Furious | Surly Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Surly Brewing Company
Minnesota, United States
surlybrewing.com
Style: American IPA
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 6.70%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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.
Added by feloniousmonk on 02-05-2006
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Ratings: 5,650 | Reviews: 1,562
4.33/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.15/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25
4.13/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.75/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
My current Favourite beer at the moment. Everything about it is is lovely...my only sticking point is that it's 6.7% thus you can't have a lot of them in a sitting as you'll get too loaded. That said, I wouldn't change a thing.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
My current Favourite beer at the moment. Everything about it is is lovely...my only sticking point is that it's 6.7% thus you can't have a lot of them in a sitting as you'll get too loaded. That said, I wouldn't change a thing.
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3.77/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Has a nice reddish amber color. Aroma is strong of hops. Taste is hoppy and bitter. The bitterness wipes out this beer. It needs some more malt to balance it out. I was hoping for a little smoother taste. Poured into a plastic airline cup on SUN COUNTRY AIR from a 16 ounce can.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Has a nice reddish amber color. Aroma is strong of hops. Taste is hoppy and bitter. The bitterness wipes out this beer. It needs some more malt to balance it out. I was hoping for a little smoother taste. Poured into a plastic airline cup on SUN COUNTRY AIR from a 16 ounce can.
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4.17/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
3.57/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bitter; beyond my liking. This isn’t that great, but it’s not bad either. It’s kinda the most prototypical IPA I’ve ever had, but not an exemplary version of it.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bitter; beyond my liking. This isn’t that great, but it’s not bad either. It’s kinda the most prototypical IPA I’ve ever had, but not an exemplary version of it.
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4.73/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75
3.01/5 rDev -29.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Im Just not a hops guy, if you are i'm sure youll love this, nice amber color, malt backbone for sure
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Im Just not a hops guy, if you are i'm sure youll love this, nice amber color, malt backbone for sure
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4.25/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
3.86/5 rDev -10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
From tasting notes 10/20/17
Had from the can, served into a pint at StoneArch in the MSP airport, St Paul, MN
Canned date 09/12/17
Appearance - Pours clear and pure copper in color with a sandstone colored, finger width head. Decent retention results in a solid layer of suds across the surface, thickening up at the edges.
Smell - Fair aroma, with Sweet and hoppy character. Hints of caramel and toffee met by orange, grapefruit and lesser pine spice.
Taste - Follows the nose. Hoppy punch of citrus meets a sweet toffee malt base that dominates the back end. Finish hits on some citrus pith but ultimately the sweetness prevails.
Mouthfeel - Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation. Kind of a mealy texture that quickly turns bone dry. Goes down fair enough but i don't think I could drink more than one or two of these.
Overall - Well its no Arrogant Bastard, but as a brewery's flagship Ive certainly had worse. Despite the 100 IBU claim, I find it way sweeter than it is hoppy. I'd say its an average hoppy red, though one I'm finding enjoyable all the same.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
From tasting notes 10/20/17
Had from the can, served into a pint at StoneArch in the MSP airport, St Paul, MN
Canned date 09/12/17
Appearance - Pours clear and pure copper in color with a sandstone colored, finger width head. Decent retention results in a solid layer of suds across the surface, thickening up at the edges.
Smell - Fair aroma, with Sweet and hoppy character. Hints of caramel and toffee met by orange, grapefruit and lesser pine spice.
Taste - Follows the nose. Hoppy punch of citrus meets a sweet toffee malt base that dominates the back end. Finish hits on some citrus pith but ultimately the sweetness prevails.
Mouthfeel - Medium-bodied with moderate carbonation. Kind of a mealy texture that quickly turns bone dry. Goes down fair enough but i don't think I could drink more than one or two of these.
Overall - Well its no Arrogant Bastard, but as a brewery's flagship Ive certainly had worse. Despite the 100 IBU claim, I find it way sweeter than it is hoppy. I'd say its an average hoppy red, though one I'm finding enjoyable all the same.
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4.08/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
3.82/5 rDev -11%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Interesting to see how this has averaged out to outstanding, interesting...
I will freely admit, I'm not an IPA-guy, I'm more of porter/stout aficionado. That said I do believe I will appreciate a good IPA when I come around to it. This is a damn good IPA - distinct red coloration, good foam to start and great lacing to finish - it's hop-forward in your face from beginning to end and whether it's cold or warmed. I can see why those that gravitate to this style would love it - it's a bitter masterpiece from the get-go. I would definitely offer this up a strong representative of the style - not for beginners - but for the true believers.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Interesting to see how this has averaged out to outstanding, interesting...
I will freely admit, I'm not an IPA-guy, I'm more of porter/stout aficionado. That said I do believe I will appreciate a good IPA when I come around to it. This is a damn good IPA - distinct red coloration, good foam to start and great lacing to finish - it's hop-forward in your face from beginning to end and whether it's cold or warmed. I can see why those that gravitate to this style would love it - it's a bitter masterpiece from the get-go. I would definitely offer this up a strong representative of the style - not for beginners - but for the true believers.
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4.12/5 rDev -4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look- translucent amber liquid with a billowing off white head that settles to about 1/4" and sticks around; tons of lacing
Aroma- Toast-like malt notes, grapefruit, orange and an earthy, almost black tea-like thing going on
Taste- follows the nose with toasted bread, orange, grapefruit pith, and that earthy/ tea-like note
Feel- medium-light bodied, medium carb, long bitter finish
Overall- nice hoppy red ale
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look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look- translucent amber liquid with a billowing off white head that settles to about 1/4" and sticks around; tons of lacing
Aroma- Toast-like malt notes, grapefruit, orange and an earthy, almost black tea-like thing going on
Taste- follows the nose with toasted bread, orange, grapefruit pith, and that earthy/ tea-like note
Feel- medium-light bodied, medium carb, long bitter finish
Overall- nice hoppy red ale
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4.47/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Finally got to have this classic. Am reviewing from memory (had last week), so go easy on me if I'm somewhat inaccurate. Here goes:
A: Pours a murky red with a huge caramel head that leaves nice lacing. Also plenty of body carbonation. Good.
S: Lots of pine and grapefruit. Also a fair amount of caramel malt. Very dark and succulent.
T: Very citrusy and grapefruity. Also very sweet malt to complement the hops. Very well balanced.
F: Good.
O: Good beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Finally got to have this classic. Am reviewing from memory (had last week), so go easy on me if I'm somewhat inaccurate. Here goes:
A: Pours a murky red with a huge caramel head that leaves nice lacing. Also plenty of body carbonation. Good.
S: Lots of pine and grapefruit. Also a fair amount of caramel malt. Very dark and succulent.
T: Very citrusy and grapefruity. Also very sweet malt to complement the hops. Very well balanced.
F: Good.
O: Good beer.
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3.72/5 rDev -13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Had this in a can in Minnesota. The beer has a nice amber, murky appearance with a huge head. The beer has a nice malt aroma mixed with some spiced hops. The taste is pretty hoppy mixed with like a caramel malt flavor but the mouthfeel makes the beer a little too heavy and dense for my taste. Overall, enjoyable mixture of flavors but an off mouthfeel.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Had this in a can in Minnesota. The beer has a nice amber, murky appearance with a huge head. The beer has a nice malt aroma mixed with some spiced hops. The taste is pretty hoppy mixed with like a caramel malt flavor but the mouthfeel makes the beer a little too heavy and dense for my taste. Overall, enjoyable mixture of flavors but an off mouthfeel.
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4.28/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Furious from Surly Brewing Company
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5,650 ratings
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