Surly Brewing Company Asator Viking IPA

Asator Viking IPA

 

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

  Smoked / Rauchbier Rotating Out of Production
Score
7.07
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 27
The weather may be brutally cold when A special strong beer, brewed specifically for an Amon Amarth, Enslaved and Skeletonwitch event at Mill City Nights. “The Surly production team is fueled by metal,” head brewer Todd Haug says, “so what better way to honor three of our favorite bands who have braved the winter to perform for Minnesota.” This brew takes its name from an Amon Amarth song title and will be poured first at the concert, and for a very limited time at the brewery’s Taproom. “Asator, Surly Viking IPA, is a beer fit for battle, fermented on oak with a ruddy brown color,” Haug says The ale was brewed with peated, brown and crystal malts to create a shield wall of malt flavors, only to be hacked apart by a swinging sword of hops!"
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

2nd May 2014
CBC Session 1. Clear amber beer, good pale cream coloured head. Palate is light and dry. Good fine carbonation. Sweetish malt base. Hops are piney with lesser tropical fruits. Little hop spice. Light dry finish. Tasty but could be hoppier.

Tried on 29 May 2014 at 01:23


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

CBC. Hazy brown with a lasting off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 020514

Tried on 26 May 2014 at 13:02


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ CBC 2014. Pours dark brown with a offwhite head, lacings. Aroma of malt, caramel, bisquit, sweet fruity, orangepeel, little spice. Flavor is malt, bread, bisquiit, caramel, nuts, light sweet fruity hops, light citruspeel. Medium body, average carbonation. 020514

Tried on 16 May 2014 at 00:12


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[5/2/14] Draught sample at Copenhagen Beer Celebration. 1st session. Deep amber with a beige head. Aroma of malt and piney hops, a bit stale. Sweetish malty flavor with caramel, slightly stale piney hops and a bitter finish. Medium-bodied.

Tried on 15 May 2014 at 09:38


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Draft @ CBC 2014. Pours an amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity earthy weak piney hoppy aroma. Fruity malty earthy hoppy bitter citrus flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter piney citrus finish.

Tried from Draft on 15 May 2014 at 07:45


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

4oz pour at Churchkey DC. Pours a murky, caramel amber with some sudsy, white head. Nose is pretty cool, some juniper, some malt, earthy root veg, a little cedar. Flavors are well blended, mild malt, cracker, pine, spruce, pithy too, some cereal, soap. Pretty cool.

Tried on 13 May 2014 at 17:20


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

A little bit of an underwhelming affair after the Blakkr. Good, with nice roast malt. Pours dark brown and cloudy with good head and lacing. A little watery on the palate. Surly tap takeover at Churchkey.

Tried from Draft on 12 May 2014 at 08:58


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draught at CBC 2014. Deep copper liquid with a medium off-white head. Aroma of citrus, smoke, bread, caramel and tangerine. Taste is dry and medium bitter with notes of smoke and citrus. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Weird but awesome.

Tried on 10 May 2014 at 08:23


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On draft at Churchkey in DC. Pours a clear cola brown with an ecru head. Roasted malt nose. Flavors of smoked peat and pine resin with some strong caramel notes. Bitter finish.

Tried from Draft on 09 May 2014 at 15:34


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

4 ounces on draft at ChurchKey during the SAVOR Surly event. Pours a dark amber color with off-white head. Aromas of floral notes, pine, roast, light smoke. Tasting notes of floral notes, toast, biscuit, light roast, pine, citrus, light smoke. Medium body with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 08 May 2014 at 21:23