Surly Coffee Bender

Brewed by Surly Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

50 can, Fargo, ND, USA. Like smelling a cup of coffee with a splash of rootbeer. Head disappears quickly, pure coffee in the mouth. Sweet creeping flavor once the coffee wears down. Tastes like a cold black coffee with 4 spoons of sugar (in a good way).

16 oz can.pours very dark brown to black with a nice rich cream head. powerful aromas of rich coffee persist into the chocolate and warmness of the coffee. long lasting finish of coffee and mocha. a nice coffee beer, but not as good as others.

tall boy Can thanks to skyview and a darklord day trade pours brown and red around edges and hazy with a thick tan head aromas are of roasted malts,coffee,nuts and hops flavor is very smooth and creamy of coffee,nuts,roasted malts and a very nice hop balence this is one of the bset browns out there

Can thanks to MatSciGuy. Pour is dark brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is fresh roasted coffee beans. The malt in faintly detectable under the huge coffee bean aroma. Light cinnamon and light chocolate pudding. This is an impressive aroma. if I was blindfolded, I would have guessed fresh roasted coffee beams for sure. Not surprisingly, flavor is huge fresh-brewed coffee and a nice malty backbone. A handful of other mild dark flavors like tobacco and hints of smoke also present but they are incredibly minor compared to the awesome coffee flavor. If you hate coffee, you’ll hate this. I only kind of like coffee, but I love this beer. Not very complex, but certainly unique and quite tasty.

16 oz can Poured a clear dark brown with a small lingering brown head. Aromas of coffee, mocha and light vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of coffee, roastiness and light cocoa with a smooth lingering coffee finish.

At a tasting, thanks David, small light brownish head, clear dark copper colour with with dark red taints, distinct aroma of fresh grounded roasted coffee, malty aroma with something soapy, strong distinct coffee dryness. The coffee traits are the hallmarks of this beer, but behind it is boring and one dimensional.

Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks David C. Dark clear brown with a beige head. Big pleasant coffee aroma. Sweet flavor with roasted coffee beans, some oatmeal, malt and some piney hoppy bitterness in the finish. Medium-bodied.

Thanks David, pours deep red with a cream color head, aroma of ground coffee beans, nice acidity and some nuts notes, flavors of coffee, malt and nuts, dry and hoppy towards the end. Medium bodied, coffee aroma was well preserved.