Surly Brewing Company Pentagram (2015)

Pentagram (2015)
(Batch of Pentagram)

 

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

  Sour / Wild Beer Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.66
ABV: 6.66% IBU: - Ticks: 120
100% Brettanomyces dark beer, fermented in stainless and aged in used red wine barrels. “Brett” is a unique yeast strain that produces flavors that would be offensive if they weren’t intentional. Flavors of sour cherry, tobacco, oak, and classic “Brett” barnyard funk, balanced by Dark Munich malt chewiness. Enjoy immediately or age at cellar temperature for a couple years.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Bottled 750ml. -Courtesy of Marko, shared with him & Hrabren. Brownish coloured, small beige head, berries and light caramel in the nose. Tartish fruity, dried fruits, light barrel and acetic touch in the finish. Bit funky.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2025 at 18:53


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

0.75l bottle courtesy of Buckeyeboy, enormous thanks. Should've been my 20k in lack of special beers brewed for that, wasn't, then was randomly opened by Hrabren and Ogi while I was in an adjacent room, so it won't even be for 20k rated beers. So sad. Still, phuket, one big bottle gone from the fridge! So, let's go. Very dark brown, murky body, traces of an off-white head. Pleasant aroma, without almost any oxidation, combining dried fruit, red fruit and some acetic touches. Lean, soft, tart, mildly acetic taste, bit bretty, some malty touches, dried fruit, very well balanced, funky, very drinkable. I would almost say chuggable.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2025 at 19:19


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

0.75 l bottle kind courtesy of Marko, shared with Ogi and him, thanks. Dark amber to purple, small off-white head. Aroma is dark fruit, black currant, dark cherry, some red fruit and berries. Cocoa and chocolate. Funky, bretty, lightly cheesy, goaty. Soft earthy notes. Vinous, oaky. Intense sharp sourness, grapefruit skin, astringent, biting. Nice red fruit skins, tannic, oak barrel. Medium body, soft to moderate effervescent carbonation. Roasty and zesty bitterness. Soft vinegar notes. Lasting finish.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2025 at 19:19


8

Tried from Bottle on 26 Mar 2020 at 20:48


9

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2018 at 22:27


9

Tried from Bottle on 04 May 2018 at 22:27


7

THT May - Kermis Leaving. Shared from bottle. Brown with creamy head. Woodglue sour. Woody.

Tried from Bottle at Brouwerij Kwartje HQ on 04 May 2018 at 20:28


7

Not sure about the vintage. Dark bread malts, dark fruits and balanced acidity. Decent sour!

Tried on 29 Dec 2015 at 20:20


8

Keg.

Tried on 20 Sep 2015 at 15:44