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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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 BREWMUSKCLES (1070), 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 (927), 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 (1266), 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 (1812), 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.


 JJClark (545), Roscoe, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a medium off white head. Aroma of toffee, malt and hops. Taste is semi sweet and earthy. Has a slightly musty, spice type finish.


 beachbum25 (783), Powellville, Maryland, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/52/102/55/20
Dec 1, 2007  
12 oz bottle-amber color w/a small off white head. Roasted malt aroma. Sour, stale roasted malt flavor. Taste of old shoe leather w/old metalic overtones; light, watery mouth feel. This beer just was not very good, I could not finish it. Maybe this was a bad one, but it was a new arival where I got it, so I think that"s just how this thing tastes.


pima (1), Edinburg, Pennsylvania, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Erie Brewing Railbender Ale does not count
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/510/20
Dec 1, 2007  
Great drinkable beer, full malt flavor with a kick. Has a nice amber color with a soft hop flavor. Finish is light but not watered down.


 Funknmilla (593), Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 29, 2007  
12 oz bottle...cloudy golden-copper...little beige head...smells like Heineken on steroids...on a further sniff+ swirl malts surface, pretty plain...wow tastes like candy on the first sip--strawberry pop rocks or something, but not all sweet like a fruit beer, its mixed with a beer, slight bitter finish, good...better than I thought, but still not an every day...body is pretty light, but not watery...speckled loose lacing



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