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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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 GMCC2181 (845), Bear, Delaware, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Mar 1, 2008  
Can from Tyler! Brown/amber color. Good head, and nice lacing. Smell is malt and some sweet hops. Taste is the same. Caramel gives it a sweet after taste. Smooth. Meduim texture. Top 3 in the brown ale catagory. Really good beer!


 stoutchap (297), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Feb 21, 2008  
Pours a hazy brown - darker than most brown ales I have tried. A bit of caramel in the nose. Nice malty taste. Some nuts in the middle and just a bit of citrus in there somewhere. Very smooth and drinkable. Maybe my favorite brown ale.


 crowderm (275), Recklinghausen, Germany
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/516/20
Feb 16, 2008  
Pours a nice dark brown with a tan head. The aroma is thick with malt, vanilla, toffee and oatmeal. The flavor is very nicely balanced with a good amount of malt sweetness, coupled with lots of vanilla and a very pronounced velvety oatmeal flavor. That oatmeal smoothness carries over very nicely to the palate, lending the brew a very smooth mouthfeel. Overall another great brew from Surly.


 GeneralGao (3051), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/516/20
Feb 15, 2008  
16oz can from iowaherkeye. Thanks Joey. Served at cellar temperature. Poured a lovely clear dark brown-garnet color. Head was thick, creamy, and light brown with good retention and lacing. Aroma was predominantly of milk chocolate and malted milk balls with whiffs of raisin and peanut. Delicately sweet, medium bodied, and fairly smooth. Tasted of milk chocolate, nuts, subdued flowery hops, light raisin, and a touch of caramel. Yum. Not your typical brown ale.


 NobleSquirrel (1099), Chicago, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 8, 2008    Updated: May 8, 2008
One of the best brown ales I’ve had. On tap at Kuma’s in Chicago. Very distinct brown characte, quite malty/chocolately. Not so roasty it hurts, but very nice. Heavy body with the roastiness and the hops to balance it out. Had a couple pints it was just that damn good.


 Cryotek (206), Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 8, 2008  
16oz can - Extremely dark for a brown ale. Black like a dark porter. I’ve read other discriptions sayings its clear brown or dark red, i only see black or a super dark brown. Faint fruity sweet scent. A bit of a metalic taste, caramel nuts, and sour, bitter, dry finish. Nothing really overly enjoying IMO.


 BlackForestCO (819), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Feb 6, 2008    Updated: Jul 27, 2008
Can thanks to tytoanderso. Pours a deep brown color with ruby highlights in the light and a beige head that receded to a ring. Nice malty aroma with some hints of caramel, chocolate, and a nice oat and nuttiness. Definitely one of the better brown aroma’s I have encountered. Nice, chocolaty malt entry gives way to sweet, caramel flavor with nice oat and even coffee undertones. Pretty creamy body for 5%, and thoroughly enjoyable. Thanks Tyler, I liked it a lot.


 riversideAK (2648), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 4, 2008    Updated: Feb 22, 2008
Can from Ughsmash. Very malty aroma. Chocolate, roast, nuts, and oat. Pours dark brown with a lasting foamy white head. Chocolate, caramel, oat, and nuts plus a touch of vanilla all make up the flavor profile. Nice, smooth, and velvety. A very nice brown ale!



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