Railbender Ale
Erie Brewing Co.

Railbender AleRailbender Ale
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From:
Erie Brewing Co.
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Scottish Ale
Ranked #60
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
83
Ranked #24,411
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 14.25%
Reviews:
348
Ratings:
845
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 09, 2024
Added:
Dec 17, 2001
Wants:
  30
Gots:
  145
Erie Brewing Company flagship beer features a deep malt flavor, caramel sweetness lingering in a soft hop flavor. Dark Amber.
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Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York

3.73/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Deep amber color with a small head and lace.
Aroma was malty with fruits.
The taste was malty, mild sweetness and a hint of pepper.
The feel was dry, medium carbonation with a smooth finish.
I liked this one, but I could only do it once in a while.
Mar 09, 2024
 
Rated: 4 by paulish from New York

May 06, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by Bigmoist from West Virginia

Jan 26, 2022
 
Rated: 3.52 by admonster00 from Illinois

Jul 11, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by SaveWaterDrinkBeers from Maine

May 23, 2021
 
Rated: 3.31 by Humanusfermentum from Virginia

Feb 27, 2021
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Reviewed by vi11am from Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Bright golden color, moderate head resends quickly, floral and grapefruit aroma, peppery hints to start, creamy fruity finish. Not a-lot of carbonation, grapefruit hints make this a tasty treat.
Dec 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.71 by cgrunin from Texas

Oct 28, 2020
 
Rated: 4.23 by T66tah from Pennsylvania

Oct 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3 by prisdefer from New York

Sep 30, 2020
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Rated by JuanPn from Louisiana

4.47/5  rDev +22.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
reminds me of breakfast cereal
Sep 27, 2020
 
Rated: 3.79 by Mrseanworldwide from Ohio

Aug 07, 2020
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Reviewed by tzbel013 from Tennessee

4.52/5  rDev +23.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Every time I go back to Pittsburgh PA I have get some. It's a very smooth easy to drink scotch style with a malt forward taste and only a slight hoppy finish.
Aug 06, 2020
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
A very lovely dark caramel pour with abundant tiny bubbles and a nice, but shortlived head. There's no glass lace and I don't expect it from this style. The first sign of disappointment is the lack of any aroma. The taste is thinly sweet, only the latter description acceptable for this style. There's some hop presence, probably just the right amount. The mouth feel suffers also from the lack of overall depth of the malts.
Jul 06, 2020
 
Rated: 3.65 by Mike_ from Georgia

May 06, 2020
 
Rated: 3.82 by paulytasker from New York

Jan 10, 2020
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Reviewed by EMH73 from New York

3.34/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a hazy copper color with a thin white head that left no lacing. Smell is sweet malts, light nuttiness. Taste is dominated by sweet malts, molasses, caramel, fogs, very mild hop presence. Light bodied and carbonated, watery mouth feel. I do not see this as a scotch ale at all.
Oct 26, 2019
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Reviewed by Eamonn-Cummings3 from New York

3.32/5  rDev -9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 16oz can into a Trillium pub glass.

Look is a hazy copper with a thin off white head.

Aroma is a dark stone fruit.

Taste is extremely sweet fruity molasses.
Oct 16, 2019
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Rated by rclangk from West Virginia

3.66/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
BOM 3/19
Jun 29, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by travelguy from Ohio

Jun 02, 2019
Railbender Ale from Erie Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 845 ratings