CynicAle - Surly Brewing Company

TheQuietMan22

Iowa

3.98/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Serving type: 16-ounce can. The “CANNED ON” date printed on the bottom of the can is “07/16/12.”

Appearance: Poured into a tulip glass. The color is a lovely, medium gold with an amber tint. Two fingers of eggshell-colored head dissipated to leave a spotted lacing and ring around the edge.

Smell: Floral, yet spicy and hefe-like. Lots o’ cloves. It has a nice bouquet of floral hops, which is rounded with Belgian yeast, a little funk, and both pepper and clove spice.

Taste: Smooth, creamy, and well-balanced. The floral hops shine and offer adequate bitterness. Much like the smell, there is also a little funk that is spiced with black pepper and cloves. The can mentions honey, apricot, and peach notes, but I do not really get them. It does, though, have a fruitiness to it.

Drinkability: It does not blow me away but it is a very well-crafted brew. Enticing nose, great flavor, and excellent mouthfeel.

Serving type: can

08-25-2012 04:40:41 | More by TheQuietMan22

Hugonaut13

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

05-18-2013 03:01:08 | More by Hugonaut13

Showboat66

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

05-16-2013 02:03:20 | More by Showboat66

Archemedies

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

05-16-2013 00:16:43 | More by Archemedies

BradOtter42

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-12-2013 02:18:11 | More by BradOtter42

Jeffrey2310

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-09-2013 18:38:37 | More by Jeffrey2310

nramaker

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-08-2013 20:49:52 | More by nramaker

markcp

Iowa

4/5  rDev -0.7%

05-07-2013 21:03:33 | More by markcp

stealth

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

05-05-2013 17:03:21 | More by stealth

MastaShonuf

California

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

05-05-2013 01:08:10 | More by MastaShonuf

ALifeWellWasted

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

05-04-2013 03:20:43 | More by ALifeWellWasted

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

04-26-2013 06:59:13 | More by Kelp

CCutch

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -0.7%

04-23-2013 05:35:56 | More by CCutch

waddball

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

04-22-2013 19:04:58 | More by waddball

MRsojourner

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

04-21-2013 17:36:49 | More by MRsojourner

dav2080

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

04-18-2013 22:16:50 | More by dav2080

Rainblows

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

04-18-2013 17:51:16 | More by Rainblows

mtpHokie

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -0.7%

04-17-2013 14:15:37 | More by mtpHokie

Docrock

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

04-14-2013 16:31:00 | More by Docrock

st9647v3

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -0.7%

04-12-2013 00:49:57 | More by st9647v3

shamrock071521

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

04-11-2013 22:33:19 | More by shamrock071521

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +11.7%

04-11-2013 16:38:20 | More by DaPan

WankelEngine

Illinois

4.05/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 16oz can into a snifter
Thanks goes to my brother for bringing this one down from Minnesota for me.

A: Pours a lightly hazy golden-straw color with a foamy white head with a few larger bubbles that quickly dissipates to a thin, oily cap.

S: Some grassy funk and hay is met by some toffee notes which lend an overall sweetness to the aroma. A little bit of yeasty dough as well. It may have been a little cold at first; as it warms a nice banana phenol joins the aroma.

T: The bready yeast and banana flavors play a prominent role here, however the banana is more subdued than in many of the classic Belgian beers. The midpalate is mostly caramel with just a hint of alcohol flavor to temper the sweetness. Some hay funk frames a moderately dry finish.

M: Fairly thin but almost a little creamy. Carbonation is at a medium-low but pleasantly foamy, which lends the beers to easy drinking.

O: A great farmhouse style beer. I wouldn't quite call it mild, but the flavors are all well-balanced which leads to a great, easy drinking beer.

Serving type: can

04-11-2013 02:56:05 | More by WankelEngine

comfortablynirm

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

04-09-2013 13:18:50 | More by comfortablynirm

Chokobo

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

04-05-2013 08:51:42 | More by Chokobo