The Brewery: Surly Brewing (Brooklyn Center, MN)
The Brew: Hell (Munich Helles)
Availability: Cans & draft
ABV: 4.5% | IBUs: 20
Rating: 8.5/10
Location: Home
The Story? As previously posted, I was surprised with more than a case of Surly cans late last month. I cracked into a couple, but have just now had a chance to write them up.
Surly's roots start as far back as 1994, with owner Omar Ansari brewing his first batch of beer. 10 years of homebrewing and tasting around the country later, he set the course to convert the family owned industrial space into a brewery, becoming the first new Minnesota brewery west of the Mississippi since 1987.
Surly have been on my radar for some time, but alas they don't distribute to NYS. Incredibly glad to get to imbibe these full-body brews. Let's start with Hell.
The Beer? Hell is inspired by Zwickel Bier and other such German brews. Unfiltered and fermented with lager yeast, Hell's appearance is mostly translucent, golden with a couple fingers of light head without lace. With a long breath in, the nose is prominently yeast plus a bit of straw and malt sweetness.
On to the tongue, Hell has a wonderfully smooth and zero bitterness without being sweet. Refreshing, but not poundable. Malts provide a firm, medium body that is just slightly over to the creamy side of the mouthfeel spectrum and sealed with a mild amount of carbonation. An accessible, craft execution of a classic style.
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