The name, like Yoyodyne, is a nod to author, recluse, and American genius Thomas Pynchon. The beer? It’s an Imperial Hefeweizen, brewed to twice the normal strength and extensively dry-hopped. Some would say this hefty citrus bomb is eccentric. We would say it’s hopped out of its fuckin’ mind, nothing personal. That said, for clocking in at 9.0% ABV, it’s a remarkably smooth-drinking enterprise.
South German-Style Hefeweizen / Hefeweissbier
ABV:
9.00%
Surly Brewing Company
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota