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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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 daknole (2895), Plantation, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jul 27, 2009  
A generous tasting poured by the owner of Liquor Loft in Tallahassee. Deep gold pour. Light head. Aroma is malty and not much else. Flavor is very malty, caramel, apple notes and a touch of butter. Not great.


 ScoWRee (276), Phila, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/513/20
Jul 11, 2009  
Pours a deep goden color with an inch thick tan foamy head. Aroma of freshly cut grass. Taste is hoppy slightly nutty. An intresting ale.


 bobbypaulson (100), , Minnesota, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 26, 2009  
bottle at the deli in state college pa. had this during a meet the brewer. Guys were super nice. pours red is semi sweet but finishes very bitter. Not too hot.


 sinkr (212), Lusby, Maryland, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/510/20
Jun 9, 2009  
Draft@DiMarco’s, Uniontown, PA->honker. Pours a tan head, atop an amber body. There is an indiscernible sweet aroma that emanates immediately after pouring. Pretty good carbonation, however has a grainy flavor. Not terribly great.


 jeremytoni (1091), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 8, 2009  
From a bottle poured an amber color with a fair amount of head. Nice malty flavor, a little sweet, with a quick finish.


 WeeHeavySD (2962), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Jun 7, 2009  
12oz shared by smokepot23, thanks Joe. Pours orange with a tan head. Nose is sweet, with some maltiness. Taste is sweet and malty and clearly more like a scottish than an old as I was informed this was.


 dmschefke (371), Eastpointe, Michigan, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/510/20
May 23, 2009  
Pours a deep amber orange with thick off-white head. Aroma pretty mild, but mostly of malt and sweetness. Flavor matches with the addition of dried fruits. Pretty bland in the world of old ales and way too much malt in this without the bite.



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