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Erie Brewing Railbender Ale

Erie Brewing Railbender Ale - Scottish Ale

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 Percentile 
29
overall
Brewed by Erie Brewing Company
Style: Scottish Ale

Erie, Pennsylvania USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
2612.82/5.02.82/5.06.8%12.6English pint, Thistle
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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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 demitriustown (689), Shelby Township, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jan 17, 2008  
12 oz bottle: Pours a clear amber/golden color with a huge off white head that lingers around for a while. Aroma is Malty, caramel, and a bit of smoke. Taste is malts, caramel, yeast, bready, and a decent brew. Overall, I think it good not one of the top tier beer that I’ve ever had but good all around.


rob897 (62), Buffalo, New York, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/103/58/20
Jan 17, 2008  
Not much flavor but had a very smooth finish, weak hops, not at all what I was expecting


 carl4beer (394), Fairfax Station, Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/511/20
Jan 14, 2008  
pours clear copper with small head. aroma is mild of some malt, a little sweet and a hint of yeast. mouthful is smooth with malt and yeast, with a bitter finnish. decent...


 Homebrewerguy (284), Oil City, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/515/20
Jan 13, 2008    Updated: Feb 16, 2008
Good attempt at an old ale without all the spices, Nice malty aroma, pours with a good head and lacing, flavor is very malty with some hops as well, hides the alcohol well but delivers a warmth to the tummy. Rerate: this bottle has more of a taste and aroma of catty hops.


 BREWMUSKCLES (1062), New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Jan 6, 2008  
nice caramel taste that is moderately sweet. good hop midpalate. cannot help but notice a cherry finish that i describe as classic (therefore i agree with the conotation of old beer) i like this brew it has old world classic all over the taste and palate and for that matter the carbonation. malt flavors are more than adequate and they pair well with the enjoable hop character that is -soft- rather than lite. good alcohol.


 LooseCannon (914), Norfolk, Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 2, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours cloudy amber in color with off white head. Aroma malty and lite hops. Taste of caramel and malt with bitter finsih.


 MI2CA (1260), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/515/20
Dec 31, 2007  
12oz - Aroma is artificially sweet, malt forward with just a hint of hop bitterness. Pours dark copper with a small head and decent lacing. Flavor is sweet caramel malts, fruit flavored candy and subtle earthy hops. Palate is syrupy and a little sticky. Not bad, but a little too artificially sweet for me.


 Dorwart (1807), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Thin light beige head of fine bubbles. Light carbonation. Soft malt aroma with some cinnamon and vegetal aromas. Kind of bland though. Color is a dark copper. Sweet and malty flavor. Noticable alcohol presence. Little bit of caramel. Flavor is better than the aroma. Sweet finish. A decent brew.



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