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Cacao Bender
Surly Brewing Company
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- From:
- Surly Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American Brown Ale
Ranked #4 - ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,449 - Avg:
- 4.29 | pDev: 8.39%
- Reviews:
- 44
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 31, 2022
- Added:
- Jul 20, 2012
- Wants:
- 94
- Gots:
- 37
Mahogany hued ale infused with coffee, vanilla beans and cacao nibs.
45 IBU
45 IBU
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Reviewed by feloniousmonk from Minnesota
4.49/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
2013 notes:
I've written about Bender, Coffee Bender, and Mo’s Bender. Apparently, Cacao Bender is actually different from Mo’s Bender, and I don't know how, but they keep saying it is. Vanilla beans and cacao nibs added to coffee bender. Here's one description: "Mahogany hued ale infused with coffee, vanilla beans and cacao nibs. 45 IBUs." Here's how I described it: "Take Surly Bender (oatmeal brown porter) , add Coffee from Guatemala to make Coffee Bender, bring in African vanilla nibs and Guatemalan cacaoa nibs, and that equals utter deliciousness. That's Cacao Bender." I 'm not sure if I didn't use my Moe's Bender brief description, and replace it with Cacao. Anyway, let's drink some….
Deep, dark brown body, creamy head, lovely soft tan colored, long-lasting, lace-leaving.
Aroma: here it is. Coffee first, then cream, vanilla next, and cacao (cocoa?) all the way home. Perfection.
Taste: Lands on the palate all full of flavor. Small but palpable bitterness, gives way to intensive, sweet, but balanced malt. Coffee and chocolate stay on top of the flavors, with vanilla showing itself at the sides. A ton of stuff gong down here, and the caffeine isn't going to interrupt too much with my sleep schedule, I keep telling myself….
Yummy.
Guess what? I like Bender, I like Coffee Bender…I love Cacao Bender. Mmm, mmm good. Beautiful stuff, Surly. It's a tasty treat that can't be beat.
Aug 15, 2022I've written about Bender, Coffee Bender, and Mo’s Bender. Apparently, Cacao Bender is actually different from Mo’s Bender, and I don't know how, but they keep saying it is. Vanilla beans and cacao nibs added to coffee bender. Here's one description: "Mahogany hued ale infused with coffee, vanilla beans and cacao nibs. 45 IBUs." Here's how I described it: "Take Surly Bender (oatmeal brown porter) , add Coffee from Guatemala to make Coffee Bender, bring in African vanilla nibs and Guatemalan cacaoa nibs, and that equals utter deliciousness. That's Cacao Bender." I 'm not sure if I didn't use my Moe's Bender brief description, and replace it with Cacao. Anyway, let's drink some….
Deep, dark brown body, creamy head, lovely soft tan colored, long-lasting, lace-leaving.
Aroma: here it is. Coffee first, then cream, vanilla next, and cacao (cocoa?) all the way home. Perfection.
Taste: Lands on the palate all full of flavor. Small but palpable bitterness, gives way to intensive, sweet, but balanced malt. Coffee and chocolate stay on top of the flavors, with vanilla showing itself at the sides. A ton of stuff gong down here, and the caffeine isn't going to interrupt too much with my sleep schedule, I keep telling myself….
Yummy.
Guess what? I like Bender, I like Coffee Bender…I love Cacao Bender. Mmm, mmm good. Beautiful stuff, Surly. It's a tasty treat that can't be beat.
Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota
4.08/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours pitch black with minimal white head. The nose is a combination of coffee and chocolate. Just a touch of vanilla to it
Taste the coffer part hit hard up front. On the backside a mellow chocolate flavor hits, but the flavor is dominated by coffee.
A bit more water than I would like, but not too bad.
Delicious lunch beer.
Aug 09, 2018Taste the coffer part hit hard up front. On the backside a mellow chocolate flavor hits, but the flavor is dominated by coffee.
A bit more water than I would like, but not too bad.
Delicious lunch beer.
Rated by zacnock from Arkansas
4.3/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.3/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Chocolate milk in your mouth so so so smooth.
Aug 10, 2017
Cacao Bender from Surly Brewing Company
Beer rating:
95 out of
100 with
500 ratings
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