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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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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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 Zeswaft (1000), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Dec 9, 2006  
whoa, this is not good. i’m not sure if it will make me sick or not. I bought this because i’d never seen it before and i’m running out of beers to drink at it had the most alochol of the beers from this company. Aroma is malty and like potatoes. caramel, potatoes, and some type of hop that sucks.


 obxdude10 (1547), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/512/20
Nov 30, 2006  
Pretty average beer, a little bit more flavor than the amber from Erie, dark copper color, very small off-white head, a little bit of lacing down the glass, malty nose with a slight hint of caramel, medium body but thin flavors, only a small hint of caramel & lemon with a malty but dry finish, nothing exciting


 Tessic (439), Brantford, Ontario, Canada
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/58/20
Nov 29, 2006  
This ale poured a cloudy orange colour with a off white foamy head. Sour to the nose, slight vomit scent. If you can get past that you might get a little hop and some grassy notes. first taste is a bitter musty??? taste. Very malty flavoured with a little bread flavour. Finish is bitter with lingering hops. Thick feeling on the palate.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Nov 27, 2006  
GBof A PA-on tap-pours an off white head and gold color. Aroma is sweet malt, flat/bitter-hops. Taste is sweet malt, flat/bitter-hops. OK effervescence.


 Prostman (1077), Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/514/20
Nov 25, 2006  
This was a nice beer for the style, something that I would come back to since I can find it locally.


 blkitson (134), Westerville, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Nov 21, 2006  
Nice light brown color but didn’t retain its head very long. Not a strong aftertaste but has a hint of something citrius. Not a bad ale


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1961), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 18, 2006    Updated: Jun 25, 2007
Sampled on draft at Rivertowne Pub in North Huntingdon PA this beer poured a dark copper color with a huge orange-white head. The aroma is light and sweet fruity hops. The flavor is sweet, malty, nutty, yeasty and has a moderate floral and fruity hop presence. The finish is dry and bitter. Pleasant and fairly easy drinking.


 Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 16, 2006  
12 oz bottle courtesy of Sliffy. Clear light amber with a yellowish tan head. Medium sweet caramel nose, toffee and biscuit notes. Sweet malty flavor, caramel, an almost malt liquor graininess. Touches of breadiness. Light, muted, sweet finish.



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