Overrated
Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Rotating|
Score
7.39
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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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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500mL bottle, sent from mista (thanks a lot, Geoff), pours a cloudy golden with a medium off-white head. Nose brings out notes of piney hops and some crackery malt - not the most aromatic. Flavour is pretty standard for an IPA, with notes of piney and grassy hops, backed by some crisp crackery malt. Very dry and quite bitter, even for an IPA. Highly drinkable and well-made, though a bit generic and unambitious.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2013
at 21:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at Ungstrup’s. Pours clear golden withbairy off-white head. Intense hoppy aroma with notes of grass. Bitter, hoppy flavour with notes of grass and a sweetish, grainy touch. Bitter aftertaste. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2013
at 10:55
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
1 pint can. Pours hazy orange with a small with a small off white head. Aroma is pine and light herbal hoppy. Bitter, citrusy and grapefruity. Smooth fruity and mellow crisp hoppy into a smooth bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2013
at 10:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. A golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes straw, hops, citrus fruits, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes malt, caramel, straw, and herbal hops, leading to a bitter finish. Thanks yespr, the number TWO rater, for rushing to the MIkkeller store in the middle of our tasting.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2013
at 10:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
16 oz can, via Florida thanks to Homer321! Pours hazy golden amber with a huge off-white head that dissipates slowly with nice lacing in its wake. Aroma is citrus, pine, not strong. Flavor is about the same, light sweet and medium bitter. Medium body and a very oily mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 15 May 2013
at 17:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16oz can pours a clear orange with some lacing, white head. Aroma is nice, floral, citrus, lemon, pine, soap but not too pungent. Flavor is the same with some malty sweetness rounding out the harsher edges. A very good IPA, but far from transcendent.
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2013
at 12:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Big ole’ can. Pours a clear copper color with a medium white head. A nice lemon and biscuit nose. Smooth flavor of oranges, some lemon, caramel, bitter throughout but mildly so. Pretty clean and flavorful. Overall, this is a solid IIPA. It’s a bit mellow overall. Very green and grassy. Good.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2013
at 23:08
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours a clear, golden-copper with thin head. Grassy, floral, hop aroma. Flavor is dominated by hop bitterness, with citrus notes and a small, underlying, malty sweetness. Full, clean mouthfeel. Very bitter finish.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2013
at 12:49