Surly Bender

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

Serve in Dimpled mug

Can courtesy of tytoanderso most likely. Pours a deep clear brown with a medium tan head. Coffee, plum, caramel, and vanilla on the nose. Medium bodied with coffee, malt, and roast flavors balanced with a touch of sweetness. Smooth roast and vanilla and plum finish. Tasty stuff.

[1030-20080108] 1pt (c/o DuctTape, w/ him, jerc, others). Malty booze aroma has a bit of burnt floral. Slightly hazy, dark red amber body with a long-lasting foamy off-white head. Boozy raisin fig malt flavour has a hint of mushrooms. Medium body. Average.

Can. Large creamy beige head that mostly lasted. Good display of lacework. Clear flat body with a mahogany color. Caramel grain and burned bitter malt. Light bitter coffee. Some floral and grassy notes with light fruity feel as well. Medium bodied with an average carbonation. Light sweet flavor with moderated bitter notes. Burned bitter finish.

Can’t believe it’s taken this long to rate this one. Dark brown, slightly red edges with a thin head. Coffee aroma with a bit of a Lysol effect. Sweet oats up front. Definitely some chocolate, nut, caramel and vanilla flavors. Slightly dry finish with a bit of hops. Very rockin.

Courtesy of Gunhaver. Red amber with a nutty head. Another great suprise in a can. Aroma is caramel malt, roasty and coffee flavor. It packs an amazing punch filled with flavor and taste.

UPDATED: JUN 4, 2008 Thanks to Josh...poured from a can. Pours a translucent ruby brown with an average tan bubbly head. Aroma was nutty, dark fruits, caramel and toffee. Flavor was also nutty with some caramel, toasty and some bitter chocolate. 8-4-7-4-15 Re-rate from another can. I was getting enough different out of this second time around for this beer so I figured I better re-rate. Pours a deep brown with chestnut notes and a smaller bubbly/creamy lighter tan head that left some spotty lacing. Aroma of chocolate, lightly roasted malt, nuts, citrus notes from teh fresh American hops, cocoa and light coffee. Flavor of the same lightly roasty, chocolate, nutty, some coffee and yes...lots of hops!

Can: Brownish in color, heavy burnt brown sugar hues, large frothy beige head, attractive lacing.   Soft roasted malt nose, a bit of cocoa and milk sugar.   Seems bittersweet.   Doesn’t appear to have much of a hop presense.   Smooth pale roasted malt start, subtle sweetness, a little cocoa too.   Did I mention smooth?   Some hop bitterness comes out at the finish.   Clean, soft coffee bean lingers.   This is perty darn good!   Many thanks to joebrew for sending me this wonderful creation!

Trade with noncaloric. Thick rich head on reddish-brown beer. Rich chocolate cream aroma with a hint of alcohol. Love the big cans but not a big fan of the beer inside this one. Flavour seems a bite winey. Doesn’t come of too well for a Brown or an oatmeal beer for me.