Abrasive Ale - Surly Brewing Company

demcorhip

Ontario (Canada)

4.15/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Quite nice looking. A clear amber ale, a half finger of pale tan head formed on a pretty vigorous pour, not bad retention for what it was. Quite intricately laced, with a bit more carbonation this could have been more like eye candy.

Mmm things pick up nicely while enjoying the aroma of this treat. Some rich toasty malts with nuances of caramel and toffee are all but wiped out from the big hops blast. Some dank hop notes try to come out from under the blast of grapefruit and pineapple.

Yummy. Quite hoppy, with some bitterness. The malts try to assert themselves again, and yet again are wiped out by the hops. A dank earthy character morphs into a cocktail of grapefruit and pineapple accented with orange zest. Then a mostly clean bitterness rises to help in the transition from a hint of rich malts and full creamy body to a touch of astringency and mild resinosity.

Pretty drinkable. This is a big beer, the alcohol is pretty well hidden, but there is a solid amount of malt, and even more hop presence. If you are jonesing for a new, interesting IIPA this is for you. Another very solid beer from Surly, thanks to chonyr for the can. Hopefully they can manage to distribute some of these to Duluth, id like to buy some.

Serving type: can

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