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Imperial Era

The final third of our Mosh Pit triple bill takes the stage this week, as Mosh Pit Imperial heads to stores and bars across the Surly map. Idaho 7™, Sabro,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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The Family Band

Live music is in the Surly DNA. From the metallic onslaught of Darkness Day to the genre-hopping acts at Festival Field to the guy on stilts who played accordion that…

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The 2024 Darkness Artist Search

The search for Surly's 2024 Featured Darkness Artist is underway! Every year, we select one artist to create label art for our Darkness line of imperial stouts--the original, the barrel-aged,…

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In Our Experimental Era

Our two newest IPAs both utilize Hopsteiner’s experimental #16660 hop. One uses our house yeast, the other uses Omega’s Cosmic Punch thiolized yeast. Rather than name them something boring and…

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Study the Blade

Mountains crumble. Stars fall. Rivers run backwards. The gods shudder. Fear not. Double Bladed Axe Man returns to guide your journey to IPA Valhalla with a mighty swing of Citra…

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The Friday Night Taco Club

You could argue that the two best nights, period, are Friday night and taco night. And you’d be right. With these undeniable facts in mind, the Surly Beer Hall is…

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