Cacao Bender

Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸

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7.40

ABV: 5.5%

IBU: 45

Ticks: 44

Our oatmeal brown ale gets aged on cacao nibs and vanilla (beans, not extract) and finished with cold press coffee, yielding a lush, cappuccino-like creaminess. Also, it’s pronounced ka-COW.

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7.1

oh6gdx (50921) reviewed Cacao Bender from Surly Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Draught@CBC2016. Deep coppery brown colour, small brown head. Aroma is coffee, roasted malts, some toffee and earth. Flavour is coffee, liquorice, some mild alcohol and a bit nutty notes.

Tried on 22 Jul 2016 at 01:08

Camons (21568) reviewed Cacao Bender from Surly Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ CBC 2016. Pours dark brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma of malt, wood, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, light vegetables notes. Flavor is light sweet, malty, caramel, coffee, chocolate, cocoa. Medium body, soft to average carbonation, dry finish. 130516

Tried on 13 Jul 2016 at 13:20

7.6

Meilby (14732) reviewed Cacao Bender from Surly Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught @ CBC 2016, Yellow session, København
Pours dark brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, coffee, caramel, cocoa and chocolate. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long coffee, cocoa and chocolate. Taste is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried on 17 Jun 2016 at 10:08

6.9

chrisv10 (24611) reviewed Cacao Bender from Surly Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

CBC. Dark brown with small beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, bread, vegetables, hop and cocoa. Flavour is roasted malt, chocolate, caramel, bread, medium sweet, hop, vegetables, coffee, medium sweet, cacao and a little bitter.

Tried on 07 Jun 2016 at 13:34

7.8

rouhlas (5049) reviewed Cacao Bender from Surly Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

From tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016 - Yellow session. Dark brown to black color with beige head. Roasted malty aroma, coffee, cocoa, caramel. Sweet and biter taste like aroma. Light to medium thin to oily body with soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft on 24 May 2016 at 15:13

7.2

RuneBlix (26068) reviewed Cacao Bender from Surly Brewing Company 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tap at CBC ’16, Yellow session. Mahogany coloured body, low tan-coloured head, solid lacework. Brown malty nose with impact of coffee. Mixed taste profile of coffee, nuts and cocoa. Mid-sweet brown malty ending. Gentle and nice (Øksnehallen, Copenhagen 13.05.2016).

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2016 at 01:22

6.9