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Erie Brewing Railbender Ale

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29
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2652.82/5.02.82/5.06.8%13.4English pint, Thistle
Commercial Description:
Erie, Pennsylvania was an important railroad hub in the mid–nineteenth century, the city being the site where three sets of track gauges met. Railbender Ale, Erie Brewing Co.’s flagship ale, named after the laborers who laid the railroad tracks is brewed with pride, strength and purity symbolic of Erie’s historic railroad’s and railroad workers. Railbender, a strong Scottish style ale smooth malt flavor and astonishing drinkability will have you “Hopping on the train and riding off the rails.” All Aboard!
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 Goodgrief (1149), Middletown, Delaware, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/514/20
Mar 29, 2008  
Oct. 2007 - Crystal clear light amber orange color, almost no head or lacing. Aroma of citrus rinds. Strange beer which defies style. Sweet caramel with English style hops, but also lots of brown sugar and ripe citrus rind hops as well. Light and crisp, but yet still sweet. Not bad.


 Cobra (1061), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
0.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/52/20
Mar 19, 2008  
Terrible. Just terrible. 12 oz. brown bottle. Burnt coffee aromas, nasty yeasty flavors. Not an old ale by any stretch of the imagination.


 iowaherkeye (1851), Bakersfield, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 18, 2008  
12oz bottle, no date. Clear burnt orange with a small light beige head, fading to a ring rather quickly. Aroma of some toffee, fruitcake, raisins, and a bit of earthy hops. Flavor had a little more caramelly toffee notes and less fruitiness. A little bit of leafy and earthy hops are present. Dry finish with bitterness around a 2. Low carbonation with a medium body.


 DragonsHead (137), Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/513/20
Mar 8, 2008  
Not too bad for an everyday drinking beer. Too mild for my taste. Everything from eirie tends to be a bit lacking in flavor. decent malt finish though.


 jredmond (1029), New Jersey, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/101/510/20
Mar 4, 2008  
Brewery had samples at local bar. This was the third beer out of three that I tried. I did not like this one as much as the others. Couldn’t taste the alcohol at all, however there was something different about the taste that I just wasn’t diggin. You could both smell and taste the caramel in this. It poured a dark orange body.


greekgazoo (2), West Virginia, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Erie Brewing Railbender Ale does not count
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Feb 29, 2008  
Very smooth beer that should be drank from a glass. Very much enjoyed this beer. Not an overly complex beer, but a very solid beer.


 DandyWolfFloyd (331), Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/55/103/512/20
Feb 29, 2008  
Railbender Ale. Offers the hope, for a great beer. However, that hope is denied. It’s aroma is absent. It’s appearance is ordinary coppery colored. It’s flavor is disappointingly not there. The aftertaste and palate are acceptable. I really thought I was drinking a strong lager. Not impressed.


 RCL (1460), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/510/20
Feb 25, 2008  
Very light hops and quite subtle abv. Lightly sweet maltiness. Not bad at all.



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