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Welcome to the Twin Cities for this year’s Women’s Final Four! Here are some local names and terms to get familiar with as you navigate the tourney, Minneapolis, St. Paul, … Continued

The Large American Football Game is this Sunday. You might know it by a different name, but we prefer this one as it observes the game’s outsize stature without inviting … Continued

When Surly brewed our version of Brave Noise Pale Ale, we were asked to select a worthy cause to whom we could donate the proceeds from each pint sold. We … Continued

2021 was better than 2020. And 2021 sucked. But we’re still here and so are you. For that we’re grateful. Let’s review the year in Surly: JANUARY GOOD: We canned … Continued

Furious turns 15 this year. We’re honoring this milestone in the only logical way: Having a Furious. If you’re in the right place at the right time, you can join … Continued

Surly Enters Kansas & Western Missouri Minneapolis-based independent craft brewery extends distribution in Nov. MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 26, 2021) – After successfully launching in the greater St. Louis area in 2019, … Continued

This year give the Father’s Day gift that keeps on giving for twelve glorious cans. Surly’s 2021 Hop Pack is the thoughtful gesture that says “Hey, Dad, these are all … Continued

Why are Surly and the rest of the Alliance of MN Craft Brewers going on about the #FreeTheGrowler campaign? Rep. Jim Nash explains.  

In the spirit of other weekday timekillers like Minesweeper, Cosmo relationship quizzes, and doomscrolling, Surly offers the following Minnesota March Bingo Card. Some of these things are evergreen while some … Continued

UPDATE 6/30/22: You’re as sick about hearing about “supply chain issues” as we are, but sourcing printed aluminum cans continues to be a challenge across the independent craft beer industry. … Continued

The season’s upon us, whether you asked for it to be or not. As we attempt to make the best of the worst holiday season ever, at some point you’re … Continued

We asked our in-house mixologists to use their not-insignificant time cooped up at home this fall to create some custom holiday cocktails with a Surly beer base. They came through … Continued

The hits just keep on coming. Since the pandemic began, we’ve all faced uncertainty and the need to constantly adjust to changing circumstances. This weekend was no exception as we … Continued

A lot of our favorite fall rituals are cancelled, postponed, or still up in the air. As we continue trying to make the very best of the very worst year, … Continued

Welcome to the strangest goddamn 4th of July weekend ever. (OK, the 1776 one was also weird, but that’s because it was brand new and toilets weren’t invented.) As we … Continued

We stand with our community in the fight for justice for George Floyd. We see the community’s pain from a critical lack of resources. We join the community in demanding … Continued

The emergence of COVID-19 and the resulting public health crisis has shaken us all to our very foundation. The response from health care professionals, government officials, and the public at-large … Continued

We were really looking forward to Opening Day at Target Field. On the brewery side, we had more locations and beers at the ballpark, including the major league debut of … Continued

Many of us are spending more time at home lately. And by “more time” we mean “all of it.” Watching daytime TV the other day (might have been Ellen or … Continued

We miss live music. We miss encores and wristbands. We miss First Avenue. As you know, First Avenue postponed or cancelled upcoming shows at all their properties due to the … Continued

Surly Nation, Providing you an environment that is clean, safe, and fun is what Surly Brewing and our destination brewery are all about. The coronavirus pandemic has required us to … Continued

Darkness Day is over. For now, at least. The annual celebration of our legendary Russian imperial stout is officially on hiatus. The move from Brooklyn Center to Somerset, WI, while … Continued

Thanksgiving is this week. You think you’re ready. You’re not. The armada of snowstorms, the request to bring a side you don’t know how to make, the relatives who show … Continued

Kim Syring is Surly’s Quality Lab Specialist, and performs the critical task of ensuring your Surly beer tastes good. With science. She was recently asked to give a presentation at … Continued

Given our Upper Midwest home base, we’re often asked when Surly will be available in Michigan. After all, Ironwood is only two hours from Duluth (Deb from Ironwood has pointed … Continued

Yeah, about that. We updated our website last year. One of the things we updated was the field where you enter your email address to subscribe to the newsletter. IN … Continued

At first blush, there might not be many similarities apparent between Arizona and Minnesota; however, the two states share many important things in common. We love Larry Fitzgerald. We’ve all … Continued

When we were looking to name our new rye IPA in 2018, we wanted it to have a sense of place. Given that it was coming out in the dead … Continued

The season’s upon us, whether you asked for it to be or not. In the tumult of work and school and shopping and travel, at some point you’re going to … Continued

Thanksgiving is this week. You think you’re ready, but you’re not. The surprise snowstorm, the request to bring a side you don’t know how to make, the relatives who show … Continued

There are very few Minnesota institutions like the State Fair. You know how there are multiple Paul Bunyan statues here and people have hard opinions about which is the best … Continued

Road construction. The two words that make Minnesotans cringe the most, more so than “Gary Anderson” or “zipper merge”. It impacts us all, even non-drivers. Multiple, concurrent apartment/condo projects across … Continued

Welcome to Minnesota. You probably have a lot of questions. We don’t blame you. It’s cold (it’s been colder, as someone already told you) and there are giant piles of … Continued

BEER HALL HOURS: Closed December 23-25. Open 11 am – 8 pm New Year’s Eve. Open 11 am-4 pm New Year’s Day. Normal hours of operation all other days. Regardless … Continued