 daleharshman (188), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 24, 2009 Bomber from South Bay Drugs ($4.49). Pours quite dark for a DIPA, a lovely ruby-brown with small beige head. Aroma is pine/spruce forest, tangerine, and resiny hops along with some malty tones. Flavor is rather sharp and bitter hops (grapefruit) but with a fairly balanced malt character that is mellowed by what I guess is the rye. I’m inexperienced with rye, but though it would be more detectable since it is 20% of the grain bill. I do think the rye helps balance some of the initial bitterness in the finish. I’d be interested in trying this on tap. (188, 1159)
Botnik (108), Carrollton, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 12oz bottle. Dark brown with visible sediment. Moderate off white head with persistent lacing. This is my first rye ale so I’m not sure what the rye does to the taste. A rich beer with strong but balanced hops. Well done.
gracefullypunk (303), Washington, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 22, 2009 On tap at Collins Pub. Pours a golden reddish brown with an off white head. Aromas of spruce and florals. Taste is spicy, some coriander, floral, pine--quite good.
graham515 (424), Houston, Texas, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 20, 2009 Pours amber into the glass with a off white head. Aroma is piney and citrusy. Very pleasant malt backbone that gives way to the bracing hops. A really nice beer that I would buy again.
KornDogg (187), Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 19/20 |
Nov 19, 2009 Draft. Dark amber body with medium head. Sweet floral aroma with a flavor filled with hops,sweet malts, grapefruit and earthy tones, bitter aftertaste. Overall -very tasty
wetherel (1591), Encinitas, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 18, 2009 Bonus 12oz bottle from dag yo. Thanks Daniel! Nice malty hoppy aroma. Leans more toward early boil hop bitterness. Medium body. Easy to drink. Lightly malty sweet. Very good! Surprized I haven’t rated this yet.
Miver (564), WillowStreet, Pennsylvania, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 15, 2009 Draft at the Brew House Grille in Camp Hill. Poured amber in color with a medium sized off white head that left great lacing on the glass. Aroma of rye malt, grapefruit and citrus hops. Tastes of grapefruit, american sticky hops, with a nice rye malt backbone. I’m a sucker for rye IPA’s and this is on the best rye beers I’ve had.
alagnak (335), Littleton, Colorado, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 14, 2009 HUge, towering head - deep brown color. Nose is really interesting, first it smells an awful lot like Racer 5 - pine and bright citrus, then a nutella kind of thing comes on and the cereal from the rye. Flavor is the nose, though a touch sweeter. Really well-balanced beer - the lasting resinous finish begs for mroe to be drank - so I did...good stuff.
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