Surly Brewing debuted Surly Hell, a Munich Helles-style lager, at the Great Taste of the Midwest recently. The limited-run beer will goes on tap this week (and it is only available on tap, folks). Perhaps more interestingly, today’s newsletter hinted that the brewery has produced more Surly Darkness than for the previous release and Darkness Day 2008 attendees may even be able to score more than two bottles (last year’s limit). One caveat: breweries can change their mind. The letter noted that we should hear official details sometime after SurlyFest concludes next month.

New Glarus Brewing added a new beer to their calendar during the weekend. New Glarus Bohemian Pilsner will be the next beer in the Unplugged Series to come out next month. The beer was inspired by Brewer, Daniel Carey’s, trip to Germany. More details as to the nature of the recipe on the site. It will be available in 4-packs and cases.

Mike Walters of Left Hand Brewing has been busy keeping people informed over at Beer Advocate. He recently posted about a new IPA that the brewery will be testing out in some different markets. Left Hand 400-Pound Monkey will only be available on tap. The brewery will take drinker feedback and tweak the recipe based on the comments. In addition the brewery will be featured on The Food Network in October on a show called, “How’d That Get On My Plate.”