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Fiery Hell
Surly Brewing Company
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- From:
- Surly Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Helles
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 14.63%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 06, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 20, 2012
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 7
Cask conditioned lager infused with chilies.
Simply put, this is Surly Hell aged on red oak with the addition of puya chiles.
The red oak comes in the form of pieces of oak that have been drilled out in a “honeycomb” pattern to maximize surface area. This adds a warm oak note similar to what you’d find in a freshly toasted barrel.
Puya chiles are a Mexican varietal, similar to guajillo but hotter. They have “a light fruity flavor profile, with licorice and cherry undertones that brings to mind wild berries.”
CHILE ADDITION: We add actual dried chiles, not an extract
HEAT LEVEL: Definitely present and leaning towards warming. Chiles can be difficult to integrate into beer, but this captures both a pleasant heat and the distinctive flavors of the chile. It is very easy to either overwhelm the beer with capsicum heat or go the other direction and become unnoticeable except in name.
The name pretty much says it all. Hell can get hot, yo.
Simply put, this is Surly Hell aged on red oak with the addition of puya chiles.
The red oak comes in the form of pieces of oak that have been drilled out in a “honeycomb” pattern to maximize surface area. This adds a warm oak note similar to what you’d find in a freshly toasted barrel.
Puya chiles are a Mexican varietal, similar to guajillo but hotter. They have “a light fruity flavor profile, with licorice and cherry undertones that brings to mind wild berries.”
CHILE ADDITION: We add actual dried chiles, not an extract
HEAT LEVEL: Definitely present and leaning towards warming. Chiles can be difficult to integrate into beer, but this captures both a pleasant heat and the distinctive flavors of the chile. It is very easy to either overwhelm the beer with capsicum heat or go the other direction and become unnoticeable except in name.
The name pretty much says it all. Hell can get hot, yo.
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Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
3.87/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had on tap. Golden bubbly body with a finger of white foam. In smell get lots of honey malt, some citrus, vegetables and very faint peppers, kind of funky all together. Taste is more balanced, hitting the palate with waves of citrus, helles grains and malts, and then the peppers really hit, much more than smell let on, delicious. Heat is cumulative but in a satisfying way. Feel is lighter than original, but has nice heat texture and grains contrasting. Like the original hell better, but this was a fun twist.
May 22, 2019Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.88/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Fiery Hell pours a reddish, copper color, with no head. Spicy, hot aroma. Flavor is is very spicy, lots and lots of pepper. Good body and feel. Overall, its spicy, has a bit of a burn near the end.
May 05, 2019Rated by KurtE from Illinois
3.03/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
3.03/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
and I love hot sauce, but the heat kills the beer IMO
Jan 28, 2016
Fiery Hell from Surly Brewing Company
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
108 ratings
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