Bender - Surly Brewing Company

Skidz

Wisconsin

4.55/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Pours out copper-brown and sits a deep ruby-tinged mahogany in the glass with a large frothy beige head.

Dry, crackery malts on the nose with notes of autumn leaves and caramel.

Light malt build, little sweetness to speak of. Hops move in swiftly and powerfully, lending moderate levels of bitterness. Roasty coffee flavors, toast and a bit of nuttiness. Everything is surrounded by the dry, grassy hops flavor. Bitterness all the way through the finish.

Body is light, soft and built on a good swell of fine carbonation, making this dangerously drinkable. This is pretty much its own thing, and this thing is good.

Serving type: can

08-12-2009 03:29:29 | More by Skidz

OUJayhawk1799

Oklahoma

3.5/5  rDev -15.5%

05-24-2013 04:49:38 | More by OUJayhawk1799

mscudder

Georgia

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-23-2013 04:16:43 | More by mscudder

marlinsfan4

Maryland

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-22-2013 01:39:47 | More by marlinsfan4

ADTaber

South Carolina

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-21-2013 00:08:48 | More by ADTaber

e30todamax

Virginia

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-19-2013 16:40:24 | More by e30todamax

Photekut

Azerbaijan

3.5/5  rDev -15.5%

05-18-2013 20:47:31 | More by Photekut

chrisp450

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-18-2013 03:57:44 | More by chrisp450

megamass

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -9.4%

05-18-2013 03:54:50 | More by megamass

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-16-2013 20:34:14 | More by iHeartMNBeer

Showboat66

Minnesota

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-16-2013 02:02:30 | More by Showboat66

Treebs

Illinois

4.1/5  rDev -1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

16 oz. can served in a Surly tulip. Thanks to iadler for the beer! Canned on 4/1/13.

A: Pours an opaque brown color with a khaki color head forming on the pour. It recedes slow to a thin ring that leaves sticky sheets of lace down the glass.

S: Big steel cut oat whiffs right off the bat. Nice light cocoa with a smidgen of bitter bakers chocolate.

T: Just the nose, but with a ton more flavor. Big oat presence with a dash of cocoa powder. Raw green hops pop up slightly in the mid-palate and the finish is a creamy mixture of caramel and sweet malts.

M: Medium to light bodied with a slightly drying finish. Medium carbonation level with a residual sweetness.

O: Great brown ale. I enjoy Coffee Bender a touch more, but this is still top notch.

Serving type: can

05-16-2013 00:19:42 | More by Treebs

gpblackgt

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-13-2013 23:08:28 | More by gpblackgt

BeastLU

Virginia

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-13-2013 21:48:35 | More by BeastLU

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-12-2013 16:51:39 | More by mikeburd1128

davemathews68

Ohio

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-11-2013 11:58:39 | More by davemathews68

jkane101

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -3.4%

05-08-2013 01:58:33 | More by jkane101

markcp

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev -9.4%

05-07-2013 20:57:22 | More by markcp

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

05-05-2013 18:38:50 | More by ZEB89

danfix99

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -9.4%

05-01-2013 20:04:32 | More by danfix99

will1256

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

04-22-2013 00:40:01 | More by will1256

runwild99

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +8.7%

04-21-2013 13:33:31 | More by runwild99

jreindl

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -15.5%

04-20-2013 04:24:44 | More by jreindl

Treyliff

West Virginia

4.04/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A- pours a dark chestnut brown with a ruby hue, huge rocky and frothy light-tan head with great retention, leaving solid lacing

S- sweet and slightly nutty malt, grainy oats, a bit of cocao and hop bitterness

T- sweet malty notes with some great bittersweet chocolate flavors, notes of caramel and some herbal earthy notes, the oats add a nice silky grainy flavor, herbal hop bitterness gives a slighty tart, somewhat-dry finish, a touch of coffee on the linger

M- medium body and carbonation, foamy mouthfeel with a silky finish provided from the oats.

O- not your typical brown ale, almost drinks like a porter, nice chocolate flavors with some good herbal hop notes to balance. One of the better I've tried of the style

Serving type: can

04-20-2013 00:55:32 | More by Treyliff

Tjvan2

Iowa

4.25/5  rDev +2.7%

04-18-2013 03:45:57 | More by Tjvan2