Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Courtesy theisti. Wow, I like the hop aroma on this one with a big citric fruity peachy nose. Dark bread shores up the back end. Hazy copper with a nice but small foamy head. Oh man, starts with a one-two punch of herbal tobacco leaf hops and earthy biscuity malts, all propped up with a big soft pillowy mouthfeel, with light airy carbonation. Crisp balanced finish, with a lingering tingle of spicy hop. There’s alot of hop complexity in this, and a nice malt backbone for being low alcohol. Altogether quite nice.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Furious from Surly Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Scored this in a trade with Scubarex. Many thanks! The tall boy pours a translucent, copper, orange amber with a creamy, slightly beige head that laced the glass heavily. Spicy aroma of pine, lemons and grapefruit. Flavor is well rounded with nice doughy, sweet malts and oranges and lemons. Finish is slightly bitter and dry. Very drinkable.
theisti (5540) reviewed Bitter Brewer from Surly Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
16 oz can brought down to KC from my Dad, via the assistance of tytoanderso at Zipps in Minneapolis, MN. Pour is hazy orange copper with a one inch tan head. Carbonation bubbles rise to the top. Very active looking beer. Nice lacing. Aroma of very fresh pine hops and floral. Really clean and fresh smelling. Taste reveals some nice smooth caramel biscuit maltiness that transitions into the fresh hoppiness towards the end. Finish has some nice mild burnt toast flavor. Palate is thin, clean and bordering on watery. Super nice session beer.
McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed Furious from Surly Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Guest tap pint at Flossmoor Station. Hazy brown with light at the edges. Spongy head already gives the impression of a hearty beer. Big, but not quite overwhelming hop smell, circled by wreaths of malt. Tasting, of course, starts with big citrus hops that tear at my uvula like an orange peel studded with pips. As the glass warms, it gains a little earthiness and even some Italian spice. An almost syrupy malt texture with caramel on top, but those darned hops stay front and center all the way down.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Bender from Surly Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Courtesy of Gunhaver. Red amber with a nutty head. Another great suprise in a can. Aroma is caramel malt, roasty and coffee flavor. It packs an amazing punch filled with flavor and taste.
Sebletitje (15877) reviewed Furious from Surly Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Kindly of Gunhaver. Magic in a can, amber pour , thin white head with a strong presence of hops. Beautifully balanced with the malt. A little fruity with some citrus.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Bender from Surly Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Scored this in a trade with Scubarex. Many thanks! Pours a nearly opaque dark, nut brown from the can with a thin head that faded fast. Aroma is malty with biscuits and dough enticing you to come in. Flavor is very sweet and drinkable. Slightly roasted nuts (think dark peanuts) with crackers, biscuits, sweet blonde brownies, caramel and toffee all working well together. Dry finish allows the beer to go down easy. Great session beer that I can’t imagine anyone ever getting sick of.
Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Bitter Brewer from Surly Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sweet bonus from OSLO, thanks again buddy.
Pours clear deep gold with white head. It as a full aroma of crystal malts, floral perfume, sweet sugary strawberries and a bit of orange juice. The taste is much the same as the nose with floral hop bitterness then some crystal malt sweetness moving into sweet citrus hop notes. Nice brew that doesn’t seem to be a bitter due to its bold flavors that don’t burst the boundaries of the style by too much.
Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Darkness from Surly Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
750mL bottle number 176 (2007 Grim Reaper Vintage) acquired via a trade with the generous OSLO, thanks buddy.
Pours deep darkness with frothy creamy and bubbly mocha head. The aroma is mild with an above average load of pine hops mixing with roasty malts, a firm background of chocolate, musty dirty wood notes and mild alcohol warming on the tip of the nose. A creamy decadent mouthfeel ushers in the same notes picked up in the aroma with pine hop bitterness, rich creamy dark chocolate, dark roasty to burnt malts and rich dark fruity esters of sweet berries and faint tart berry fruitiness. Wow. The pine hop bitterness grows some into the finish to a decent level for the style but providing some balance to the rich roasty sweet malt goodness.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Coffee Bender from Surly Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Draught, CBC
Chestnut, cloudy. Gorgeous, complex chocolatey, earthy coffee nose is probably the best coffee beer nose I’ve come across, at least in a long while. Smooth, complex coffee, lightly balanced. Good backing sweetness. Stellar example.