(Brooklyn Center, MN) - Surly Brewing Company will be bringing their popular Abrasive Ale (formerly 16 Grit) to cans soon.  The plan is to have the cans ready to go in March or April of this year.  From there on out, it will be their seasonal can in March April each year.

From the can, "Sure we're abrasive.  We were abrasive long before we were Surly.  If you visit the brewery you can still see remnants of the industrial manufacturing factory Omar's parents ran for 35 years within those same 4 walls.  Bandsaw blades, grinding wheels, and sanding discs came long before ales and lagers.  But let's be honest, this is a lot more fun.  Pale in color, this over-hopped, under-brewed Double IPA has almost twice the amount of hops & malt crammed in the can."  16 Grit was originally brewed to be a farewell to growlers beer for Surly fans.  This is actually the third name the beer has taken on, as you might know if you read my 16 Grit blog a while back.  Resiny and bitter, this one is packed with hops.

Also of note, there should be bottles of Mild, Smoke, and Four coming within the next month or so.  As always, there is a lot going on at Surly.