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Surly Oak Aged CynicAle


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A Saison brewed by
Surly Brewing Company

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

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akevitt (93), Valhalla, Minnesota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20

Jul 10, 2008  
On draught at the Blue Nile for Al’s 40th.The beer was hazy gold-orange with generous off-white head. The aroma and flavor is similar to last year’s CynicAle. But, the flavor was less hoppy and slightly sweeter. Faint oak and hop finish. Palate-wise the beer was creamy and smooth. This beer has the record for longest lasting head (> 3hrs).

 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Date: 08/09/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Great Taste

Appearance: hazy yellow,
Aroma: sweet spicy aroma with a touch of oak and vanilla,
Flavor: sweet and spicy flavor, lots of oak, long bitterness from the oak and spices,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **+/4


 xmarcnolanx (636), Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 15, 2008  
Tap GTMW 2008 Nice estery aroma: sweet banana also. Taste is nectar, sweet, slightly tannic oak finish. Okay finish with a slight hop and oak profile. Average.


 1FastSTi (2388), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 12, 2008  
FREE tap. The beer poured to an interestingly dark amber/copper hued body with a nice off-white head. The aroma is sweet and estery with definite oak and vanilla. The beer has a bunch of spicy things going on and the oak works pretty well with the saison. An easy drinking brew.


 drewbeerme (1782), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 11, 2008  
on tap. pours hazed gold with white head. nose of vanilla, touch of hay, pepper, some citrus notes. flavor is vanilla, oak, caramel, biscuity, crisp. oak is underplayed. hardly seems like a saison and it sits pretty heavy.


 General_Gao (2434), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Aug 10, 2008  
Draft. Poured a slightly hazy orange color. The head was white with decent retention and lacing. As with the standard Cynic, there were familiar aromas of yeasty bread dough, spices, and fruit (including citrus and apricot). I love how this smelled. The oak aging was not evident to me in the nose. Medium bodied and a little sweet with some bitterness emerging at the end. Smooth and creamy. The flavor profile included the likes of flaky apricot pastry, baking spices, yeasty bread dough, and a hint of orange. There was only a hint of oak. Tasty.




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