CynicAle - Surly Brewing Company

CooperEllis

New York

3/5  rDev -25.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

In a Poker BIF box, from Retail1lo who killed that box w/ several choice/want brews. 16oz can into 8 oz taster.

Canned on 6/13/11 - don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Consumed a week after receipt on February 3, 2012.

Thin white bubbles rim the glass, the pour is brite, well carb'd and gives a nice appearance in the faint copper coloring.

Nose is yeast: bread and sour apple.

Very peppery initially but that fades quickly. There is a touch of bread at the back end but most of this is empty.

Mouthfeel is good for the style, light, carbed, but the end on this is not pleasant. It is white pepper and 'off' sour dough. There isn't really any 'funk' more just a flat experience.

Certainly the Surly offering I've been most disappointed with. Not sure if it was a freshness issue, or a 'dead period' for this particular batch but this is a pass for me in the future. By no means a drain pour, just average.

NOTE: My can is also listed as 6.5% abv, not the 6.7% currently listed on BA.

(164th)

Serving type: can

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