RAILBENDER

FLAVOR PROFILE
Scottish Style Ale: Erie Brewing Company flagship beer features a deep malt flavor, caramel sweetness lingering in a soft hop flavor. Dark Amber.
Alcohol by Volume: 6.8% Degrees Plato: 16.5 Hop Bitterness IBUs: 26
Availability: Year Round
BEER STORIES
Erie, Pennsylvania, the site where three sets of railroad track gauges met, was an important transportation hub in the mid-nineteenth century. Railbender Ale is named after the laborers who laid the railroad tracks. It is brewed with pride, strength and purity; symbolic of Erie’s historic railroads and their workers. Railbender is a strong Scottish Style Ale with astonishing drinkability. One try and you’ll want to “Bend the rules and ride the rails!”
FOOD PAIRING
Cheese: Fruity, mild, and buttery cheeses (Brie, Gouda, Havarti, Swiss)
Entrée: Smoked or roasted meats, pork, chicken, or fish, lamb, game birds, sausages, ham, meatloaf. Serve with cream based sauces (Alfredo/Carbonara)
Dessert: Crème Brulee, shortbread cookies
AWARDS
2008 Bronze Award Winner Scottish Ale - GABF (Denver, Colorado)
2009 Gold Award Winner Scottish Ale - GABF (Denver, Colorado)