Blast Beat
Surly Brewing Co.

Appearance: Pours a mostly clear (70% clarity) medium orange color with a mild white head. SRM of 10. (3.75)

Aroma: Mild aromas of tangerine, dank pineapple, with some berry sweetness within. Somewhat dank.

Flavor: Moderate flavors of tangerine, dank pineapple, dank and tropical berry notes. Hints of pine underneath. Finishes slightly sweet. Moderately bitter. (3.75)

Feel: Medium-bodied. Moderate carbonation, somewhat sweet, dank finish.

Compared to Three Floyd's Mutagenic Alchemy 9/11/22: Pours a similar color. More dank tangerine, pineapple, berry. Less tart lemon and yuzu citrus.

Overall: A decent IPA here. Nice showcase of the Sultana hop. Some tangerine, dank pineapple and berry flavors. Some pine. Mostly dank berry and pine as the beer evolves. Average at best/worst. (3.75)

 

 

From a 12oz can:

Appearance: Slightly hazy gold, good head.

Smell: Grapefruit.

Taste: Grapefruit, moderate bitterness, fruity backbone, then a mineraly cherry undertone. Kind of watery feel.

Overall: I'm not too familiar with sultana hops, so maybe they are contributing to the slightly unusual taste of this beer. Old school grapefruit but strange fruit undertones. Interesting stuff.

12oz can best by dated 7/16/22 into a pint glass.
L: Pours lightly clouded light apricot color w/a 1" off white sudsy head, good retention, med-low carbonation, light lacing & sheeting.
S: Citrus, berries, a hint of caramelized malts, light alcohol as the beer warms.
T: Fruity, fruit rinds like melon, lime, tangerine, pine resin, a hint of roasted malts, very clean, bright and sharp tasting, good balance, quite a lengthy resinous linger.
F: Crisp, semi-juicy medium light bodied mouthfeel w/an extremely long finish and linger that is moderately drying.
O: A deeply hopped American IPA that sings loudly with fruits and resin. Very easy drinking and refreshing. Clean, lightly intense and delicious. It is outstanding in it's style.

 

From the IPA sampler

A little cloudy, soap foam looking head fading quickly leaving lace all along the glass. Smells like lemon/weed/pine - good, but not too strong. Really fruity tasting, and I mean really fruity. Digging in there I get a ton of berry and pine and medicinal bitterness

Great brew, very tasty

 

 

12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden amber color with a small, khaki-colored head of foam. It left sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of roasted malt, toffee, caramel, resin and citrus. Sweet caramel with a strong roasted malt taste, piney bitterness and a hint of citrus.

This IPA is more in the traditional side, clear, with very robust hop aromas from Sultana hops. Clear, not hazy at all, very nice foam, fruity but not sweet - in fact: more herbal and grassy. There is lots to be liked about this one. Brewed for Craft Brewers Conference 2022 in their homestate Minnesota.