Surly Brewing Company Overrated

Overrated

 

Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - West Coast Rotating
Score
7.39
ABV: 7.3% IBU: 69 Ticks: 91
It’s been said, “It’s easier to brew an extremely hoppy beer than an extremely balanced beer.” And you know us, we are always looking for the easy way out, so we jumped on the West Coast IPA Bandwagon and brewed this dry and hoppy ale. “Surly’s a little bit of a one-trick pony, they just brew gimmick beers,” and maybe we are OVERRATED, but at the end of the day, it’s just a beer. If you like it, great, so do we. If you only liked us when we were small, then leave this one on the shelf. Let one of the fanboys grab it.
 

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7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sampled @ CBC 2014. Clear golden color, small white head. Nicely hoppy aroma. Taste malts, mainly bitter hops, lightly resin and lightly citrus. I would have liked it to be a little more fruit / fruit hops. Decent IPA though.
Tried on 07 May 2014 at 06:05

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tap @CBC2014
Clear golden color, small white head. Fruity, grassy hoppy aroma. Medium-bodied. Fruity, citrusy, nice snappy hoppyness. Nice fresh hoppy IPA. Very likeable and not overrated,
Tried from Draft on 03 May 2014 at 03:55

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draught @ CBC 2014

Pours clear orange with a smooth white head. Aroma of resinous hops, pine, citrus, grass and caramely malts. Taste is smooth, resinous, piney and hoppy with grass, citrus and caramel. Finish is hoppy, bitter and grassy with some resinous notes. Okay IPA.
Tried on 03 May 2014 at 02:43

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Draught @ CBC’14
Aroma has hops, apricot, some fruity hops and some caramel. Flavour is sweetish and heavy with fruity hops and distant gluey notes. Decent, but does not really stand out.
7+4+7+3+16 = 3.7

47,3 cl can @ hotel room, Amsterdam. Canned on 24.06.2014
Aroma has pineapple juice, tropical fruits and hints of caramel. Flavour has somewhat harsh malt, hops with tropical fruits and pineapples. Quite the same as from draught. 8+3+7+3+16 = 3.7
Tried from Can on 03 May 2014 at 01:14

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Tap at the Copenhagen beer festival... Golden amber... Thin white lacing... Zezty passion fruit nose... Juicy fruits.. Soft floral dry hop can at home ... amber ... big white head ... soft toffee frui ... light dry fruit nose .. zezty orange fruit ... soft toffee fruit ... ligth floral fruit
Tried from Draft on 03 May 2014 at 01:14

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Pours orange gold with white head. Nose/taste of wet grass, grapefruit, light caramel malt, pine and resin. Finishes bitter pine. Medium body.
Tried from Can on 16 Apr 2014 at 15:00

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can (dated 1/2/14) poured into a tulip. Pours a hazy light golden yellow with tiny bits of sediment and about a finger of off-white head. Good lacing. Aromas of citrus, caramel, resin, light tropical fruit, floral notes. Tasting notes of grapefruit citrus, bitter pine, resin, big bitter piney hops. Juicy mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Medium body with a semi-dry finish. Had this before on 6/1/13 with a 5/8/13 dated can and my notes are pretty identical so it seems like the beer hasn’t fallen off too much after two months.
Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2014 at 22:15

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can as shown. Pours a cloudy orange with medium frothy off white head that lasts leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong pine resin and hemp. Medium mouthfeel with very bitter hop, pine, and nice bitter finish
Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2014 at 11:53

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Can courtesy of aetheon. Pours a clear golden color. Thin white head and minimal lacing. Aroma is quite resinous and piney with a good bit of citrus. Taste is bitter, resinous, grapefruit-like hops. Medium bodied and nicely carbonated. The finish has a nice dry lingering bitterness. Very very nice IPA!
Tried from Can on 25 Feb 2014 at 15:44

8.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 10
Thnx to belgbeergeek , Pours amber , good white head . Smells hoppy , aromatic Taste is very bitter . Bit green , complex fruityness . Very nice
Tried on 05 Feb 2014 at 07:41