Surly Brewing

Darkness Day 2011 Announced!

Get ready to fight off the masses to get your hands on some 2011 Surly Darkness!  Darkness Day will be Saturday, October 22nd from 11am – 5pm at Surly Brewing Co. in Brooklyn Center, MN.  1200 wristbands to purchase Darkness will Continue Reading →

Surly Is Brewing Wet For You Again

Surly Brewing is currently brewing another edition of  “Wet” a fresh hopped beer. Yesterday, the brewery tweeted:

4811 pounds of Citra hops picked on Monday have just been delivered. 2 days of brewing Wet on the schedule.

About Wet :
2,400 lbs of hops Continue Reading →

Surly Taps TEGRA For Brewery Build

Surly Brewing has overcome legislative issues preventing the build of their new destination brewery.  This week, Surly tapped TEGRA Group, who has a portfolio including Target Field, Walker Art Center and more.  The real estate group is assisting the brewery Continue Reading →

Surly Celebrates 5 with Five

Surly Brewing’s (Brooklyn Center, MN) fifth anniversary beer – “Five” will be available soon.  Each year the beer is different, and nothing short of phenomenal.  Last year I named Surly “Four” as one of the best beers I Continue Reading →

Surly Bill May Meet With Success

Surly Brewing has been planning an expansion after 5 years, with a rooftop restaurant & beer garden. A pesky 1933 law has kept them from moving forward with construction. Yesterday, the “Surly Bill” looks to have gained some Continue Reading →

Posted in 2011, Surly Brewing

Darkness Day 2011 Announced!

Get ready to fight off the masses to get your hands on some 2011 Surly Darkness!  Darkness Day will be Saturday, October 22nd from 11am – 5pm at Surly Brewing Co. in Brooklyn Center, MN.  1200 wristbands to purchase Darkness will be handed out prior to 11am.  Each person with a wristband will be permitted to purchase up to six 750ml bottles for $18 each.

Food and beer will be available.  12oz pours will be available for $4/each.  Everyone will be ID’d, must be 21 to purchase all beer.  CASH ONLY.  ATM’s will be available.

There will also be live bands on stage and Surly Brewing Co. & Surly Darkness merchandise will be for sale.

Darkness will hit stores starting 10/31.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in 3 Floyds Brewing, De Struise, Mikkeller, Surly Brewing

Dark Lord, Darkness, Beer Geek Brunch, Black Albert, All Blended Together

Can finally post this, the brewery’s link was down…

On November 12th 3 Floyds will host their own 15th Anniversary bash and will debut a special anniversary collaboration brew.  The collaboration will be between 3 Floyds, Surly, Mikkeller, and Struise read – a blend of Dark Lord, Darkness, Beer Geek Brunch, and Black Albert ensuring ultimate ass kickery.

Not only will the best breweries be present, as well as live entertainment, but 5 of the top chefs from around the world will be serving up some delicious dishes as well.  Jonathan Sawyer – The Greenhouse Tavern, OH; Paul Kahan and Justin Large – Big Star, Chicago; Mindy Segal – Hot Chocolate, Chicago;  a special guest from Denmark; and 3 Floyds own Mike Sheerin.

2,500 tickets will be sold 1,800 online and 700 at the brewery starting on an undisclosed date.  XV bottle allotment will also be determined at a later date. [ThreeFloyds]

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Surly Brewing

Surly Is Brewing Wet For You Again

Surly Brewing is currently brewing another edition of  “Wet” a fresh hopped beer. Yesterday, the brewery tweeted:

4811 pounds of Citra hops picked on Monday have just been delivered. 2 days of brewing Wet on the schedule.

About Wet :
2,400 lbs of hops picked freshly in oregon and shipped to Minnesota immediately. We brewed this beer three days later. This is a hop forward beer, dry with subdued malt flavors.

Style:  West Coast India Pale Ale
Malts:  2-Row, Crystal Crystal
Wet Hops: Citra, Simcoe
Bittering Hops:  Columbus
Yeast: English Ale

Arrival:  Late Sept- Oct, 2011

7.5% ABV, 90 IBUs

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Surly Brewing

Surly Taps TEGRA For Brewery Build

Surly Brewing has overcome legislative issues preventing the build of their new destination brewery.  This week, Surly tapped TEGRA Group, who has a portfolio including Target Field, Walker Art Center and more.  The real estate group is assisting the brewery in choosing land for the build, and selecting architectural, and engineering firms.

The destination brewery will cost over $20 million to build.  [SurlyBrewing]

 


by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Brewery Expansions, Surly Brewing

Surly Succeeds! Destination Brewery On The Way

Surly Brewing fans rejoice.  Today is a good day. Beer legislation is working in your favor.  In their 5th year, Surly has been planning a $20 million dollar “destination brewery.”  This issue was Minnesota laws prevented the dream from being realized.  The biggest issue was the prevention of being able to sell pints of beer at the brewery.

The Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association a liquor lobby, was standing in opposition of Surly’s plans.  The brewery hired lobbyists & fought back on behalf of the “Surly Nation” and won.  The law has been softened to allow breweries producing less that 250,000 barrels a year to be excluded from current regulations.

The new destination brewery will have a beer garden with rooftop terrance, restaurant & bar.  Location TBD.  <StarTribune>

Full list of Surly’s Plans HERE

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, Surly Brewing

Surly Celebrates 5 with Five

Surly Brewing’s (Brooklyn Center, MN) fifth anniversary beer – “Five” will be available soon.  Each year the beer is different, and nothing short of phenomenal.  Last year I named Surly “Four” as one of the best beers I tried in 2010 for an article I co-wrote for Paste Magazine.  While last year was an espresso milk stout, Five will be a wild ale with some wine aging.  In early February, a single barrel tasting of Five made an appearance, dubbed “Pentagram.”  While Five is a blend of off all the wine barrels used for aging, Pentagram was just one barrel.

In the Surly brewhouse brewing our Anniversary beers mean one thing, forget what ya know and try something different.   In honor of FIVE glorious years we bring you a 100% Brettanomyces fermented Dark Ale Aged in red wine barrels.  Flavors of sour cherry, tobacco, oak and classic “Brett” barnyard funk balanced by Dark Munich malt chewiness.  Enjoy immediately or age at cellar temperatures for a couple of years. 100% Brettanomyces fermented Dark Ale aged in red wine barrels.

Style: American Wild Ale (wine barrel aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles, draft. One time release.
Arrival: June, 2011
7.87% ABV

Previous Editions of Anniversary beers are:
One: A “quadruple Bock
Two:  Fruit Beer, Oak Aged Stout brewed with cranberries
Three:  Black Braggot.  Brewed w/ 50% honey & 50% Munich Malt
Four:  Milk Stout w/ espresso
Bottle Artwork for Five – AestheticApparatus.com

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Surly Brewing, Videos

Surly Bill May Meet With Success

Surly Brewing has been planning an expansion after 5 years, with a rooftop restaurant & beer garden. A pesky 1933 law has kept them from moving forward with construction. Yesterday, the “Surly Bill” looks to have gained some political traction. <NBC11>

by Reid Ramsay