Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Bender from Surly Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Big thanks to Quake1028 for bringing this cool 16oz can along.
Pours very deep amber with nice tan head. Slightly sweet caramelized malt and slightly nutty aroma. The aroma is a bit on the light side. The flavor has that nuttiness along with a soft rye-ish quality that I’ll take as being the oatmeal. Tasty brown ale with plenty of interest.
notalush (7339) reviewed Furious from Surly Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from IrishBoy (thanks, richard) - medium amber pour, with a lasting, frothy, eggshell white head - agressive, piney hop bite in the aroma, with some earthy, herbal qualities - I’ve never tasted this kind of malt in anything other than a scottish ale, and it’s flavor really works well with the dry, hoppy, grassy character - sure, it winds up tasting like a super-hoppy scottish ale, but what’s wrong with that? - toasty, dry, biscuity notes and a hint of woodiness - this is some quality stuff.
Boutip (9769) reviewed Furious from Surly Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can courtesy of Sammy: Poured a deep dark brown color ale with huge dirty white foamy head with great retention and lacing. Aroma of piney and citrus hops is huge and dominating the aroma. Taste is a mix between strong caramel and toffee malt with some sweetness balancing the strong piney and citrus hops. The ending is quite bitter as you can imagine but some subtle floral notes were providing more complexity which was appreciated. Body is full with some low filtration which was quite enjoyable.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed Furious from Surly Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
1 pint can courtesy of theisti, damn cool pint cans, I love the gimmick, thanks Tim. Poured into a wine glass with medium-light head. Its a darker IPA with a dark thick reddish amber color. Cannot see through it, some light translucence, some clarity. Aroma really in the DIPA territory - lots of hops and ample caramel maltiness. A citrus-y pine tree with ammonia type sweetness. Taste is too hop-water, which I often dislike. A bit thin on other flavors leading to an overly abrasive hop flavor that ends in a long too strong bitterness. Moderate carbonation. 7/4/6/3/15
Re-rate: Tea Bagged Furious version, sampled at Darkness day. This was very different than the first batch of the cans that I tried (maybe I should revisit the cans as well). Obviously, the aroma is much happier but without being aggressive either. The cool thing is that the flavor lost that caramel maltiness that made the beer too mucky and sweet. It was also very dry at the back end and much better attenuated. I liked this stuff a lot more. 7/4/7/3/16.
notalush (7339) reviewed Bender from Surly Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can from IrishBoy (thanks!) - dark amber with a tan head - roasty, nutty aroma, with hints of wood and vanilla - smooth, creamy mouthfeel, with a medium body, nicely bittered, with a slight bit of roasty/smokey notes to compiment it - well-intergrated flavors of hazelnut and vanilla - slight herbal/spice qualities - very well balanced - I would love to have regular access to this.
Irishboy (4674) reviewed Bender from Surly Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can, 16 oz from hellomynameis; nose of rye toast, caramelized sugar, and faint hops; dark walnut colored with a small tan head; flavor of whole wheat, lightly roasted, caramel, with a malty finish which slowly fades to a little hop bitterness. Excellent brown,
Irishboy (4674) reviewed Furious from Surly Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz can from hellomynameis; Nose of citrusy piney hops with a hint of caramel barely coming through the strong hop nose; copper colored with a medium straw colored head; flavor of hops, hops, and more hops lasting well into the finish. Great IPA!
JK (8181) reviewed One from Surly Brewing Company 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
The least impressive Surly beer to date. A sweet and malty beer, and unusual for Surly, no hops. I do sense some smoke and peat. Amber color. I would sum this up as a sweet dunkel witih amped up abv.
SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed Darkness from Surly Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
A big thanks go out to footbalm for sending this hand bottled sample. Pours oily and black with a small, but rather typical, creamy thick head one would expect to see on a good Imperial Stout. Rick complex aroma with coffee, chocolate and some roast malts all playing it out. The best part of this beer is the flavor and palate. This is perhaps the smoothest, creamiest Imperial stout I’ve ever tasted. Sweet, but not in any way cloying, with a rich coffee flavor that quickly brings Kahlua to mind. As good as any Imperial stout I’ve tried to date.
theisti (5540) reviewed Bender from Surly Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 oz. can. Very complex beer out of a Can. Pour is deep brown with tan head. Flavor is oatmeal and malt, and exceptionally smooth. On top of being very smooth, many different flavors are found. Floral, citrus, herbs. Certainly hop in the finish. Very well constructed beer, one of the better I have had in awhile.