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Surly Bender

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94
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4683.68/5.03.67/5.05.1%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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 LtJudge (432), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Aug 21, 2007  
Thanks Brewblackhole for this one! Pours a dark brown color with a nice tan head.Aromas of chocolate,caramel,and cola.Nice hop bite in the front,than the vanilla,coffee and cola like taste took over.Not Bad!


 KAggie97 (2460), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/516/20
Jul 11, 2007  
Can from theisti, via Zinister. Thanks! Pours a velvety mahogany with an off-white head. Aromas of chocolate cherry and chocolate raspberry are dominant in the nose, with a hint of java for good measure. Flavor is smoky strawberry and chocolate coffee; friggin’ awesome. Mouthfeel is only average, but this is the only lowpoint here. This is an AWESOME brew!


 CharlesDarwin (1846), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Mar 9, 2007  
16 oz can. Sea salt and orange zest aroma. Wispy. Moist and fresh. Oat dust and lemon juice. Restrained. Pours a touching florid mahogany, with blood red fringe and a soapy tan head, creamy. Nice lacing. On the tongue, a robust kick of malty sugars and roasted malt. Begins with a salty sea oat sweep and then slides into a coarse and grainy tooth of grain, orange peel, toasted almond and sweet honey. The oat brings in great character to this brown. Not overly hoppy, in my opinion, a nice balance with some floral and resin bitterness in the back end. A rather quaffable and delicious brew. Nicely constructed.


 SoLan (1423), Orlando, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Nov 13, 2009  
RBSG 07. On tap at Surly. Dark brown/amber, ruby hues. Small tan head. Drinks like a bit fuller english brown without a twang. Toasty, biscuity, fresh oats. Creamy on the palate with a little carbonation bite on the finish. Medium body. Solid brown ale. From notes.


 OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Nov 28, 2006  
16oz can via trade with robertsreality! - Thanks Rob - Pours dark brown with a big creamy tan head that stays well and laces the glass. Nice aroma of caramel, toasted malts, and some coffee. Flavor is robust with roasted malts, caramel, and coffee.. The oatmeal can really be detected in the palate which is full bodied and almost gritty but with a nice creamy background.. Slight bitterness at the finish with a lingering smokey finish.. Wow this is a pretty nice beer and if there were 6 packs of this in Ohio I’d be drinking lots of these cans.. Nice one..


 antzman (313), Clarksville, Indiana, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Aug 18, 2007  
Draft at GTMW. Pours a dark brown with a thin tan head. Nice aroma of nuts, caramel and toffee. The flavor has a great taste of roasted malts, nuttiness, a bit of sugar, and some light berries. Nice clean nutty finish. Very well done brown ale.


 Bartzilla (443), San Diego, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Dec 2, 2006  
Thanks GaltScat! This is a very nice, easy drinking brown ale that’s on par with some of the best I’ve tasted in it’s category. Can looks like an energy drink, so you can walk down the street or drive down the highway and nobody would commit to looking twice. Except maybe in Minnesota.


 KnutAlbert (3151), Oslo, Norway
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/515/20
Nov 18, 2007  
Canned. Flowers, pine, chocolate, lots of flavour packed into this. Sweet, but is well balanced - a nice beer.



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