beer_name: Railbender Ale
text: Having had other great beers from the Erie Brewing Company, I decided to give this Railbender Ale a try. Appearance: Poured into a pint glass. Copper to light red in color. Head is pale with mostly very small bubbles interspersed with larger bubbles. Not a thick head at all, and it didn't last long either, but it did leave a nice ring around the edge. Smell: Caramel, fresh baked bread, and a slight spiciness dominate the aroma. I'm not smelling a lot of hops, so I'm expecting a glass of thick malty goodness. Taste: Biscuits! Bread! Brown butter. There is no discernible hop flavor. The alcohol gives a bit of a kick at the end. I'm tasting a bit of bitter citrus (grapefruit) that I will attribute to the hops (Cascade or Mt. Hood?). The aftertaste starts off grapefruit that morphs back to bread. Toward the end of the bottle I started to notice a very faint raspberry or blackberry note. Mouthfeel: Not nearly as thick as I was expecting. I'd prefer a bit heavier of a beer for one with this much malt flavor. The alcohol is just right though, warming at the end of the taste. Drinkability: The aftertaste lingers a bit too long for me to give this a better drinkability rating. Although the flavor is good, and the aftertaste isn't bad, I probably wouldn't want to have too many of these on my breath.