Bitter Brewer

Bitter Brewer
Surly Brewing Company
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
4.00% ABV
Style: English Bitter

C: Clear
H: Gold
N: Hoppy...Strong Pale Ale Quality, Light Malt with Hints of Hop Bitterness

Miguel: This is the first time I've ever reviewed something from Surly. The yellowish/orange can makes it look like an energy drink but it probably isn't as bad as most of those. It is ultra clear but the small white head is gone before I could type a sentance of this length. I just get a ton of hop notes in the nose. They are citrusy, grassy, piney. The taste is more of the same. It's just a bitter attack at your taste buds. Tons and tons of hops. BA classifies this as an English Bitter but this is much more bitter than what I get from more traditional versions of the style. I thought it was a very hoppy pale ale. This was a little too bitter for me. I would have like a tad more balance. Oh well.
Score: 2.9248

The Ferm: Craft Beer in a can! I am a true sucker for this. While there is nothing special about this beer flavor profile wise, I could see myself using this as a go to beer for outdoor events. At only 4%, this English Bitter is refreshing and a lot more flavor than our typical tall-boy can! Great beer to share with someone else or drink by yourself at the beach, a tailgate, or while walking the dog (if you really need to drink while walking the dog.....just saying!). Good beer, but nothing overly special.
Score: 2.817

Overall: 2.8709

Surly Furious

Furious
Surly Brewing Company
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
6.20% ABV
Style: American IPA

C: Clear
H: Light Amber in Color
N: Great Aroma! Fruity Notes of Citrus, Piney Hops

The Ferm: Ahh my love for Craft Beer in a can continues. Honestly is there anything better than a solid IPA or Stout out of a 12oz can? YES THERE IS! A TALLBOY CAN! OHH YEAH!
Surly knows how to lay the smack down on the other 12oz can companies by putting their beers out in tallboy cans...thats right a Craft Beer Tallboy! Seriously whats next...a 40oz of Stone Ruination? (that would be heavenly).

::Note to self; if I ever make it big in the brewing scene I must wax top a 40oz bottle of something!::

OK, so Furious....honestly the only thing that made me "Furious" was the fact that I ran out of this beer. The aroma on this IPA is heaven in a can. Tons of Citrus Sweetness and Piney Hops dominate the nose! For an IPA lover this is it! The body of the beer is quite light, but the malt does shine a bit on the taste of the beer.

This beer brings me back to March 2010 at the Hunahpu Release in Tampa when this beer first touched my lips....man I will long for the day that this beer is in my stomach again!

Score: 4.25