Furious
Surly Brewing Company

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From:
Surly Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #43
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
95
Ranked #1,473
Avg:
4.28 | pDev: 9.58%
Reviews:
1,653
Ratings:
5,976
Status:
Active
Rated:
Tuesday at 01:01 AM
Added:
Feb 05, 2006
Wants:
  1,510
Gots:
  1,237
A tempest on the tongue, or a moment of pure hop bliss? Brewed with a dazzling blend of American hops and Scottish malt, this crimson-hued ale delivers waves of citrus, pine and caramel-toffee. For those who favor flavor, Furious has the hop-fire your taste buds have been screaming for.
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Ratings by AltBock:
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Reviewed by AltBock from Ohio

4.08/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16oz. bright red can with the Surly symbol of an angry and happy man with a pint of beer dressed silver flames. Directly below the symbol is "Furious" in big bold white letters. The back of the can has a good sized paragraph that describes the beer. The bottom of the can has an easy to read canned on date.

I poured this Midwest IPA into my Cigar City pint glass. From behind the bright red can came a great looking IPA that was a dark copper color with a splash of amber. The head of foam on this beer was equally impressive. On top was a tall 3/4 of inch dirty white head of foam. It wasn't pure pearl white or beige. It was one of those off white head of foam. This dirty white head of foam had great retention that left behind a tiny skim of foam, a good sized string of rings, and a fair amount of tiny blots of lace around the glass. This was a nice looking beer.

Like any other IPA in the world, the aroma was a fan of the hops. The hops in Furious were very piney. It loved the piney hops. Behind the piney hops was some minor citrus fruits, a few floral notes, and a solid caramel malt backbone. When its swirled around, a strong aroma of juicy fruits emerges from the background. Very nice aroma!

The taste had pretty much the same story as the aroma. It had everything that the aroma except for the juicy fruit hidden surprise. This beer didn't want to mess around so it started off with the piney hops and subtle pine needles. Following behind the pine was some dried citrus fruits, some minor floral notes, and hint of sweet caramel malts at the finish line. Very good pine based IPA.

This was a medium bodied Midwestern IPA that had its fair share of carbonation and a dried pine based aftertaste. The aftertaste was mostly pine with subtle amounts of citrus and floral flavors. This aftertaste lingers in in the back of your mouth for a few minutes.

I would like to thank BA mnbuffalo for hooking me up with this canned winner. This 16oz can didn't last long in my possession. This was a very good pine based IPA. I wouldn't mind another 4 pack.
Jul 29, 2013
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

3.98/5  rDev -7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from 12oz can into a kitchen glass. Best by 6/22/24.

Appearance: medium amber-orange with a clear body and two fingers of frothy ivory foam atop.

Smell: quite malty with a toasty amber-ale aroma underneath a citrusy, almost lemony, hop character. Not bad.

Taste: like the aroma, quite malty with a fair bit of sweetness and a kind of lemongrass hoppiness. Bitterness is moderate but balanced. A classic old-school American IPA.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent carbonation and creaminess.

Overall: I know this beer is a classic, but now just having it for the first time in 2024, it doesn’t entirely wow me. A solid beer, but not mind-blowing.
Tuesday at 01:01 AM
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Rated by moysauce from Illinois

4/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Classic
Mar 06, 2024
 
Rated: 3.83 by Silke_Neryn from Sweden

Mar 01, 2024
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Reviewed by JWESTIII from Texas

4.52/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
A beautiful copper pour. The hops give a visercal touch to the tongue that lingers for an exquisite moment. This gives way to a mocha hewed finishing. VERY well made and excellent IPA
Mar 01, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by tjhuot from Minnesota

Feb 24, 2024
 
Rated: 4.19 by desint from Belgium

Feb 08, 2024
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Reviewed by Coyote42069 from Colorado

4.37/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
On tap from the Surly Brewhouse.

This is a really solid beer. Pours a dark gold to amber color, with a taste that begins sweet but quickly turns to a pine-ey bitter that lingers. Definitely my favorite of Surly's.
Feb 04, 2024
 
Rated: 3.95 by Oktoberfest from Ohio

Dec 13, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by Nyoder

Nov 26, 2023
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Rated by 322wingedfoot from Pennsylvania

3.77/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From draft at MSP. Clear copper color, underwhelming nose and palate. Bitter finish.
Nov 25, 2023
 
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Reviewed by nasal from Illinois

4.17/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
A better-than-average IPA. Barely sweet at first, with lingering bitterness. So much better than Surly's slightly vomit-y One Man Mosh Pit. I'll drink this again.
Aug 28, 2023
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Reviewed by TooManyGlasses from Canada (AB)

4.46/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Happy to see this arrive in Alberta!
Pours a crystal clear dark copper/amber with two fingers of creamy off white/tawny head.
Aroma is a wonderful mix of citrus peel, grapefruit, piney resin and a bit of caramel malt with a floral note. As warmed there is just a hint of weedy dankness.
Taste follows with sweet caramel malt - a burst of hop flavours - grapefruit peel, pine resin, some floral flavours and a robust bitterness.
Medium full mouthfeel, bright carbonation and a lingering bright bitterness.
Just a treat.
Aug 28, 2023
 
Rated: 4.15 by CJK76

Aug 03, 2023
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia

4.1/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Clear copper with a foamy head that falls into craters. Nose and taste generically remind me of a hoppy amber ale, with a bit of melanoidin and some metal. That metallic not is something I often get in amber ales, especially with a dose of piney hops, which Furious has a bunch of. It’s evident in the first sip late, and moves forward with each sip. The beer overall is a fairly straightforward American bitter beer with a bit of a malt backbone.
Jul 30, 2023
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Reviewed by deleted_user_1239096

3.97/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Whistle Binkies in Rochester. Pours a nice amber/copper colour with a thin ring around the edges.

Taste is initially sweeter that quickly fades to a bitter end.
Jul 29, 2023
 
Rated: 4.59 by lamb-chop from Minnesota

Jul 08, 2023
 
Rated: 4.18 by Tjb14 from Michigan

Jul 07, 2023
Furious from Surly Brewing Company
Beer rating: 95 out of 100 with 5976 ratings