Comments on: Surly Hell

By: amm002

amm002 — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:00:31 +0000

It’s no longer available in cans through retail. Haven’t seen it on tap anywhere in a while, either. Best bet is to try and trade for it on Beer Advocate.

By: J. Eastwood

J. Eastwood — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:13:56 +0000

Where can I buy Hell beer????

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And Open Letter to Surly Brewing | Conner's Blog — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:43:21 +0000

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By: Scott J

Scott J — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:40:07 +0000

By expecting Surly to brew something consistent with their “style” which is non-conformist, they achieve that goal by brewing a beer that is a good representation of the style, thereby not conforming to what you expect from Surly.

This whole conversation feels like one of those time travel conversations…

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:07:11 +0000

Sometimes when we ask our customers “Have you tried Surly?” they reply “I don’t like hoppy beers”. Like many other breweries with one very well known beer, some people are judging Surly’s entire line of beers (without ever trying them or sometimes not even knowing they exist) on the flagship beer.
And it works both ways. Hell shouldn’t be judged against Surly’s more aggressive offerings, as most of you have already stated.

By: al

al — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:33:10 +0000

Interesting discussion going on. I’m a bit surprised by those who went out to try a “Surly Hell”, not knowing the style, and disappointed it isn’t mind-blowing, just really good and tasty. I tend not to go for light lagers, but an unfiltered one will always work on my tongue.
To Darren, if you just see what Todd wrote, it’s pretty consistent with what he and Omar have said all along. “Under-represented” and “the best they can brew”…some of these beers don’t exist anywhere else. (Bender is a beer you can’t fit in any category, and doesn’t have a parallel anywhere else.) They never said they would only produce “big” or “extreme” beers.
Unfiltered helles lager is still a beer not produced by anyone else, locally.

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By: darren

darren — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:02:38 +0000

Interesting Todd says they don’t consider themselves “extreme brewers”, when their biggest beer is Furious and most visible event is Darkness Day. Sounds like their internal vision of themselves isn’t in line with how many beer lovers out there view them.

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:30:13 +0000

I’d say give the Bender/Hell combo a try. I’ve done a near complete Surly “suicide” before – Furious, Bender, Coffee Bender, Cynic & Bitter Brewer – and it was actually pretty darn good. Surprising in that none were overpowering but each stood their own ground pretty well.

By: amm002

amm002 — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:38:17 +0000

Derek, it’s turned into an interesting conversation, seems to be a worthwhile one.

And I agree on the packaging, a very cool looking can.