This lager from Surly Brewing Company is brewed with the addition of ginger and cayenne, then fermented on oak to bring some depth of flavor. This thing is ginger-rific, or more like eating raw ginger.  Which could be highly pleasing to some, like haggis or watching C-SPAN.  For this girl, not as much.  The cayenne tends to draw out the ginger flavor, which I guess is the point, but I think it over does it a bit, leaving the beer a little one note—ginger.  The 6.2% ABV relieves some disappointment, if only for a moment.

Color: Pale bronze

Aroma: Seriously—ginger

Taste: For real, it’s all ginger

Finish: Guess….that’s right, ginger

Body: Light to medium