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Surly Coffee Bender

Surly Coffee Bender - Brown Ale

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 Percentile 
95
overall
Brewed by Surly Brewing Company
Style: Brown Ale

Brooklyn Center, Minnesota USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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2953.72/5.03.7/5.0Special5.1%99.1Dimpled mug
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Commercial Description:
This beer is our regular Bender beer with a cold-press coffee-brewing process. We steep 20 gallons at a time, so this beer will pop up at Tours, beer fests and special tappings. The coffee is roasted locally at Coffee & Tea Limited in Linden Hills.
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 douglas88 (1546), Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Nov 4, 2009  
Another awesome 500 ml can thanks to MattSciGuy- thanks. Pours a dark brown color with a medium beige head that goes down. A rich sweet coffee nose. A rich flavor; milky strong coffee, light toasted malts. Chocolate as well. Nice.


 markas101 (541), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Nov 4, 2009  
50 can, Fargo, ND, USA. Like smelling a cup of coffee with a splash of rootbeer. Head disappears quickly, pure coffee in the mouth. Sweet creeping flavor once the coffee wears down. Tastes like a cold black coffee with 4 spoons of sugar (in a good way).


kcdoom (17), merriam, Kansas, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/105/517/20
Nov 2, 2009  
16 oz can.pours very dark brown to black with a nice rich cream head. powerful aromas of rich coffee persist into the chocolate and warmness of the coffee. long lasting finish of coffee and mocha. a nice coffee beer, but not as good as others.


 guyinchicago (516), marengo, Illinois, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/105/515/20
Oct 31, 2009  
tall boy Can thanks to skyview and a darklord day trade pours brown and red around edges and hazy with a thick tan head aromas are of roasted malts,coffee,nuts and hops flavor is very smooth and creamy of coffee,nuts,roasted malts and a very nice hop balence this is one of the bset browns out there


 beernbourbon (228), chicago, Illinois, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 29, 2009  
Can thanks to MatSciGuy. Pour is dark brown with a medium tan head. Aroma is fresh roasted coffee beans. The malt in faintly detectable under the huge coffee bean aroma. Light cinnamon and light chocolate pudding. This is an impressive aroma. if I was blindfolded, I would have guessed fresh roasted coffee beams for sure. Not surprisingly, flavor is huge fresh-brewed coffee and a nice malty backbone. A handful of other mild dark flavors like tobacco and hints of smoke also present but they are incredibly minor compared to the awesome coffee flavor. If you hate coffee, you’ll hate this. I only kind of like coffee, but I love this beer. Not very complex, but certainly unique and quite tasty.


 ratman197 (3135), Arvada, Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 28, 2009  
16 oz can Poured a clear dark brown with a small lingering brown head. Aromas of coffee, mocha and light vanilla. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of coffee, roastiness and light cocoa with a smooth lingering coffee finish.


 tomer (365), Rishon Le Zion, Israel
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/510/20
Oct 28, 2009  
At a tasting, thanks David, small light brownish head, clear dark copper colour with with dark red taints, distinct aroma of fresh grounded roasted coffee, malty aroma with something soapy, strong distinct coffee dryness. The coffee traits are the hallmarks of this beer, but behind it is boring and one dimensional.


 DSG (1501), Tel Aviv, Israel
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 28, 2009  
Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks David C. Dark clear brown with a beige head. Big pleasant coffee aroma. Sweet flavor with roasted coffee beans, some oatmeal, malt and some piney hoppy bitterness in the finish. Medium-bodied.



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