Winterize
Surly Brewing Co.

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Surly Brewing Co.
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Lager
ABV:
6%
Score:
+2 ratings needed
Avg:
3.54 | pDev: 13.84%
Ratings:
8 | reviews: 4
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 25, 2026
Added:
Dec 11, 2023
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  1
Winterize is an amber-hued winter lager with toasty notes of biscuit and caramel. From the beauty of the first snowfall to the towering mountain of April parking lot sludge, it's a full-flavored celebration of our home state's longest season.
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Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.54 by einman from Minnesota

May 25, 2026
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Reviewed by ttoadee from Texas

3.9/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Dark gold pour, thin khaki head. Nose is roasted grain

Taste offers bready grain, caramel, floral, woody notes, medium kilned malt. Medium mouthfeel. Finish has both sweet bread and woody bitterness.
Apr 05, 2026
 
Rated: 3.75 by cbcrunch from Wyoming

Jan 29, 2026
 
Rated: 3.75 by Hatchel from Minnesota

Dec 13, 2025
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

2.45/5  rDev -30.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5
Unfiltered, fine particles, golden with not much head. Smell is clean grains, hops. Taste has the hops in the background at first, which is surprising for Surly. Tastes like burnt toffee, sweetened rust water
Jan 04, 2025
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Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota

4.02/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Winterize pours a slightly darker copper color with a smallish, long-lasting head. The aroma is a harsh cereal note. The flavor is strong, with harsh cereals, a nice bitterness, and some nice sweetness to balance everything. Good feel. Overall, a very nice red lager, good strong flavors, a little harsh, but very enjoyable.
Mar 25, 2024
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Rated by sccrneo from Minnesota

3.07/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
L: nice light brown color, a little hazy
S: has a nice pleasant aroma
T: a little too hoppy for a lager
F: very carbonated, fizzes in the mouth
Jan 12, 2024
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.85/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz can. Poured out a clear, golden amber color with a small, off-white head of foam. It left sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of toasted caramel, toffee, and biscuity malt. Sweet caramel malt with biscuity malt and a mild bitterness.
Dec 16, 2023