Irishboy (4684) reviewed Furious from Surly Brewing Company 19 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 (8171) reviewed One from Surly Brewing Company 19 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 (5579) 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.
theisti (5579) reviewed Furious from Surly Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Rating #200. 16 oz. can. Pour is deep copper. Taste and aroma are big hops. If this was a blind taste, would have guessed OR or WA brew. Nice balance throughout, and a very clean, dry finish. Overall a great beer.
Sloefmans (15519) reviewed Furious from Surly Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Initially huge cream-yellow head, dwindling rapidly even when fed by well-carbonated, darker red-brown beer. Beautiful grapey hops nose, truly superbly aromatic, if a tad unidimensional. Exotic fruit as lychee, dry green sultana’s, and caramelised puff pastry. Dry, wry taste totally dominated by hopoils and α-acids. Hopdryness is such that a dry-out effect is realised on the lingual lowerfront. There’s some caramel malts underneath, but not enough. First of a sip seems well-bodied, but the finish is even thin in texture. Too bad about the unidimensionality. The nose is superb in its promise, the finish is very... American.
Sloefmans (15519) reviewed Bender from Surly Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Very good, very fine, nitro-like creamy, dark cream-coloured head, slightly irregular over very dark brown beer with some faint red-brown highlights. Dry hoppy nose, bit of coffee, creamcake hinting at underlying sweetness. Whiffs of liquorice and caramel aroma’s. Again a combination of dry hops, coffee, oatmeal (indeed) and the typical burnt-sourish flavours of stout. Two things surprise me: the effortless going-over from on stage in the taste to the next: very good balance, as well as the accuracy of the commercial description on the can (not the above). Retronasal a lot of caramel. Velvety, creamy MF and full body. Nice oatmeal stout. Thanks, Dave.
SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed Furious from Surly Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Starts with a thin off-white head. Musky hop aroma. The flavor was all bitterness with the malts failing to appear for any support. Lack of depth and finish. Shag must have gotten the good part of the can?!?!
SpringsLicker (4048) reviewed Bender from Surly Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Clear brown with no head. Roast malt aroma with some caramel. Sweet flavored. Simple easy drinker, but not very complex.
JK (8171) reviewed Bourbon Bender from Surly Brewing Company 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
ABR 2006. Surly beers can be hard to classify, and "brown ale" hardly does this beer justice so if someone has a better classification, like American pale ale, please submit the correction. The bourbon aroma is on the light side and not overpowering like some bourbon beers. The aroma gets stronger as it warms, however. Lots of bourbon in the flavor and the intense hops of the standard Bender have mellowed.