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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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can at Chris_o Shindig. Gold, lasting beige head. Nice peachy fruit. Very distinctive hit of hop. Very strong flavours, good biting hop on end. Tasty. Dry, hoppy. Harsh. A bit like De Ranke XX Bitter.
Tried from Can on 10 Aug 2007 at 09:15

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Dark chestnut beer with a small off-white head. Malt and dried fruit in the nose. Thin malty flavour with a bitter finish
Tried on 07 Aug 2007 at 03:53

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Thanks to brentfeesh for sharing this at Noogfest. Clear gold color with a frothy white head. Funky Belgian aroma that brings in a big malt presence and some fruitiness. The flavor is spicy and floral with a dry finish. Smooth, medium bodied.
Tried on 04 Aug 2007 at 06:50

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Footbalm - Thanks! Pours a dark brown with a modest tan head. Light lacing. My first impression is the aroma of wheat bread with some nuts, as well as a little maltiness. Tastes of a brown ale with solid malt, toffee, roasted nuts, and some bittersweet cocoa. Nice creamy feel.
Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2007 at 20:22

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can! Pours a hazy mango color with a small white head and thick sheets of lacing. The aroma is strong of spices, mostly cloves, with an herbal and floral theme. Flaovr is lemon citrus with spices, citrus hops, and some florals. Very crisp, yet smooth. Very good. Thanks Footbalm.
Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2007 at 20:20

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can. A deep red beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of berries. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of metal, leading to a dry bitter finish. Thanks to yespr for bringing this to Denmark.
Tried from Can on 25 Jul 2007 at 19:24

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can A Saison in a can..now thats something you dont see every day. Hazy light yellow/orange with a small fine white head and nice thin clingy lacing. Fruity spicy aroma typical of the style. Some belgian yeast notes as well. Funky yeast flavor and a nice medley of busy spiciness. lively carbonation and a clean light palatte. Not bad Thanks BuckeyeBoy viaFootBalm
Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2007 at 22:24

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16oz CAN pours out a light amber topped with a nice white head. Aroma of nice spice and fruit. Very nice beer from a can. Thanks footbalm for this one.
Tried from Can on 22 Jul 2007 at 22:20

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from theisti. Pours with a light copper color with a small head. Lots of light but cannot see through it. Aroma is malty breadiness and some faint flowery hoppiness with a growing grassiness as it warms. Taste is similar with some light sugar candy sweetness on the back end of the flavor. It’s a decent beer but just kind of uninteresting, just too plain of a Saison. Finishes a bit bitter and lightly yeasty sweet. I do pick up just faint corn/macro flavor here and there. 7/3/7/3/14

I believe that was the first batch of Cynic I had. I finally tried this again hoping for something better but did not get it. Shaker pour @ Stub and Herbs. Basically, its just not a good Saison. Its way to sweet, not lively, not effervescence and the malts and hops are way off. It does have a Belgian yestiness but its muffled but all this not to style characteristics. They could have called this an IPA as well its so allover the place. Its just not what I want when I am looking for either a hoppy beer or especially a Saison. 7/3/6/3/13
Tried from Can on 13 Jul 2007 at 21:53

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can courtesy of Stine: Poured a cloudy dark brown color ale with a nice foamy head with better then average retention. Aroma of caramel malt with light bitter hops. Taste is also dominated by caramel with some light bitter hops. Body is quite full with some great carbonation. Overall, I was a bit disappointed with this one considering the brilliance of the two other offerings I had from this fine brewer.
Tried from Can on 13 Jul 2007 at 09:30