SŸX - Surly Brewing Company

xnicknj

Pennsylvania

2.68/5  rDev -29.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

750mL bottle poured into tulip - thanks to therobot

Pours a clear golden copper color with a bubbly crop of white head on top. Fades into a carbonated film with some spotty, patchy lacing on the glass.

Curious nose with a mixture of citrus fruits, toasted oak and boozy warmth. Honey and caramel with fruity sweetness and solventy alcohol. There's also a funky, yeasty, butteryness that keeps coming back to me (against my wishes).

Sweet and citrusy up front with some boozy warmth. Pineapple, grapefruit and orange with juicy, pithy fruit flavors. Woody notes with toasted grain followed by honey and syrupy sweetness. Slightly cloying, and there's also a yeasty funk that seems to come through the profile. Finishes with persisting citrus fruit, alcohol and sweetness.

Fuller body, decent carbonation, sticky, chewy and lingering on the tongue. This is the first Surly beer that I really didn't like, which is super disappointing for me. Too sweet, too funky, too weird and completely unbalanced.

Serving type: bottle

10-15-2012 00:35:23 | More by xnicknj

HopsMatt

Kentucky

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

06-13-2013 06:42:59 | More by HopsMatt

Bluecane

North Carolina

1.5/5  rDev -60.7%

06-12-2013 04:57:19 | More by Bluecane

ajzy

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -21.5%

06-10-2013 18:33:55 | More by ajzy

jarrgal

North Dakota

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

06-10-2013 02:03:40 | More by jarrgal

MNPikey

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

06-07-2013 21:24:24 | More by MNPikey

nmann08

Maryland

3/5  rDev -21.5%

05-31-2013 22:44:33 | More by nmann08

beerpirates

Belgium

2.45/5  rDev -35.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

75 cl bottle poured in a tastingglass

Bright copper color with nearly no head. Messy aroma.
Oak, honey, slight citrus, and boozy. Not starting off well.
Sweet as balls. Thick and syrupy body. Lots of fruit, plenty of residual sugar, veryhigh bitterness in the finish. I’m not liking this. Thick, sweet, boozy. Wirh a very high bitter finish
I can’t fathom taking more than 3 sips of this,
One of the worst beers i ever had !

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2013 14:55:47 | More by beerpirates

KarlHungus

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

05-28-2013 09:32:22 | More by KarlHungus

Morey

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.7%

05-25-2013 14:04:01 | More by Morey

Hugonaut13

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

05-21-2013 14:42:17 | More by Hugonaut13

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

05-19-2013 01:24:02 | More by Photekut

danfix99

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -21.5%

05-17-2013 20:11:45 | More by danfix99

Sirwootalot

Minnesota

4.41/5  rDev +15.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Aged for one year in my cellar, poured into three twelve-ounce pilsner glasses and shared with friends.

The smell is cloying, intense, and wonderful - like potpourri, honey, and fresh-cut-wood. It leaves a surprisingly thick head for its incredible ABV, white in contrast to the beer's vivid orange like a dreamsicle. Taste-wise, it's boozy, woody, sweet, and intoxicating - literally and figuratively. I cannot remember the last time a beer got me this dangerously drunk. It's like being in a pine forest and walking past a beehive, except in your mouth. The mouthfeel is more like a double IPA than a strong ale, sapping moisture from the mouth and encouraging yet more tasty dangerous boozy sips.

I wish i'd gotten to try this beer when it was fresh, but at the same time, it was absolutely fantastic and well worth aging to this point. If I haven't made a typo yet, that is incredible because seriously this is the strongest beer i've ever had. do *NOT* tackle this one by yourself!

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 23:46:33 | More by Sirwootalot

GRG1313

California

2.75/5  rDev -28%

05-15-2013 03:40:14 | More by GRG1313

n2185

North Carolina

3.91/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

A: pours a hazy orange-red with two fingers of white head that fade Iinto a frothy cap with good lacing.

S: lots of sweet caramel and toffee with oak dominating. There are also notes of raisins and Port.

T: similar to the aroma, lots of caramel with vanilla, toffee, and oak. There are raisins and Port toward the finish with a light alcohol burn.

M: medium-thick body with lowish carbonation, this beer is sticky sweet but avoids being overly so.

O: an interesting beer. It reminds me of an aged English old ale or barleywine.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 01:03:49 | More by n2185

shawnp

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +4.7%

05-10-2013 00:02:31 | More by shawnp

ngeunit1

California

4.16/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - Hazy golden-orange with a finger of frothy off-white head. Fades normal.

S - Bready and biscuit malts, grapefruit, pineapple, and other citrus hops, oak, vanilla, booze.

T - Caramel, bready, and biscuit malts, grapefruit, pineapple, orange, and other citrus hops, some bitterness, oak, vanilla, booze.

M - Medium-plus bodied with moderate-light carbonation. Smooth with a sweet, bitter, and warming finish.

D - Nice hoppy profile with good base beer that holds up to the oak character.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 06:17:21 | More by ngeunit1

drummermattie02

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -34.6%

04-29-2013 13:53:58 | More by drummermattie02

Localdrinklax

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-26-2013 07:47:50 | More by Localdrinklax

CCutch

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +11.3%

04-23-2013 05:40:10 | More by CCutch

NathanFink

Iowa

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

04-14-2013 15:33:26 | More by NathanFink

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-11-2013 16:39:12 | More by DaPan

Jeffrey2310

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-09-2013 14:30:03 | More by Jeffrey2310

Arcane

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

04-08-2013 21:56:04 | More by Arcane