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Surly Bender

Surly Bender - Brown Ale

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 Percentile 
94
overall
Brewed by Surly Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
4653.68/5.03.66/5.05.1%98.4Dimpled mug
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Commercial Description:
Get Surly! Here’s what happens when substance meets smooth. This oatmeal brown ale defies traditional categories. Bender begins crisp and lightly hoppy, complemented by the velvety sleekness oats deliver. Belgian and British malts usher in cascades of cocoa, coffee, caramel, and hints of vanilla and cream. An easy-drinking ale with many layers of satisfaction.
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 csbosox (1076), Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Mar 30, 2008  
Aroma is roasty, milk chocolate, hazelnut. Taste is milk chocolate, pine and citrus. Easy drinking.


 Goodgrief (1144), Middletown, Delaware, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Mar 29, 2008  
Oct. 2007 - I was really liking this one. Dark brown pour, nice head and lacing. Strong aroma of coffee, english malt and roast. As many stated, this defies style, part brown ale, part porter, part oatmeal stout...the best of each part. Caramel malt with roast, chocolate, oatmeal and nutty notes as well. Some sweetness, maybe bubblegum with a bitterness and even a sourness that was strangely pleasant. Wonderfully smooth and thick mouthfeel. Amazingly complex. Really excellent.


 SQNfan (591), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 23, 2008  
Brown in color with a frothy tan head. The nose showed scents of maple syrup oatmeal, chocolate covered toffee and figs. Medium-bodied with fresh carbonation and a tartness running through the midpalate leading to a bitter chocolate ladden finish.


 Oakes (8057), gone rambling, Vietnam
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/510/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Bright reddish-brown with a bubbly head. The aroma is chocolatey, lightly phenolic. The body is thin and the palate muddled and disjointed with underdeveloped cocoa powder notes, nut shells and a distinct lack of residual sugars.


 amishcaravan (237), Winona, Minnesota, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/514/20
Mar 21, 2008  
mild scent with slight hops and coffee bean tones. taste is of vanilla, coffee. smooth finish. a decent beer.


 IlanMan (816), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/513/20
Mar 21, 2008  
Darker pour with very light vanilla and malt aroma. Taste is light coffee, light vanilla, and light hops. Also has a slight burntness. Not a very dominant brew. Ok but probably wouldn’t buy again.


 Gurst (338), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/105/515/20
Mar 16, 2008  
Creamy mouthfeel is the highlight here. A nicely/slightly bitter brown with toast and bread flavors, backed by milk. Fast filling, so drink slow.


 pineypower (1076), Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Thanks to Stine for this one. Pours out a nice dark brown with a small off white head. Aroma is of vanilla, bittersweet chocolate and slight caramel. Taste is complex with a nice balance of many different flavors, light coffee, bittersweet chocolate, caramel, and some vanilla notes all come together rather well. As stated nicely balanced.



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