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Surly Bender

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bottled
common

on tap
common

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4663.68/5.03.66/5.05.1%98.4Dimpled mug
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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 Ungstrup (15099), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Jul 25, 2007  
Can. A deep red beer with a thin brown head. The aroma is sweet malty with primary notes of berries. The flavor is sweet malty with light notes of metal, leading to a dry bitter finish. Thanks to yespr for bringing this to Denmark.


 Papsoe (14881), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jul 4, 2007  
(Can 47,3 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Pours a beautiful, clear chestnut brown with a tall and handsome, dense, beige head. Fresh and very fruity nose. Medium body, perhaps a bit flat in carbonation, with fresh accents of nuts and vitamins. The finish is rather bitter. 290607


 yespr (12019), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jun 30, 2007  
Sample from tap at the brewery. Pours dark brown to black with a brown head. Aroma is roasted malt. Flavour is dominated by roasted malts but has some hoppiness sticking out. Bitter finish, but clearly more mild than the coffee version.


 fonefan (11044), VestJylland, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/510/20
Aug 21, 2007  
Can @ Chris_o shindig 2007. Clear medium brown color with a small, fizzy, mostly diminishing, light brown head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat.


 MiP (9055), Sønderborg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jan 24, 2008  
Can, 5.1%. Thanks, yespr. Roasted and creamy aroma. Very dark brown colour, seems clear. Unstable tan head. Thin to medium mouthfeel, but with a little creamy carbonation. Roasted flavour, OK dark malts. Hint of nice, fresh, grassy aroma hops. Low bitterness. Not complex, but nice and drinkable.


 oh6gdx (8838), Vasa, Finland
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 21, 2007  
Canned. Dark amber colour, small brownish beige head. Aroma is fruits, spices and some hops. Flavour is spices, caramel and some flowery hops.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 11/04/2006
Mode: Can
Source: Tasting, Bend Brewing

clear dark brown, short lived tan head, dry chocolate malt aroma, very rich chocolate malt flavor, light bitter finish,
-------- /> Date: 01/24/2007
Mode: can
Score: 3.1 to 3.2

creamy body, otherwise the same rich dry chocolate and light bitterness, an excellent beer to cellebrate national beer can day

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4


 Oakes (8080), 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.



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