Neon Dragons
Surly Brewing Co.
- From:
- Surly Brewing Co.
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9.6%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.9 | pDev: 8.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 19, 2020
- Added:
- Jul 04, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey
3.81/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Golden orange with a billowy bone white colored head of two inches. Very strong and rapid display of carbonation. Lacing is thick and sticky on the walls. The first pour was pristine in clarity, highly sharp, while the final second pour only brought a small haze factor, a bit of a disappointment considering the label on the can of juicy/hazy/glowing. Give me the protein.
S: Sharp grapefruit notes arrive on the opening nose. Freshly cut and juicy, the aroma had back notes of cantaloupe and lemon mixing with some wet pear yeastiness. Light tropical pineapple and mangoes, all of solid strength. Some dried lime rounds out.
T: Lemon and citrus reign on the opening flavor, dank and juicy against crisp cereal grains and spicy hops. Apple fresh yeastiness, with some spicy lemon grass. Some orchard like hops, semi-dry oranges and pine resins. The flavor was clean and crisp, dank and of good strength with some rounding out of tangerines.
M: Mouthful is slightly creamy, medium body of decent carbonation. Spicy alcohol warmth of dank citrus and pine leaves a glowing after feel.
O: Overall a solid IPA, clean, crisp and dank hoppiness. A good example but certainly not one that stands head and shoulders above the rest in field, as well their other finer examples that I surly have come to know and love.
Dec 19, 2020S: Sharp grapefruit notes arrive on the opening nose. Freshly cut and juicy, the aroma had back notes of cantaloupe and lemon mixing with some wet pear yeastiness. Light tropical pineapple and mangoes, all of solid strength. Some dried lime rounds out.
T: Lemon and citrus reign on the opening flavor, dank and juicy against crisp cereal grains and spicy hops. Apple fresh yeastiness, with some spicy lemon grass. Some orchard like hops, semi-dry oranges and pine resins. The flavor was clean and crisp, dank and of good strength with some rounding out of tangerines.
M: Mouthful is slightly creamy, medium body of decent carbonation. Spicy alcohol warmth of dank citrus and pine leaves a glowing after feel.
O: Overall a solid IPA, clean, crisp and dank hoppiness. A good example but certainly not one that stands head and shoulders above the rest in field, as well their other finer examples that I surly have come to know and love.
Reviewed by TedHead from Illinois
3.83/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Pours a semi hazy golden with a white head. The can says it's glowing and that's the best way I can describe the color, and it's a very pretty beer. It smells tropical with hints of sweetness. It tastes very tropical with a little bit of bitterness but overall it's still a little sweeter than most. This one really shines in it's drink ability because they go down like damn near nothing at 9.5% alcohol and have a very satisfying fuller mouth feel. Overall good and I'm glad I got some while they made it but not my favorite.
Oct 17, 2020
Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota
3.91/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hazy. (But not the full-on hardcore orange-juicy haze that the haze hounds crave. They've never made one of those, and I for one don't care if they ever do.) Bold golden tones, slim white head.
In the nose: Fruit notes are bumping here, citrus and tropical aplenty. Grapefruit and pineapple bump and grind. Quite nice.
In the mouth: Juicy, bitter, and powerful. Pungent malt plays a part. Alcohol shows up early. Bitterness buzzes out quick, and lets the juice shine in. Mix of the citric, the tropical and the stone. Apricot gets in on with grapefruit and tangerine. Delicious. I can see the appeal here.
But not $4.98 a can delicious. And there was no "glowing."
Oct 17, 2020In the nose: Fruit notes are bumping here, citrus and tropical aplenty. Grapefruit and pineapple bump and grind. Quite nice.
In the mouth: Juicy, bitter, and powerful. Pungent malt plays a part. Alcohol shows up early. Bitterness buzzes out quick, and lets the juice shine in. Mix of the citric, the tropical and the stone. Apricot gets in on with grapefruit and tangerine. Delicious. I can see the appeal here.
But not $4.98 a can delicious. And there was no "glowing."
Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey
3.28/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
**
08/05/2020
Can to snifter.
LOOK: pale yellow, mostly clear, medium white head. ok retention.
AROMA: pine, wood, lemon, orange rind,
TASTE: mostly sappy pine, with hints of citrus mixed in to bring some sweetness.
FEEL: smooth, ashy, below average carbonation.
OK.
**
Aug 06, 202008/05/2020
Can to snifter.
LOOK: pale yellow, mostly clear, medium white head. ok retention.
AROMA: pine, wood, lemon, orange rind,
TASTE: mostly sappy pine, with hints of citrus mixed in to bring some sweetness.
FEEL: smooth, ashy, below average carbonation.
OK.
**
Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota
3.29/5 rDev -15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.29/5 rDev -15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
16oz can, two weeks old
Very cloudy, excuse me, 'hazy' yellow-orange, barely a ring of head. Smells like cooked veggies, alcohol spice, tropical fruit, rust. Thick and syrupy feel leads into a lemon-lime hop burst that slimes along with the alcohol and the abundance of sweet biscuit flavor. The 9.6% drinks more like 6.9%
I like the taste, but it's too sweet and heavy. Also finishes with an off-flavor
Jul 06, 2020Very cloudy, excuse me, 'hazy' yellow-orange, barely a ring of head. Smells like cooked veggies, alcohol spice, tropical fruit, rust. Thick and syrupy feel leads into a lemon-lime hop burst that slimes along with the alcohol and the abundance of sweet biscuit flavor. The 9.6% drinks more like 6.9%
I like the taste, but it's too sweet and heavy. Also finishes with an off-flavor
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