Surly Furious in a Can – Review

May 4, 2011

Surly has always been one of my favorites beers, but it wasn’t available in a bottle. However, now it is available in a can, albeit, at nearly twice the price of a bottle.

Surly Furious is a delicious beer, with plenty of hopps and a squeeze of citrus to have a fresh, unique flavor that keeps you satisfied from the first drink and throughout the year.

It’s not sweet, but it’s delicious. You don’t expect such “wonderful” from a can . . . especially after being bored with Miller and Michelob macro brew crap for forever.

Evan Ackerman of Minneapolis, Minnesota says that this beer is a A+ with “Large citrus hop presence then a solid caramel malt backbone and a nice long finish from bittering hops.” I agree. I hesitate to spend $2.50 for a can a of beer, but for Surly Furious, it’s probably worth it—especially on special occasions like hanging out at home, watching TV, or chill’n with friends.

I often will still pick a Fulton Sweet Child of Vine if its available on the tap, but since it rarely is, the Surly Furious is a my new favorite, especially when in the comfort of my own home. Surly Furious is going a long way—the best of beers introduced since the new millennium.

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Flying Dog Double Pale Ale

October 17, 2010

Last night at The Bulldog, I tried a glass of Flying Dog Double Pale Ale for $6. The Bulldog describes the beer this way:

Flying Dog Double Dog (Colorado) - Double Pale Ale. Generously hopped ale, deep red color. The abundance of hops will conjure some provocative aromas with hints of raisins and citrus. ABV 11.5%

The beer was so good that I bought a four-pack of bottles for $9 tonight to review for you. Flying Dog Double Pale Ale has hops, caramel flavor, and medium body—not too heavy, not too light.

Flying Dog Double Pale Ale Review

This is a great beer if you like hops. If you want hops and a high alcohol content, you can’t beat Flying Dog Double Pale Ale.

Bitterness. Flying Dog Double Pale Ale tastes like an EPA or IPA. Whether EPA is its official category is unclear. The beer is definitely bitter.

Sweetness. By no means is Flying Dog Double Dog sweet, but there is enough sugar (or comparable sweetner) to tone down the bitterness. It is similar to a Summit Pale Ale, but not quite as sweet as a Summit.

Flavor. Flying Dog Double Dog has a medium caramel flavor. As the bottle says,

Most versions of a Double Pale Ale are full-frontal, power-hopped, bitter bombs that leave you feeling a bit short changed on the back end. Our Double Dog is brewed with copious amounts of hops for an unrelenting hop bitterness and aroma. We just have the common courtesy to finish you off with a well-balanced, rich and full body, complete with a hint of sweetness.

The Flying Dog Brewery describes the beer this way:

Double Dog Double Pale Ale is a generously hopped ale with a deep red color and pours with a nice frothy head. The abundance of hops will conjure some provocative aromas with hints of raisins and citrus.

ABV: 11.5%
Plato: 24
IBU’s: 85
Specialty Malts: Light Crystal
Hops: Columbus, Worrior, Cascade
Process: Double recipe of our Pale Ale, dry hopped with an insane amount of Cascade and
Columbus hops

Flying Dog Double Dog has a relatively high alcohol content, which is noticeable, but it is not pungent or too strong, like many beers with a high alcohol percentage.

Flying Dog Double Pale Ale Review Summary

Overall rating: Very good, especially for the high alcohol content.
Amount paid: $9 for 4-pack of bottles (pretty expensive)
Brewed in: Colorado
Minnesota beer? No
Alcohol Level: 11.5%

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Breckenridge Brewery Vanilla Porter

October 2, 2010

Every once in a while you have to try something different, something unique, really unique. These are the types of nights when you are at home and nobody really cares what you are drinking. It is on these types of nights that you might decide to try a weird beer—a vanilla beer. Review of Breckenridge [...]

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