Surly Bender

Malt-driven aroma. Pours dark, dark brown ... this is a brown ale with aspirations of being a porter ... lots of tan head leaves a good lacing. Flavor is very well balanced bittersweet. On the malt side, molasses, nuts, and just a little bit of the roast; the hops are floral and spicy. Smooth on the palate, but thin bodied for something this flavorful.

Not a big brown fan, so not the best to judge it perhaps, but it seems solid. But why, I ask, drink this if you can have their furious?

Thanks to Honkeybra’s Big Pappa I guess, aight? Nose, hops at first but once it mellows it goes to roast. Flavor is big Kimbo Slice nuts, but the finish gets into way too much bitter hoppiness. Just misses out on awesomeness. Still pretty damn good.

Pours brown with a creamy tan head. Light aroma of roasted malts. Flavor is pretty good. Dry, bitter with coffee, chocolate, roasted maltds. Dry finish. Nice hops, and Nice mouthfeel. One of the better takes on a Brown ale I’ve ever encountered.

What a lovely treat, shared by DrBayern (Thanks Matt!), poured from 16 oz can a dark, murky brown. Aroma of malty goodness, roasted nuts, toffee and milk chocolates. Flavour of coffee, with nutty malty goodness. Extremely smooth drinking beer. Not a big fan of brown ales, but this one is tasty, would definitely drink again.

Pint can courtesy of theisti. Pours a dark, muddy brown with a small tan head and a ring of lace that follows the beer down the glass. Nose is malt and chocolate. Palate is smooth and medium bodied. Not a lot of tingle on the tongue. Flavors are roasted malt, chocolate, some nuttiness, oatmeal, caramel & maybe a hint of coffee. Nice smooth, tasty, easy drinking brown ale.

Nice brown. I don’t love browns but his has some nice flavors. Some coffee and nuts. Dark malts and bit of bitter chocolate. Some bitterness balances it out.

From the can. Pours dark brown, red hues at the edges with a smooth khaki head. Roasty chocolate nose. Flavor pulls a lot of bitter chocolate in, soft coffee note in the finish. Smooth with a long lingering bitter finish.