(Brooklyn Center, MN) – Surly Brewing made a big announcement on Friday.
The brewery announced on Twitter that Surly Wet will be its new fall canned offering. Head Brewer, Todd Haug, leaked out the possibility that there may be a new can in the works in an interview late last month. Sure enough, here it is.
The label copy: “You are about to drink a wet hop beer- brewed with American hops so fresh they’ve never had the chance to dry out. Day 1: picked. Day 2: shipped. Day 4: tossed in the brew. The only delay from the field to your glass is the time it takes for fermenting. The hop varieties vary, but you can always expect the intense resinous character that only comes from the fresh hops. This ain’t a beer for aging. The beer quickly loses its aromatics. So invite your friends over and enjoy this West-Coast style IPA…now.”
Haug chimed in on Beer Advocate that the 240 barrel batch uses 2,400 pounds of Citra and Simcoe. That’s a lot of fresh hops. The draft version released in the past has earned a 4.27 average on BA.
Mmmm, wet hops….
Wish we could get Surly in the South!