Surly SurlyFest

Brewed by Surly Brewing Company
Style: Oktoberfest/Märzen
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

16 oz. can via trade with tytoanderso - Pours a slightly hazy deep amber color with a one and a half finger thick off white head. Nice lacing. Aroma is light hops and toasted malt. Flavor is hops and esters. Medium body. A good, hop forward Maren. Thanks Tyler.

Pours a deep burned orange with 2 fingers of soapy white head that dies slowly. I know this is a marzen but I know its a Surly marzen which makes alll the difference. Smells of piney hops, citrus, rye and malty. Ooooh yeah. Tastes of juicy, piney hops, malty balance and delicious rye. This is the brilliant nectar named Furious but tamed down with more flavors. If I could make a perfect octoberfest beer to suit my hophead tastes, it would be almost as good as this. Medium in the mouth with the perfect tickle of carbonation. Drinkability? If I had a case of this I would drink non stop and end up in a hospital and it would be so worth it.

Can coutesy of skyview. Sweet malt and some citrus hop aroma. Orange body with good head. Flavor had enough sweet citrus tomellow out the spicey bitterness. Dry bittering finish but good beer. Thanks Bob.

Cheesehead YeAH 2007, thanks Bob for the can: Amber hue with a frothy head and spotty lace. The aroma has notes of caramel, herbal and grassy hops, pepper and pear esters. The taste is malty sweet with a herbal hop bitterness. A spicy and woody finish. The mouth feel is lively and sprite, clean finish. A nice brew for a can but has the trappings of the style.

Thanks again to Bob! Poured clear medium caramel with a short cap of beige head. The aroma picked up super grapefruit and piney hoppage all over.. medium-skinned fruit and caramel sweetness below, which was enough to support the hops.. this was cool twist on the style, as I enjoyed the hop assault. The flavor had primarily fruity sweetness along with some caramel supporting huge doses of pine and grapefruit bitterness.. long, bitter finish to it.. tasty! Almost too bitter on the palate, and it could’ve used more toasty malts. Good stuff!

12-14-07 can shared with lb4lb courtesy of tytoanderso.
Thick orange amber with the best head ever - thick, fluffy, long-lasting and so pretty. Aroma is a hoppy sweet blend that depicts the Oktoberfest ideally. Great texture - not thin or watery. Hops flavor is present, especially in the finish. I would like a bit more hops in the flavor overall though - but this is highly drinkable and enjoyable.

Bottle courtesy of trade with tytoanderso
Pours a gorgeous autumnal amber color with a big sudsy lace inducing head. Smell is fresh and vibrant and wow, there are actually big fresh hops in this oktoberfest! Smell is hoppy, yet apples and sweet malt as well. Amazing for a style I usually find pretty average. Taste is nice, and mildish aside from a decent dose of grassy hopping and a nice bitterness level. Easy on the malt, and not a sweet or tart oktoberfest like I’m used to but more mildly sharp and zesty, perhaps from the Crystal Rye. A touch on the thin side palatewise, although the carbonation is spot on. A great, unique oktoberfest although I would actually like a hint more sweetness here. Big thanks for the can, Tyler!

Can thanks to Jeppe (Ølbutikken). A amber beer with a big off-white head. Malty, bready, floral hop aroma and taste, fresh. Medium body with a dry finish.