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

On tao at the brewery. Pours a near clear pale yellow with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has light grass and graham cracker with straw and wheat supporting. Flavor has earthy grass and light wheat with some graham cracker and straw underlying.

Tried from Draft at Surly Brewing Company on 04 Oct 2025 at 23:10


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

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma is straw forward with growing hay and bit of lemon underlying. Flavor has earthy straw and hay with some leaves and a touch of lemon in the finish.

Tried from Draft at Surly Brewing Company on 04 Oct 2025 at 22:30


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

On tap at Surly. Pours a slightly hazy orange gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces. Aroma has mango and dank citrus with a bit of sweet onion supporting. Flavor has dank mango and citrus with grass, melon and some sweet grains supporting.

Tried from Draft at Surly Brewing Company on 04 Oct 2025 at 22:17


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Darkness Day. Pours black with a dark earthy brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has smoke and earthy dark grains with some roast and just touch of cherry underlying. Flavor combines smoke and sweet dark grains with some light peat coming through and a hint of roast.

Tried from Draft at Surly Brewing Company on 04 Oct 2025 at 21:28


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear pale gold with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a decent amount of corn with straw, grains and a touch of hay underlying. Flavor is similar with corn through out, light grains, straw and a bit of hay in the finish.

Tried from Draft at Surly Brewing Company on 21 Sep 2025 at 18:55


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

Can thanks to Stuu's Chicago trip. Pours jet black with a thick beige head. Aromas of blackberry, molasses liquorice. Taste is blackberry, black cherry and liquorice. Smoky, tar, woody and boozy finish. Nice.

Tried on 09 Sep 2025 at 12:25


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

bottle at ashs ...dark black ..thin tan lacing . soft rich chocolate roast malts nose ...dark sweet chocolate roast ..heavy chocolate roast malts ...dark sweet rich chocolate roast ..woody chocolate roast malts..Light vanilla roast

Tried on 08 Sep 2025 at 15:00


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

Can thanks to Stuu's Chicago adventure.
Appearance - matt to jet black. Beige, crema head.
Nose - savoury, blackberry, molasses and an edge of liquorice.
Taste - blackberry, black cherry and liquorice. Smoky tar edge.
Palate - full bodied, lean, lightly woody and not boozy.
Overall - a very complex but elegant imperial stout.

Tried from Can on 08 Sep 2025 at 14:42


6.8

Tried from Can on 22 Aug 2025 at 22:40


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

a: quite hazy golden body | thinnish white head
a: grass | bright full oranges | dank
f: citrusey | crisp | floral end
t: resin | refreshing | pine finish
o: robust throughout | balanced | nice-for-style!

12 ounce can | Hy-Vee (grocery): Lincoln, Nebraska | 18-August-2025 | US$10,99/mixed six pack | best by: 05-October-2025 | sampled: 18-August-2025, a few hours after purchase

Tried from Can from Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits - Lincoln NE on 19 Aug 2025 at 00:36