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Surly Bender

Surly Bender

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93
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A Brown Ale brewed by
Surly Brewing Company

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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3703.69/5.03.68/5.05.1%98.2Dimpled mug P  Stats

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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explosivebeer (35), Washington, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20

Mar 11, 2008  
This beer poured a lovely dark brown and immediately had a hint of banana esters. It was lightly nutty with some chocolate and caramel notes. Overall it was an excellent beer and the best I’ve ever had out of a can.

 bp (340), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/514/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Can: pours a very dark brown with a tan head, chocolate, malty aroma, taste of chocolate, malt, vanilla, coffee, medium mouthfeel. This is a really nice brown. Probably one of the better ones I’ve had.


 noncaloric (194), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Malt-driven aroma. Pours dark, dark brown ... this is a brown ale with aspirations of being a porter ... lots of tan head leaves a good lacing. Flavor is very well balanced bittersweet. On the malt side, molasses, nuts, and just a little bit of the roast; the hops are floral and spicy. Smooth on the palate, but thin bodied for something this flavorful.


 GJF (267), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 20, 2008  
Not a big brown fan, so not the best to judge it perhaps, but it seems solid. But why, I ask, drink this if you can have their furious?


 CaryTheDude (489), Ripon, Wisconsin, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/102/513/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Thanks to Honkeybra’s Big Pappa I guess, aight? Nose, hops at first but once it mellows it goes to roast. Flavor is big Kimbo Slice nuts, but the finish gets into way too much bitter hoppiness. Just misses out on awesomeness. Still pretty damn good.


 HonkeyBra (509), Lemont, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/516/20
Nov 19, 2008  
Pours brown with a creamy tan head. Light aroma of roasted malts. Flavor is pretty good. Dry, bitter with coffee, chocolate, roasted maltds. Dry finish. Nice hops, and Nice mouthfeel. One of the better takes on a Brown ale I’ve ever encountered.



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