Surly Bender

Brewed by Surly Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

Serve in Dimpled mug

can thanks to mar. Pours dark black with tannish head... malty aroma, flavor of oaty smoothness and caramel. Really good beer.

Bottle at Chris o’s…deep brown... bright hoppy nose ... hoppy malty ale, over hopped

can thanks to kosko20. deep black pour with a huge off white head. great malty scent with hops and oats. easy thickness with some caramel malts balanced out with some earthy hops.

Can in Blackfriers. Aroma is malty, cola and chocolate notes, theres a decent amount of hops, but i dont know what thir doing. Taste is similarly malty, but quite a bit of hop character. Alright, but the ipa blows it out the window.

UPDATED: MAY 23, 2009 Poured a brownish brown with a small but inviting cream head. Smelled great - loads of caramel with nicely contrasting floral hops. Probably the most complex brown ale I’ve ever sampled - caramel, hazelnut, small traces of cocoa and coffee are all offset with a surprisingly hoppy finish. Medium mouthfeel and carbonation. Yet another Surly product to which I wish I had easier access!

Can: Pours a dark chocolate brown with a minimal cream head. Very complex nose consisting of baker’s chocolate, oats, nuts and has an underlying hoppiness to it. Medium bodied mouth feel...flavors consist of fine cocoa, oats, vanilla bean, nuts and finishes mildly hoppy. Just an amazing brown ale that’s right up there with the best.

Pour was a brown with a tan head. Aroma was quite hoppy for a brown with seom nots of caramel and chocolate. Flavor was more of a roasted malt with some chocolate and roasted nuts. A decent brown.

Dark brownish color with foamy tan head. Quite a unique flavor including roasted hops, malts, chocolate, coffee. Surprisingly balanced beer; full of flavor and slightly bitter. Excellent beer.