. It is good, herbal, fresh hops finish yet a thicker malty lagered flavor. Despite being unfiltered it has a completely clear pour all the way through. Its a very nice brew.

GABF 2009. Pours a clear yellowish-golden color with a creamy, lasting white head. Aroma is pale bready malt, grain, yeast, and earthy hops. Flavor is pale malt, grain, earth/grass, and some interesting champagne notes. Body is medium-light and carbonation is medium. Pretty dry and crisp. Very good for the style. UPDATE: Had this from a can 11/13/2009. Awesome! Great honey and floral hop notes on the aroma and flavor. Got better as the can went on. One HELL of a light lager, that’s for sure.

16oz. can with thanks to beastiefan2k. Pours a clear light yellow with a foamy lasting white head. Aroma is toasted malts, light caramel and bread, and a hint of citrus hops. Flavor is also bread, toasted malts, a little caramel and a surprising lack of hops, but enough to be just right for this beer. Nice stuff, thanks Eugene!

This is the first Surly beer that I didn’t think was excellent. Gold pour. White head. Malty and some bready and buttery notes. Flavor is dry and bitter, but not all in a good way. Glad to try it but I don’t think I would go back for seconds.

Canned sample. Gold in colour with medium carbonation. Buttery malt aroma, along with notes of bread dough, yeast, earthy hops, and a bit of nut. Drier in the mouth than the aroma would suggest with mineral and lime peel elements contrasting well with the pilsner malt flavor. Carbonation seems lower than average for the style. A touch doughy for me, but still a very drinkable and enjoyable beer.

16oz can courtesy of theisti. Pours a clear light golden with fluffy white head that laces the glass nicely. Nose is semi sweet floral and hay/grass notes. Some bread smell and a good little kick of the Pils malt. Semi sweet and crisp...earthy grass and light pepper notes. Very crisp and refreshing. I would drink this anytime. Thanks Tim for sending me a can!