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Surly Bender

Percentile
94
overall

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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 fata2683 (881), Panama City, Florida, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20

Nov 7, 2009  
can, pours dark brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is brown sugar, toffee, and carmel malt. Delicious bitter sweet malt with notes of chocolate and coffee. Finishes slightly spicey with notes of clove and pepper. Really nice sessionable brown ale.

 JoeTheYounger (260), California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 1, 2009  
Can from Tim (Hophead22). Aroma of malts, oats, with a subtle hint of sweetness. Dark brown pour with thick bubbly tan head. Roasted dark malts, light hops, cocoa, cream, oats. Smooth medium frothy carb. Very enjoyable.


 smith4498 (897), Miami, Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 26, 2009  
16 oz can from Daknole. Pours dark brown with tan head. Aromas of toasted malts and cocoa. Roasted malts, coffee and chcolate flavors with a slightly bitter finish. Medium body with moderate carbonation. A very good brown ale.


 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.


 MrPickles (118), Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 8, 2009  
16oz Can. Dark brownish color with big foamy tan head. Aroma has some hops, nuts and touch of caramel and chocolate. Taste is roasted malt, a touch a biter chocolate, and more nuts. Very balanced and even better than the Coffee Bender.


 markas101 (566), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Nov 4, 2009  
50 cl can, Fargo, ND, USA. Burnt almond and roasted coffee aroma with a spicy . Smooth, creamy, bitter chocolate flavor with a spicy, almost basil-like finish.


 bsp77 (202), Minnesota, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/518/20
Nov 2, 2009  
Poured from can into Nonic Imperial Pint. Very dark ruby-brown with an inch thick tan head that very slowly recedes, leaving fine lacing down the glass. Aroma of sweet caramel, citrus hops, some roasted malts. Slightly sweet caramel, roasted malts, oats, slight coffee and chocolate, and a very nice citrus hop counterbalance. Finishes on a moderate bitter note. Low carbonation, rich medium body, dry body. Very smooth for such a low abv beer. At 5.1% abv, this is the ideal year round session beer in Minnesota. It is also the best Brown Ale (whether English, American, India or hybrid) that I have had.


kcdoom (17), merriam, Kansas, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/516/20
Nov 2, 2009  
16 oz can. pours dark brown with a cream head. niec aromas of carmel, malt, chocolate that mold into a nice beer. this is a great brown ale.



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