Blue Point Rastafa Rye Ale

Brewed by Blue Point Brewing
Style: Specialty Grain
Patchogue, New York USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Nice beer. Surprising how nice it tasted. Buy if available. O’Doyle Rules!

Poured from a 22-oz. bomber into a pint glass, thanks to a buddy from Saratoga, N.Y. Color was dark caramel, a bit like heavy iced tea. Just over a finger of head. Nice film of white lacing on the top that dissipated once I started drinking it. Wet uneven film on the sides. Smelled of sharp citrus hops. Mainly smelled lemon. Also a rye smell which I’m beginning to notice more (I think). Some light cereal notes as well. Tasted slightly better than the nose. Got that iced tea taste again, which I seem to get with all rye beers. Still some lemon citrus hops. God this got good as it went down. Medium body. Slick texture. Average carbonation. Long smooth finish. Consistent throughout and really went down well. This beer just got better as it went down. I debated on a lot of the ratings, but went with what I put down. May change later, but damn this was good.

Draft with burger and fries; this is a nice rye pale ale; character seemed to get smoother as I drank it.

Pour from a 22oz bomber. Orange amber brew with ample off white head. Aroam of caramel, malt, floral hops, a little rye. Taste is sweet at the start of the swallow with a bit of sour rye and floral hops asserting themselves towards the end. Clean finsih with a bit of lingering caramel. Nice palate - light but satisying, active soft carbonation. Elegant and well crafted, comes together nicely.

Coming from someone who used to have dreads, and has always been pleasantly surprised by blue point, I was totally stoked to try this beer. Enjoyed this beer from bottle, very cool bottle by the way. Anyway aroma is hops, raisins and a bit of cocoa. Taste starts off the same with hops, raisins and cocoa. About midway through rye becomes apparent but is very subtle. The beer ends with a metallic flavor that sticks to the tongue. Overall pretty good a bit of a letdown though.

Bottle at Mondial de la Biere, Strasbourg 2011. Pours a clear golden with an off-white head. Hoppy (Chinook?) with malty caramel notes. High carbonatio. Medium to light bodied. Bitter finish.

22 oz bomber. Nice head with light lacing. Sour rye nose, very sour and a little metallic on the palate. Finish is malty. Not bad at all, not great.

Amber with a medium head. Light floral hop aroma with slight rye. Toasty on the palate, with a little bit of rye chewiness.

Review from notes at World of Beer - Fort Myers on 11/10/11. Poured on draft into a shaker pint glass. Appearance: Pours a medium gold/caramel color with a 1 finger off-white head. Nice lacing. Smell: Sweet fruity hops with apricot dominating and an nice amount of sweet malt. Taste: Sweet fruit up front with balanced malt in the middle before ending with grapefruit at the finish. Dry, bitter aftertaste. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied with a good amount of carbonation. Drinkability: Good drinkability. You could easily have a few of these over the course of an evening. Overall: Nice beer overall. I would definitely drink this one again.

Bottle. Poured orange with an off-white head that left light lace. Aroma of caramel, rye, and bread. The flavor found caramel, floral, and light rye. Medium body and a mild hop.