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Erie Brewing Railbender Ale

Percentile
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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Johnroy (32), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Feb 20, 2008  
Copper Brown pour. Nice sweet maltiness. Flavor increased as the beer opened up. Good beer on a cold winter night. The 6.8% smoothness will warm you up quick!


smaynard6000 (66), New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/512/20
Feb 16, 2008  
Pours an amber-red color with minimal white head. Very little in the way of interesting aroma. Average flavor develops with an alcohol burn and some small bit of hoppiness. Thin to medium body. Disappointing for a micro, but not a bad beer. Just average.


 GregClow (2495), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Feb 15, 2008  
Bottle from Erie sampler pack. Clear light copper with a small white head. Fairly bland aroma of malt and tobacco leaves, with a slight sharpness building as it warms. Medium bodied. Average flavour of sweet malt, slightly sugary off the top, developing caramel notes, moderately hopped finish, and some alcohol warmth. Not bad, not great, just - meh.


 joshwilfong (778), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 12, 2008  
orangish red appearance with mild white head. nose is sweet and alcoholic. flavor is kind of convoluted with a somewhat watery malt component with no obvious hops but a decent balance. the alcohol content adds some depth and really makes the beer. the malt and hop flavor aren’t very noteworthy but this is a rare exception where an increased alcohol content carries the beer


bigguns22 (99), Maryland, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/513/20
Feb 10, 2008  
good color med carmel,med to light hoops,light spice but the noise is boring,under lieing tast of burn carmed all in all good beer if you like hops


 alobar (1016), Harleysville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 3, 2008  
Pours a clear copper color with no head. Weak aroma of hops, some malts, and a bit of caramel. Tastes better as it gets warmer-more pronounced hops flavor with some sweetness (caramel).


 pforei (338), USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/59/20
Jan 30, 2008  
Light copper/clover honey color with creamy head that remains in a thin layer and leaves spot lacings. Mild carmel/honey/bready sweet malt aroma with faint peppery hops. Taste is similar and very faint. Sweet with a mild peppery finish. Alcohol well hidden. Nothing wrong here, but needs to increase flavor. Also, not really an old ale.


 jezmez68 (332), Chesterton, Indiana, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/59/20
Jan 25, 2008  
This was the third beer I tried at a tasting at Pat’s in Porter, IN. Kinda average red ale. Nice malty taste. Red in color. Pretty. Not much to say here. Couldn’t really smell much but some maltiness. Carbonation finish.



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