Three - Surly Brewing Company

joshuaseresse

Minnesota

4.47/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

On-tap at ABR 2011. Served into a small tasting glass:

A - Pours a dark brown with amber hues. A little bit of head to start that dies to a thin foam head. Lacing is pretty good.

S - Dark roast with a touch of sweetness from the honey. Caramel and brown sugar.

T - Cherries, cranberries and other dark fruits mixed with a nice touch of honey. Those hints of brown sugar and caramel come back around to round out the taste. Quite tasty.

M - Decent amount of carbonation with that nice sugary sweetness. Really smooth and creamy.

O - Really, really nice treat. This was one of my favorite brews of the fest. Really nice, sweet and creamy and something that I could drink quite a bit of. I like this better than two, thats for sure. I'd like to get my hands on some of this if possible, but I don't see that happening. Lovely, though.

Serving type: on-tap

09-29-2011 22:38:57 | More by joshuaseresse

MNPikey

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.5%

06-07-2013 21:24:56 | More by MNPikey

SrMonkey

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

05-18-2013 15:45:05 | More by SrMonkey

millelacsmark

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +10.8%

01-09-2013 05:27:23 | More by millelacsmark

BierVogel

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +23.2%

11-01-2012 18:21:45 | More by BierVogel

cofeeguru

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +23.2%

10-08-2012 02:24:14 | More by cofeeguru

ryancl

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

09-16-2012 03:10:27 | More by ryancl

joh04587

Wisconsin

5/5  rDev +23.2%

09-15-2012 20:33:10 | More by joh04587

rarapacz

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.5%

08-26-2012 15:21:07 | More by rarapacz

MattyG85

Minnesota

4.43/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

From a special keg sent from the brewery for Dennis Brother's 10th anniversary store event. Poured into a clear plastic cup.

Appearance: A very dark brownish black with a light hint of amber. About a couple fingers of off white head that fades into a thin patchy layer. Decent amount of lacing.

Smell: A pretty sweet and fruity aroma. Dark roasted malts with some hints of dark bread, chocolate, toffee, and burnt caramel. Huge presence of dark fruits with hints of raisin, dark cherry, plums, and fig. A good amount of molasses and brown sugar. Also some hints of honey, apple, and vanilla.

Taste: Like it smells, a pretty sweet taste that is very forward with the dark fruits and sugar, but not cloying. Some dark malts with fairly mild notes of chocolate, caramel, toffee, and dark biscuit. A good dose of molasses and brown sugar. Really big taste of dark and ripe fruits. Notes of raisin, cherries, plums, figs, apple, and pear. Honey is actually kind of tame compared to the fruits. A little bit of vanilla. Very good taste here.

Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with a moderate amount of carbonation. Very creamy and slick. Somewhat sticky. Alcohol is hidden very well considering how high it is.

Overall: A very good and interesting brew. My first experience with this style. With a couple years of age the dark fruits really shine. Nice to be able to try this.

Serving type: on-tap

08-26-2012 04:35:39 | More by MattyG85

gpawned

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

08-22-2012 06:46:03 | More by gpawned

FreshmanPour77

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.5%

08-20-2012 17:01:16 | More by FreshmanPour77

eawolff99

Colorado

4.75/5  rDev +17%

03-28-2012 01:35:03 | More by eawolff99

vobr0002

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

03-16-2012 18:44:44 | More by vobr0002

imperialking

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

03-06-2012 23:58:29 | More by imperialking

seeswo

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

01-21-2012 20:06:48 | More by seeswo

Shango42

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.5%

12-10-2011 03:19:48 | More by Shango42

doucmehu

Wisconsin

5/5  rDev +23.2%

12-09-2011 04:17:33 | More by doucmehu

herman77

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.5%

11-30-2011 02:59:58 | More by herman77

Diomede

California

5/5  rDev +23.2%

11-20-2011 07:40:21 | More by Diomede

brandoman63

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -20%

11-19-2011 03:40:07 | More by brandoman63

Alpar

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.5%

11-18-2011 15:39:30 | More by Alpar

hoeg0015

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +23.2%

11-15-2011 00:37:31 | More by hoeg0015

tewaris

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into ABR 2011 glass by Todd Haug.

Clear and dark brown with medium head that fell into a nice collar. Aroma is honey and ginger; sweet and spicy. Tastes sweet at front with plenty of honey flavor with malts in the background and little hops. Finishes very clean. Well carbonated with a medium body.

Serving type: on-tap

09-19-2011 08:27:16 | More by tewaris

Chriscrundwell12

Minnesota

3.78/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured on tap at the Great Taste of the Midwest 2011. 5 oz pour into a tasting glass.

A- Pours a dark brown color, nice lacing on the side, ½ finger tan head that dissipates to a nice ring around the glass.
S- The aroma is very sweet, brown sugar, candy, dark fruits (raisins, plums) some honey, spice, caramel.
T- The taste is very similar to the aroma, sweet malts, brown sugar, tastes like sweet candy, dark fruits (raisins, plums) spice, honey in the background, this beer tastes very similar to a quad. A little too sweet for my taste.
M- Medium/big mouth feel, decent carbonation, rich and sweet, very drinkable for how high the abv is.
O- The is a decent beer, my least favorite of the anniversary beers, but still enjoyable. This beer was not announced in the program for the Great Taste, so I was very excited to be able to try this brew.

Serving type: on-tap

08-17-2011 03:14:10 | More by Chriscrundwell12