Surly Brewing is a storied Minnesota craft beer brand. That story began with Omar Ansari, an avid homebrewer who decided … Read More
Surly Brewing’s Darkness Day was pretty metal (just watch this video)
Darkness Day is easily one of the top beer events in America, celebrating the release of Surly Brewing Co.'s shadowy … Read More
In-house with Surly Brewing: variety packs, small batch programs and sub-brand development
This piece was provided by CODO Design, a food and beverage branding firm, and authors of Craft Beer, Rebranded. This … Read More
Watch: Rep. Jim Nash interviews Minnesota craft breweries, shedding light on the state’s useless growler sales cap
Here’s today’s antiquated beverage alcohol law: Minnesota dictates that only breweries producing fewer than 20,000 bbls … Read More
Enjoy a virtual tour of Surly Brewing’s Minnesota home with Head Brewer Ben Smith
Surly Brewing Co.’s Beer Hall, Beer Garden and Pizza Upstairs spot are closed indefinitely, so, sadly, the virtual tour … Read More
Five craft beers to know this week: Big Sierra Nevada collab, Jester King releases super old blend, more
Take a guess how many new beers are released every week. Did you guess 500 million? Well, you undershot it. Think bigger … Read More
Hop intelligence: Craft professionals share advice from farming to contracting
The humble little hop cone continues to captivate the craft beer industry — so much so that there are more than 60 … Read More
Last second gift ideas: Craft beer professionals pick their favorite pieces of equipment
Beer is the gift that keeps on giving the whole year (it’s not a membership to the Jelly of the Month Club). Yet the … Read More
Getting tipsy: What brewers need to know about tip-pooling arrangements
Over the summer, news broke that Surly Brewing Co. was found liable by a Minnesota court for violations of the state’s … Read More
Surly Brewing teams up with Minnesota United soccer club for Rising North Pale Ale
Soccer continues to scissor kick its way into American culture. According to this CNN Money article, Major League Soccer … Read More