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RATINGS: 597   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.68   IBU: 45   EST. CALORIES: 153   ABV: 5.1%
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Get Surly! Here’s what happens when substance meets smooth. This oatmeal brown ale defies traditional categories. Bender begins crisp and lightly hoppy, complemented by the velvety sleekness oats deliver. Belgian and British malts usher in cascades of cocoa, coffee, caramel, and hints of vanilla and cream. An easy-drinking ale with many layers of satisfaction.


3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
FlagstoneHill (211) - Erie, Colorado, USA - SEP 18, 2007
Draught at the MSP airport. .. Chestnut brown w/ a tan head. .. Carmelly, bready, malty aromas. .. Lots of malt with a nice bitter finish. .. Medium body, light carb. .. Decent brown ale, more hoppy than your typical brown, but I think that makes it tastier than your typical brown.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
yespr (20653) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - JUN 30, 2007
Sample from tap at the brewery. Pours dark brown to black with a brown head. Aroma is roasted malt. Flavour is dominated by roasted malts but has some hoppiness sticking out. Bitter finish, but clearly more mild than the coffee version.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Rciesla (5500) - Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA - OCT 26, 2009
Can. Pours a deep brown body with a tan head. Roasted malt, caramel, light coco and roast y tones. Caramel with a light vanilla and a mild bittering finish. Great base for my beloved coffee bender.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
BuckeyeBoy (2138) - Boise, Idaho, USA - MAR 10, 2010
Can pours out a brown with some red highs topped with a tan head. Aroma is of sweet caramel malts, and a nice hop presents. Taste is more of the malts a little nut along with some bitter hops kick.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
andrewtroth (25) - Eagan, Minnesota, USA - FEB 28, 2007
On tap at Old Chicago in Eagan. Dark caramel in appearance, smooth and mellow in the drinking. Powerful flavor without being heavy or syrupy.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Dedollewaitor (9254) - Odense, DENMARK - JUL 26, 2010
Bottle @ J.C.G US Tasting, Pt 3. Pours dark brown with a creamy head and lacings. Nose is sweet malty. Caramel, bread, toffee, fruit and nuts. Smooth and chewy malt flavor. Nice.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 17/20
TheEpeeist (2368) - Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA - APR 21, 2007
16 oz can. Pours up a nice tan head atop a clear, burgundy brown. Smells yummy enough; brown sugar, grapes, dates and spruce. I’m not a big fan of browns but this is good. Burnt caramel and cocoa, clementines with light soap. Fine carb. Body could be a bit firmer but still chewy as is. Lingering vanilla and oats.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Snojerk321 (2954) - San Diego, California, USA - JUN 17, 2009
Can. Pours a deep chocolate brown with a creamy beige head leaving some spotty lacing. Nose of cocoa, coffee, toffee, and a touch of hops. Flavor was very creamy and smooth with some bitter sweet chocolate notes as well as coffee and caramel. Finishing quite smooth with a light hop bitterness. One of the better Brown’s I’ve tried.


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