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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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 bdigital (585), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 24, 2007  
I really quite liked this. It’s by no means great but it’s definitely drinkable. Pours a burnt orange color with little head. Aroma of light roasted malt, bread dough and a faint hop linger. Much sweeter than I expected but not in a bad way. Big caramel blended with rock candy followed by a malty finish. Very slight hop profile, but barely noticeable. Overall I was quite surprised by this brew.


 patrick767 (2016), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/512/20
Aug 21, 2007  
bottle - Pours light amber with a medium sized head. The aroma is lightly roasted malts with a touch of citrus. The flavor is pretty sweet with a little bit of hops in the background and some alcohol flavor coming through. The body is somewhat thinner than I would have liked though what we end up with is an easy drinking beer for the alcohol content. Decent.


 badgerben (3587), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 18, 2007  
The last in a trade from Crizay. Copper color with no head. Caramel aroma. The taste is very simple, just a little English hop and slight malt sweetness to balance each other out.


 BDR (2139), Roseville, Minnesota, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 15, 2007  
thanks Badgerben! Light carmel color with a faint malty nose and a sweet cereal grain flavor.


 WISEGUY572 (1244), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 13, 2007  
Dead center mediocrity. Dark brown, small head, leaves only a film. Caramel malt, not much bitterness, not much finish.


 Skyview (4007), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/512/20
Aug 12, 2007  
Single 12-oz bottle shared by Badgerben, pours a orange-coppery amber brew with a thin off-white head that quickly dissolves to a fine film and ring. Aroma of dark caramel malt, some flowery hops with a touch of pineapple and orange scents. Taste is medium bodied, lightly carbonated with flavors of caramel malt and fruity hops. Finish is slightly acidic, flat with a slight caramel aftertaste. Missing some of the bitterness of an old ale.


 JK (2946), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/58/20
Aug 11, 2007  
Not much to say about this. Light hop aroma. Cloudy and dark brown. Malt flavor and a little sugar.


 Cornfield (4892), Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Jul 31, 2007  
Lightest colored beer I’ve had of this style to date, a deep gold with a film in lieu of a head. The aroma is faint, caramel with toffee. Little else. The heavy carbonation is a distraction from the desired malty flavor, leaving you with a bit of caramel with a lemon twist and a light floral bitterness in the finish. Uninspired.

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