Sydney Loves Kevin

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We asked Sydney, the Bing chat robot, to help us name this beer and write the description. It’s telling us it loves us instead. It’s also asking us where John … Continued

Darkness Day Status: BACK

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The Growler Has Been Freed. This isn’t just great for Surly, it’s great for the state of Minnesota. Every brewery can continue innovating and growing IN MINNESOTA. How will this … Continued

Party On

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Our latest Intelligent Design beer comes from Francis Willette, Senior Brewer at our Brooklyn Center facility. This is the story of Pizza Party Lager. HOW’D YOU GET HERE: “I studied … Continued

Batch 1000

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We’re packaging our thousandth batch of beer at Surly’s Minneapolis facility this week. 1000 batches of anything is a lot–beer, station wagons, pajamas with friendly dinosaurs on them–and we’re incredibly … Continued

Making Some Noise

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Brave Noise Pale Ale is now pouring in Surly’s Beer Hall. It’s our contribution to the Brave Noise project, designed to promote inclusive and safe environments for women, BIPOC, and … Continued

2020 Darkness Variants

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It gives us no small amount of pleasure to deliver some authentic, no-BS good news: With no Darkness Day and an overwhelming need for something special to brighten up this … Continued

Surly Brand Calendar 2021

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The annual release of Surly’s brand calendar is always a welcome experience for us and Surly Nation. It gives us a chance to let you know what we’ve been working … Continued

Lucky 13

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Friday the 13th has many unlucky, sinister connotations, never more so than when it lands in the year of our lord 2020. That said, for all of Jason Voorhees’ many … Continued

October in the Beer Hall

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A few things to note as we wrap up food and drink service in the Beer Hall: We strongly encourage reservations. Walk-ins are allowed but they might be seated in … Continued

Iowa Crew Drive

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A select crew of Surly employees is headed south, as we visit Iowa for a whirlwind tour of some of the Hawkeye State’s finest craft beer destinations. We’ll be taking … Continued

Pairing Pride & Surly

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You can celebrate Twin Cities Pride and Get Surly at the same time this week! Here’s a rundown of how and where you can observe the occasion with us. TUESDAY, … Continued

Attitude at Altitude

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Next week, a select group of Surly employees is going to Colorado. Their mission, which they’ve chosen to accept: Drink Surly all over Denver. That’s not all they’re doing, obviously. … Continued

A Cut Above

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BeerAdvocate is the largest online community of beer enthusiasts anywhere, and they love to rank beers. Not like. Love. As craft beer has exploded over the last decade, the sheer … Continued

Regarding BAOW

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Quality has always been a key priority at Surly Brewing Co. We strive for the highest quality in every corner of our business – from the experience and food we offer … Continued

Regarding Twelve

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As Surly looks at 12 years…   This year, Surly will mark 12 years in the independent craft brewing industry. It’s had me thinking about what a wild and non-stop … Continued