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In this episode of DJs BrewTube, I will review a beer that my buddy Minnesota Matt sent to me in a beer trade. You may recall that in this trade I received mainly Surly Beer. So next up in the review docket is Surly Brewing Co. Coffee Bender Brown Ale. Surly Coffee Bender is a coffee flavored oatmeal brown ale that defies traditional categories. Coffee Bender refreshes like an iced-coffee, is aromatic as a bag of whole beans as satisfies like your favorite beer. The Surly brew team has developed a cold extraction process that results in intense coffee aromatics and flavor bringing together two favorite beverages. This all sounds really tasty, so lets see what flavors this beer style with a twist actually delivers. Enjoy the show!
Surly Brewing Co. Coffee Bender Brown Ale Written review follows:
Surly Brewing Co. Coffee Bender Brown Ale WRITTEN REVIEW:
A- Surly Brewing Co. Coffee Bender Brown Ale pours a dark chestnut brown with a few ruby highlights with a 1.5 to 2 finger light-tan head of tight bubbles. The head possesses great retention, leaving solid lacing and leaved no alcohol legs.
S- The nose is in you face coffee sweet and slightly nutty malt, grainy oats, a bit of cocoa, caramel and coffee to accompanied by mild and hop and coffee roast bitterness.
T- Following the nose, the taste is marked by big coffee sweet malty notes, bittersweet chocolate, caramel and some herbal earthy notes. The oats add a nice grainy flavor coupled with herbal hop and malt roast bitterness. This gives Coffee Bender a somewhat-dry finish with a lingering coffee flavor. No alcohol taste is detectable. This beer's flavor is particularly impressive when you consider that it is a session strength beer clocking in at only, 5.5% ABV.
M- Coffee Bender has a medium body and spot on carbonation that is coupled with a super silky mouth-feel from the oats.
O- Surly Brewing Co. Coffee Bender Brown Ale is not your typical American Brown Ale. Almost drinks like a porter, nice chocolate, coffee and caramel flavors with some good herbal hop and roast bitterness notes to create balance. This beer's flavor is particularly impressive when you consider that it is a session strength beer clocking in at only, 5.5% ABV. IMO, the best non-flavored American Brown Ale I have had to date. In a nutshell, buy this beer in multiples.
Serving type: Can ( Tall Boy )
Surly Brewing Co. Coffee Bender Brown Ale REPORT CARD:
DJ = ( A )
Johnny = ( A )
Beer Advocate = 93
Rate Beer = 98
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