Surly Brewing Company
Regional Brewery
in
Minneapolis,
Minnesota,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Surly Brewing Company
Established in 2006
Contact
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
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
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can at home. Opaque dark brown to black color, full sized beige to light brown colored head. Aroma is over the top espresso and cold coffee. Flavor is similar: insanely heavy espresso, firm bitterness. A bit one sided unfortunately. Fairly soft carbonation, quite low bodied. Hmm over the top I'd say.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2026
at 22:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Kyle, thanks! Pours a clear amber with a brown hue and an off white head that dissipates quickly and completely. Aroma has vanilla and sweet grains with a bit of bread supporting. Flavor has sweet grains and caramel with a growing vanilla note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jan 2026
at 03:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
0,473l can at home. Black color, small tan head. smells bourbon, vanilla, light smoke, oak, light booze. Very nice smell. full body, light carbonation. tastes bourbon, vanilla, nutty, oak, light sweetness, molasses, spices, earthy. finishes lightly sweet with notes of bourbon, vanilla and nutty notes. Nice one, rather barrel forward, tad on the sweet side, good stuff
8, 8, 7.5, 7, 7.5
8, 8, 7.5, 7, 7.5
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2025
at 13:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can SB Majorna 2025-12-24 Göteborg
AR: thick tricle, bozzy, chocolate, wee coffee
AP: dark brown thick body
F: thick tricle, bozzy, chocolate, wee coffee , bourbon
AR: thick tricle, bozzy, chocolate, wee coffee
AP: dark brown thick body
F: thick tricle, bozzy, chocolate, wee coffee , bourbon
Tried
from Can
from
Systembolaget Karl Johansgatan (Ölstudio)
on 24 Dec 2025
at 22:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can SB Majorna 2025-12-24 Göteborg
AR: bourbon, dark sweet chocolate, boozy, elegance
AP: dark brown, wee sand brown lid
F: bourbon, dark sweet chocolate, boozy, elegance
AR: bourbon, dark sweet chocolate, boozy, elegance
AP: dark brown, wee sand brown lid
F: bourbon, dark sweet chocolate, boozy, elegance
Tried
from Can
from
Systembolaget Karl Johansgatan (Ölstudio)
on 24 Dec 2025
at 17:45
8.4/10
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2025
at 16:04
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 10
Overall 7
Burk inför jul 2025!! Doftar massar av choklad. Det vill man ju! Här ligger också fatlagringen o kluckar med i drycken. Drycken mjuk i munnen o behaglig. Go bourbon om än lite för lite. Smaken 70%choklad o fin o härlig eftersmak. Jäla gott efter en finfin pizza!!
Tried
on 18 Dec 2025
at 17:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Burk på stor ölprovning med PQ på lokala restaurangen . Choklad 🍫, Bourbon och lite plommon både i doft å smak .Grisgod i The Bruery nivå .Näää Näää nu efter en stund kommer ölen håller INTE the bruery nivå. Socker och torr malt tar över .Synd
För övrigt så saknar jag ölsiten som var gjord för ölnördar ratebeer . Snyft
För övrigt så saknar jag ölsiten som var gjord för ölnördar ratebeer . Snyft
Tried
on 18 Dec 2025
at 17:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at share. Black pour, small bubbly head. Now, at first, I didn't think this sounded good. But I was surprised to find out well the limoncello and chocolate worked with the Darkness base. Lemon hard candy accents, dollops of milk chocolate on a big boozy stout. Very interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2025
at 02:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
a: dark brown coloured body | rich tan head
a: deep coffee (duh!) | oatmeal | caramelised sugars
f: roasted grains | smoky | thinnish finish
t: maple syrup | bitter brewed coffee | earthy
o: robust throughout | super thin malts | enjoyable for Winter-ish season (at least walking around New York at Christmas)
16 ounce can | Hy-Vee (grocery): Papillion/Omaha, Nebraska | 22-August-2024 | US$,99 | Canned: 02-February-2024 | sampled: 06-December-2025 as Beer #5 of my 2025 Advent Calendar with my wife and three kids while in New York at Christmas
a: deep coffee (duh!) | oatmeal | caramelised sugars
f: roasted grains | smoky | thinnish finish
t: maple syrup | bitter brewed coffee | earthy
o: robust throughout | super thin malts | enjoyable for Winter-ish season (at least walking around New York at Christmas)
16 ounce can | Hy-Vee (grocery): Papillion/Omaha, Nebraska | 22-August-2024 | US$,99 | Canned: 02-February-2024 | sampled: 06-December-2025 as Beer #5 of my 2025 Advent Calendar with my wife and three kids while in New York at Christmas
Tried
from Can
from
Hy-Vee Wine & Spirits - Lincoln NE
on 06 Dec 2025
at 16:25