Our BEERs
Each day, Surly relentlessly pursues craft beer perfection. Pushing boundaries, honing techniques, sweating the details, and eternally grateful that we get to do this for our job. Proudly independent since Day One and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
surly turns 20!
Surly turns 20 this year. That’s a big effing deal! In an ever-evolving industry like ours, two decades is a real accomplishment.
We would never have reached this landmark without the unwavering support of the Surly community–craft beer drinkers, metalheads, soccer moms, minivan dads, weird uncles, party aunts, middle managers, BC Taproom regulars–far and wide.
That’s why, as we celebrate this milestone throughout 2026, this one is all about them. Taproom-era favorites, fan-curated variety packs, even XTRA-CITRA? Hell yeah. Read all about it.
Surly Gives a Damn (SGAD) is our charitable arm. It’s our way of giving back to the communities that built us. We contribute to organizations that make our part of the world a better place to live, through donations, partnerships and volunteer events. Our volunteers are a vital, passionate bunch, and they really do give a damn. You’re more than welcome to join. We’d love to have you.
Surly welcomes Big Head Todd & The Monsters to the Palace in St. Paul next Saturday, January 24th! If you`d like to attend, please reply in the comments with the handle of your +1. We`ll be giving away two pairs of tickets!
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Deadline to enter is Tuesday, January 20th. We`ll DM the winners on Wednesday. Good luck!
"I hope it gets cold enough to promote our Winter Merch Sale" is an example of being careful what you wish for.
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Regardless, get 25% off Surly flannels, winter accessories, and jackets through Sunday, January 25th! Offer good in-store and online! Link in bio for the latter.
As part of our 20th Anniversary celebration, we’ll be distributing a fan-selected Surly Variety Pack to our Upper Midwest audience later this year. Tom from Mahtomedi, who has been demanding the return of Overrated in the comments of every Facebook post Surly has made the last six years? This is your moment, buddy.
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We’ve narrowed it down to nine of our fan/employee favorites (we’ve made well north of 500 beers, folks). Select up to three at the link in our bio. You make the call.
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Voting deadline is Tuesday, January 27th. We’ll announce the winners shortly thereafter.
The rumors are true. As part of our 20th Anniversary celebration, please welcome the mighty XTRA-CITRA back to our core lineup of beers!
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An easy-drinking, low-ABV pale ale with the hop kick of IPAs twice its size, Xtra-Citra’s bright, citrusy notes of grapefruit and pineapple were sorely missed. It goes to all Surly markets in February on draft and in 4, 6, and 12-packs. (And yes, it will be with the original can/logo.)
Dear neighbors - as you know, our community is in crisis and we need to act urgently and support those who are most vulnerable right now.
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Please join us this week in action. Surly Gives A Damn has set up a FOOD & FUNDS drive at the beer hall benefitting Keystone Community Services, a local nonprofit food shelf. On Wednesday & Thursday this week, 15% of your check at the Beer Hall and Pizza Upstairs will be donated directly to support the work Keystone is doing right now. Come eat, drink and do some good in the process.
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In addition, from now through Sunday, we’re running a food drive at the beer hall. Come in, drop off food, and we’ll give you a free beer ticket for the beer hall. All food will be delivered by us to Keystone early next week.
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Everyone deserves food. But what do you do when you need help and can`t leave your home?
When someone cannot leave their home, hunger does not wait. That is why Keystone brings food directly to the community through their Foodmobile, Free Farmers Markets, and Grocery Delivery programs.
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Let’s help them out.
INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY! Surly is proud to be sponsoring @thecurrent`s 21st Anniversary Celebration on Friday, January 23rd, featuring Surly Beer Garden favorites Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Joseph, Colin Bracewell, and DJ Jake Rudh. We have two pairs of tickets to give away--to be eligible to win, simply comment on the post by tagging who you`d bring to the show.
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Deadline to enter is 11:59pm on Thursday, January 15th. We`ll DM the winners on Friday. Must be 18+ to enter.
VOLUNTEERS: Our Surly Gives a Damn event with Second Harvest Heartland this Thursday is full up! Thank you! We still have quite a few spots open for next Wednesday (1/21/26)`s Food Market takeover with @ceap_mn. We`ll be helping with every aspect of getting food out into the market, packed up, and out to the folks who so desperately need it.
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CEAP mobilizes resources, shares abundance, and nourishes neighbors to create and celebrate a healthier, stronger and connected community.
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Link in bio to sign up!
If you`re successfully navigating Dry January, make sure you check out some/all of Surly`s N/A options:
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*Sparkling Hop Water, which uses Axe Man`s Citra & Mosaic hop bill to great effect.
*Outlook Good Oatmeal Brown, with its notes of honey, caramel, and molasses.
*Outlook Good Hoppy Pale, an N/A twist on a traditional pale ale.
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Look for them wherever you get Surly, or just buy them directly from us at the link in our bio!
VOLUNTEERS! Join Surly Gives A Damn at Bridging in Roseville on Wednesday! We`re looking for folks to help with inspecting, categorizing, and rolling sheet sets for Bridging clients from 4-6pm.
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Bridging provides donated furniture and household goods to families and individuals transitioning out of homelessness and poverty.
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Come on out and help us get through those sheets! Link in bio to sign up!
Surly turns 20 in 2026. We’ll celebrate this landmark with you all year long, but it’s important that we start at the start with Surly beer #1: Bender.
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(Technically, Bender started brewing on New Year’s Eve, 2005. It finished at 3am on New Year’s Day, 2006. Surly would open for business later that year.)
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An oatmeal brown ale, Bender starts lightly hoppy with Belgian and British malts providing notes of cocoa, black coffee, and caramel. Flaked oats give it a lush, velvety roundness, and the orange-citrusy hop nose strikes a perfect balance with the malt sweetness.
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We brewed a fresh batch of Bender to mark the occasion, and it’s on in the Surly Beer Hall right now (crowlers available—sadly, we’re out of the old tallboys pictured above). Drink a lot of it and give us an excuse to make more!
If you have an overflowing box of gloves and mittens that have lost their partner in the back of your closet, Winterize is the beer for you.
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(Merry Little Rebate offer ends tomorrow at 11:59pm! Get that $10 Venmo rebate! Link in bio to redeem.)
What are you doing New Year’s Eve? We’re closing early (8pm) but we have a whole lot going on before then, especially for families/parents with kids.
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*We’ll be doing a countdown in the Beer Hall every hour on the hour starting at 5pm. The kids don’t have to know it’s not actually midnight, it’ll be our secret.
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*Kids eat free all day in the Beer Hall. Kids menu only, one meal per kid.
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*Buy 2, get 1 free on all bottles, crowlers, and Take Five/Double Take/Limelight Lounge products to enjoy after they go to bed.
The Busted Ass Brunch returns on January 1st. For those who just got up, never went to bed, or worked a double shift.
REMINDER: Surly is closed today (12/24) and tomorrow (12/25). However, many fine liquor stores are open today, and our Merry Little 12-Pack is the kind of gift that lets your loved ones know you have incredible taste in craft beer, even if procrastination is still a work area.
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The Beer Hall and Dorit`s Tavern reopen at 3pm on Friday, December 26th!
Have you survived the "see you next year" joke from Lewis in Accounts Receivable? Are you working a retail job and absolutely fighting for your life until about 5pm Wednesday? Are you watching a bowl game sponsored by a company that no one quite knows what they sell?
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You all deserve a beer. We recommend Winterize, our seasonal winter lager with warming notes of biscuit, caramel, and honey. Cheers!
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(Rebate link in bio! Save $10!)
We’ve been made aware that the ABV of our flagship IPA is also a meme that aggravates and baffles parents, teachers, and most adults. We don’t get it, either.
Anyway. 6-7. Sigh. Please drink Furious.
