Surly News
I’m Eighteen
Surly’s anniversary beers have always been about challenging ourselves. Technique, equipment, processes, capabilities. It’s a celebration of what we’ve learned over the years and sharing the results. Even with that…
Darkness Day 2024 Band Bios
God Came From Space At the end of the last Millennium, Todd Petterson and Kevin Bigelow from Dumpster Juice were exploring new directions and outlets for their prolific output. Their…
Darkness Day 2024 Music Lineup
This year’s Darkness Day music lineup is even more ferocious than usual. A full slate of punk, metal, and whatever category you want to put Impaler in, all free, all…
Rage On
It's generally acknowledged that the only thing better than Furious is more Furious. We agree, and we've done something about it. Raging Furious Imperial IPA doubles down on the entire…
Return to Bender
Surly Trivia: The first beer brewed at Surly was…Bender. (Furious was second.) This brown ale begins crisp and lightly hoppy, complemented by the velvety sleekness oats deliver. Robust malts usher…
Awards Season
Minnesota’s craft beer industry demands excellence. Surly is surrounded by incredible breweries and we know the skill and dedication they put into every single drop. It pushes us to do…
Stuff the Truck, Feed the Community
Stuff the Truck! On Saturday, March 23rd, the Community Emergency Assistance Programs (CEAP) will bring their truck to the Surly Beer Hall to collect donations of non-perishable food items from…
Your 2024 Darkness Artist Is…
We’re pleased to announce that Surly’s 2024 Darkness Artist is Susan Evans of St. Paul! Susan says she spent most of her childhood “destroying homework assignments with drawings of mythical…
Heavy Medal
Surly is releasing not one but two Great American Beer Fest medal winners this week. While they couldn’t be more different stylistically, the shared commitment to craft and quality is…
Never Go Against a Sicilian
Surly MSP Senior Brewer Francis Willette's first Intelligent Design offering was so successful that it never went away--you can find Pizza Party on both levels of our Beer Hall. His…
Select Company
Hitting shelves this February is our 2024 Surly Selects Variety Pack. Let's not bury the lede here: AXE MAN IS IN IT! One of America's most renowned IPAs, now in…
Get Into a Jam
When it debuted on Darkness Day 2023, Velvet Jam almost stole the show. Granted, anything pouring bright red is going to stand out amid a raging sea of imperial stouts,…
Big Game Beer Pairings 2024
The Big Game is Sunday! With that in mind, here are some of our recommended Surly pairings for the festivities. (Note to others doing this kind of post: Do not…