Furious - Cherry Wood Aged
Surly Brewing Company

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From:
Surly Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.38 | pDev: 10.5%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
22
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 22, 2013
Added:
Oct 24, 2010
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by vobr0002:
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Rated by vobr0002 from Minnesota

4/5  rDev -8.7%

Nov 23, 2011
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Rated: 4 by sliverX from S. Georgia & S. Sandwich Isls.

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Rated: 4 by FreshmanPour77 from Minnesota

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Rated: 4.75 by millelacsmark from Minnesota

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Rated: 5 by MITCHELLMPLS from Minnesota

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Rated: 4 by PhineasGage from Iowa

Dec 31, 2011
 
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Rated: 5 by DucksFan16 from Tennessee

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Rated: 5 by biniek13 from Minnesota

Nov 16, 2011
 
Rated: 5 by SrMonkey from Wisconsin

Nov 14, 2011
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Reviewed by JackieTH from Minnesota

4.15/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured at Darkness Day 2011.

Deep amber-red with half-inch of creamy white foam, leaving big rings of lace on the plastic cup.

A big delicious nose precedes the drink. The smell seems bigger than the canned Furious, maybe an effect of the cherry wood and/or dry hopping, but it's all Furious..grapefruit, citric, resins, lightly malted.

Taste is delicious, really drinkable hoppiness. Citrus peels along with piney resins mated to a light backbone of malt..hoppy and delicious and juicy.

Medium body and here quite different from the regular Furious is a creamy moderately carbonated mouthfeel.. Very nice. Nice moderately bitter finish.

Excellent.
Oct 24, 2011
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Reviewed by DCon from Missouri

3.92/5  rDev -10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Enjoyed on-tap w/ xsists & his gf @ the Surly Brewing Company's Darkness Day 2011 in Brooklyn Center, MN for $5. Tapped from the Black Handle under a Barrel into my new 12oz Surly Darkness Tulip Glass!

Aroma- Big time grapefruit aroma. Nice piney and grassy aroma as well. Not much cherry or wood at all though... Such a shame! Not going to complain about this since its a big IPA.

Appearance- Received with no head at all! (due to the cask offering). Has a dark amber colored body and good clarity. Light lacing follows.

Flavor- The flavor was a strong grapefruit and grassy. Very big punch during the initial taste and then has a medium hop bitterness.

Mouthfeel- Medium Bodied, Light-Medium Carbonation, Smooth, and very refreshing! Huge hops on the finish.

Overall Impression- Fun to try my first casking here! Everyone agreed that the cherry and wood was not found in here but it still was an awesome brew! Good stuff again from Surly.
Oct 24, 2011
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Reviewed by AgentZero from Illinois

4.2/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A - Brownish/orangish/amber colored beer that was a little cloudy. Had a nice off-white head that left some good lace behind.

S - It smells a lot like Furious (I guess it is Furious) with a great floral hop bouquet and slight amounts of citrus. There is some small amount of wood on it. Furious smells great and this does as well.

T - Also, tastes like Furious, although the Cherry aging seems to tone it down a bit. Great hops profile with floral, slightly resiny, tropical and citrus all making their presence felt. There is more wood on the taste than in the nose.

M - Smooth, lower carbonation, but expected.

O - Really good beer. I prefer the regular Furious, but this one is a nice change of pace and pretty enjoyable.
Jul 24, 2011
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.18/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Dry hopped with simcoe

Pours 2 fingers of creamy off white head. Excellent retention and awesome lace. Color is a hazed copper orange.

Aroma: Floral an pine hops. Caramel malt. The cherry oak is faint. It smells like cask furious.

Taste: Very creamy and cask like (duh). Pine hops, caramel malt, grapefruit citrus, floral notes. The cherry oak shows a little more here.

Mouthfeel: Creamy and bitter. Smooth. Medium bodied with a low to medium amount of carbonation. Ends pretty clean.

Overall, it is good and very drinkable. It isn't as bitter and hoppy as regular furious, but it is still an awesome beer. A really nice feel to it. A lot similar to furious as the cherry oak aging wasn't too dominate, but I think it worked for this beer.
Nov 11, 2010
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Reviewed by kbutler1 from Minnesota

4.1/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Cask. Pours a really nice orange amber color with a nice white head. Excellent aroma of both citrus rind and slight pine notes in the nose along with sweet cherry aromas. Being that I am so used to drinking Furious, the cherries really stick out to me on this one and are a nice compliment to the hop bitterness. Medium mouthfeel and a bit chewy. Sweet cherry up front flavors give way to vibrant hops taste. Citrus rind, grapefruit, and pine all in one. Really well balanced. Very tasty
Oct 29, 2010
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Reviewed by jrallen34 from Illinois

3.83/5  rDev -12.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a firken at Darkness day into a plastic Surly cup...This beer is a much darker than regular furious, almost takes an cherry wood or dark amber color. A big tan head with grear retention and lacing...The aroma brins out a lot of the wood notes, much more so than the taste. Oak, with citrus and hops...The taste is not as successful leaving me to prefer the regular furious by a wide margin. Its a lighter version of furious in terms of hop with a wood finish that just doesn't add anything. I wanted to love this beer, but just like it.
Oct 28, 2010
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Reviewed by levifunk from Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
This was the first beer I went for once the gates opened.

Pour was much darker than normal Furious and with less carbonation. With a base IPA like Furious, you know this is going to still be hoppy as hell. I was expecting some of the bite to have aged off, but not the case. The additional woody flavor was very welcome, but made it hard to drink too much. 1 serving was plenty for the day as the wood/bitterness flavors were huge. Did have a solid malt backbone as Furious does.
Oct 26, 2010
Furious - Cherry Wood Aged from Surly Brewing Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 22 ratings