Surly Brewing Company

Regional Brewery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Surly Brewing Company

Established in 2006

Contact
520 Malcolm Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, United States
Description
Great Beer Above All Else

Surly: The frustration we felt when we couldn't find a good beer, much less a great one, in Minnesota. So we made some.

Great beer is all that really matters. Well, that and pushing your limits a bit, looking out for your people, taking pride in where you’re from, and having as much damn fun as you can while doing it.

Brewed Aggressively in Minnesota

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Pours clear amber with a rich head. Aroma of dried fruit, raisins and resin. Very bitter taste with notes of resin, pine needles and rasins. Extreme in a good way.

Tried from Can on 21 Mar 2026 at 19:00


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

Tried from Can from Horrocks Farm Market on 20 Mar 2026 at 22:14


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Aromas are dark bolt, toast and a slight hint of molasses. Flavors are similar to nose and really true to style. A bit sweeter than Guinness and definitely dryer than Murphy's. Spot on body and carbonation. Very nice beer.

Tried from Can from La Crosse People's Food Co-op on 06 Mar 2026 at 04:43

gave a cheers!

6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has straw and light sweet grains with a touch of grass and light flora supporting. Flavor has light grains and straw with earthy grass and light hay underlying.

Tried from Draft at Surly Brewing Company on 28 Feb 2026 at 19:53


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Clear gold pour. Thin foam around the rim. Scattered lace. Lemon and wheat flavor with grass cutting notes. Light bodied and light carbonation

Tried from Can from Beer Run on 28 Feb 2026 at 00:03


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Hay nose. Clear yellow, medium head. Lemongrass.Light body, easy carbonation.

Tried from Can on 27 Feb 2026 at 23:35


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can at home. Opaque dark brown to black color, full sized beige to light brown colored head. Aroma is over the top espresso and cold coffee. Flavor is similar: insanely heavy espresso, firm bitterness. A bit one sided unfortunately. Fairly soft carbonation, quite low bodied. Hmm over the top I'd say.

Tried on 15 Jan 2026 at 22:30


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

Bottle shared by Kyle, thanks! Pours a clear amber with a brown hue and an off white head that dissipates quickly and completely. Aroma has vanilla and sweet grains with a bit of bread supporting. Flavor has sweet grains and caramel with a growing vanilla note.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2026 at 03:33


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

0,473l can at home. Black color, small tan head. smells bourbon, vanilla, light smoke, oak, light booze. Very nice smell. full body, light carbonation. tastes bourbon, vanilla, nutty, oak, light sweetness, molasses, spices, earthy. finishes lightly sweet with notes of bourbon, vanilla and nutty notes. Nice one, rather barrel forward, tad on the sweet side, good stuff

8, 8, 7.5, 7, 7.5

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2025 at 13:42


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can SB Majorna 2025-12-24 Göteborg
AR: thick tricle, bozzy, chocolate, wee coffee
AP: dark brown thick body
F: thick tricle, bozzy, chocolate, wee coffee , bourbon

Tried from Can from Systembolaget Karl Johansgatan (Ölstudio) on 24 Dec 2025 at 22:32