(Brooklyn Center, MN) – Surly Five hath arrived.

UPDATE: France 44 either sold out or pulled what little was remaining from the online store. This is as of 8:23am Minnesota time on Tuesday. They also sold out of Furious and Coffee Bender. Not sure when the next shipments of those are coming in.

A bit late (hey, I been really busy in these parts). Especially considering it has sold out in some places already. Locals should hit up the Twitter for all the reports about this one.

I just got in touch with France 44 (Beernews.org Sponsor) and they have it available for online orders. It is a limit of 1 per customer. They also have some other beers available like Dark Horse Plead the 5th to help you fill out your order. I’d recommend visiting the ‘new stuff in stock‘ page, too.

Surly Five description:

In the Surly brewhouse, brewing our Anniversary beers means one thing: forget what ya know and try something different. In honor of FIVE glorious years, we bring you a 100% Brettanomyces-fermented Dark Ale, aged in red wine barrels. Flavors of sour cherry, tobacco, oak and classic “Brett” barnyard funk, balanced by Dark Munich malt chewiness. Enjoy immediately or age at cellar temperature for a couple years. 100% Brettanomyces-fermented Dark Ale aged in red wine barrels.

Five has strong flavors of earthy black cherry and raisins with a sour finish.
STYLE: Brett Dark Ale
MALT: German Dark Munich and Carafa III
HOPS: Willamette
YEAST: Brettanomyces anomalus and Clausenii
ABV: 7.5% v/v
IBU: 14