Anacortes Imperial Fresh Hop Rye Pale Ale

Brewed by Rockfish Grill & Anacortes Brewery
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Anacortes, Washington USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Rye malts, fruity hops, and a little leafy in the nose. Nice aromas. Very fresh. Hazy golden orange, thin white head. Sticky lace. Good rye malt base with nice fresh juicy citrus hops. Orange, grapefruit, and fresh leafy bitterness. Lingering dry spicy notes from the rye probably in the finish. Long dry hopps finish. Really good.

Old rating, from Fall 2010, draft at Brouwer’s as "10th Anniversary Beer". Finally figured out what this was. Boozy, malty nose. Some dense hop oil. under carbonated. very juicy hopping with bitter back end over heavy german (rye?) malts. big flavors and boozy but still a bit of an odd/unsuccessful mix

Tap at Uber, under the name "Ten." Pours a hazy brilliant orange with not much head, and that being a thick, sticky smear of tan mousse. Sharply boozy, hot, twangy vodka nose. Oranges and a little bit of toasty rye showing. Sticky thick body, rather undercarbonated. Burning vodka heat smacks you around all over the place right from the attack. Not much rye showing, just a lot of toast, caramel, dark brown bread, and all under a big wash of heat. They definitely let the yeasties go absolutely berserk on this one. Long, hot, dry finish. Nice flavor profile, though a bit underdeveloped and unfortunately hidden.