Sleek IPA
Surly Brewing Co.

 

 

Clear-ish, bright golden color, slim white head.

In the nose: Screaming citrus. Grapefruit, lemon, orange. Bold and bitter hoppiness here, just the way I like it. Bring it on, man!

In the mouth: Sharp bitterness hangs high in the roof of the mouth and all over the palate. All the citrusy/piney goodness glides along the mouth. Starts out acerbic, then melts into mellow. But a mellow with a bitter bite.

This one is my kind of IPA. It's great to get a taste of that again, away from the milkshakes and the NE's and the hazy and juicy's and such. Good old bitter and refreshing, intensely hoppy and tasty as it gets. Love it. Make some more, and I'll drink it more.
File this under: me like.

 

 

I got a can of this beer from a beer store in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The beer poured a hazy golden with thin white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The scent had dank citrus fruit and peel spice. The taste and spice and citrus bitterness. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a good beer.

 

Light gold colored beer, with a thin head. The aroma is fruity, Some underlying grain. Balanced, with fruity in the taste. Tropical. Lingering aftertaste. Not bad.

12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of foam. It smelled of grapefruit, pine and toasted caramel. Nice grapefruit and orange taste with a piney bitter and caramel sweetness.

 

 

Copper colored with half inch of dishwater white on top. Light lacing. The aroma is of spruce and grapefruit. I’m tasting melon and grapefruit. The mouth is smooth and crisp.

On tap at brewery in Elgin, IL

 

 

Had on tap 16 oz tumbler. This beer is underrated in my opinion.
Pours semi hazy orange with 1 finger white head
Smells is tropical orange juice.
Flavor follows with a dry finish. Almost a hybrid of NE and west coast ipa.
Super drinkable. Mouthfeel is pretty light so makes it easier to crush. Pretty good beer

Poured from 12-ounce can into a stemless wine glass. Slightly hazy pale golden colored body, topped by a billowy white cloud of foam that eventually settled to a thin cap. Huge pop of grapefruit and pine upon opening the can. Big aromas and flavors of grapefruit, pine, and tropical fruit. Substantial and slightly silky mouthfeel, with lots of resiny bitterness. Not much sweetness to speak of. Finish is quite dry, with a touch of pine resin lingering on the palate. The oat malts provide body and balance without getting in the way of the hop character. Well made and delicious, as I've come to expect from this brewery.

12 oz can....filled about 6 weeks ago according to the info on the bottom.

Pours with a medium haze, fluffy cap and leaving some larger bubble lacing on the glass.

Resiny hop sniff with some grapefruit.

Resiny is the key word here...biting grapefruit on the palate, along with ample lime...long and lasting, yes, resiny finish