Comments on: Surly Furious “Best Local Beer” in Mpls. St. Paul

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By: al

al — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:30:49 +0000

Furious costs a bit more than SN, but not Guiness or Newcastle.

By: Trav

Trav — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:25:17 +0000

The 7 dollar Furious pints at Sunsets are indeed the most expensive beer they have on tap, and they have SN Anniversary, Guinness, New Castle, etc. Its funny that there “Minnesota Beer night” special includes Summit, Grain Belt, JAMES PAGE, and Schells, but Surly is left off the list. Sevens bucks is just a rip off. Im guessing that keg will last them a while.

By: al

al — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:41:00 +0000

I think Solera was the first account they delivered kegs to, unless it was Cafe’ 28…check the photo archive on the Surly site. I know I was the recipient of invoice #3…Acadia Cafe’ was next in line, I think.
The next week, I got some folks at the bar who said they had Bender the week before at Solera and were told they were the only place that had it. “What day was that?” I asked. “Friday”. they said. “Well, they lied to you.”
You can’t sell too many $7 pints…what was that about? Does Newcastle or Guinness (which is more expensive per keg than Bender) go for $7?…maybe they do…

Summit EPA is lightly spiced iced tea compare to Furious.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:10:54 +0000

Solara had Furious when Surly first rolled out. Had my first pint of Bender at Champs in Maple Grove (it poured a grey foamy color, seems they didn’t do a great job cleaning the lines but it was still tasty although MUCH better when I had it the 2nd time) the week they launched and Furious at Solara later that week.

By: chad

chad — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:40:16 +0000

It’s been awhile since I’ve had a Furious, but I remember with the first pint, I had trouble drinking the whole thing. This was a few years ago when I thought, at the time, that EPA was “too hoppy”.

Silly me, though, it wasn’t that it was too hoppy, it was just the type of hops they use. Now when I drink EPA, I feel it’s not hoppy enough. Weird how quickly the palette can change.

Ben–when did Solera have Furious? Must’ve been before I started there. But, yeah, not even I can drink there because they charge too much. Not even Mackenzie charges that much for a pint!

By: ryan

ryan — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:13:27 +0000

I didn’t see it online, though you’ll find it in print once you flip past the 3-4 awards for the D’Amico empire (D’Amico & Sons, Lurcat and another one of their ventures were all winners on the first page or two of the article).

By: al

al — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:33:51 +0000

guys, I can’t find the piece, where is it?

By: shane

shane — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:59:58 +0000

it is odd that people who love epa won’t even try furious. I guess its the same way miller lite drinkers won’t even consider anything else. FOOLS. anywho, congrats surly, another notch on the belt of many to come to be sure.! and im thinking the word dark is not a BIG deal since most people who that would scare away won’t be considering surly anyways.

By: surlybrewer

surlybrewer — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:42:36 +0000

Yeah,Furious is our “Lite” beer.It’s lighter than Bender right?

And “Dahmer” is a waaaay better name too…