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HeBrew Bittersweet Lennys R.I.P.A

HeBrew Bittersweet Lennys R.I.P.A - Imperial/Double IPA

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An Imperial/Double IPA brewed by
Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)

Saratoga Springs, New York USA

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5903.73/5.03.72/5.0Special10%73Snifter, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the death of Lenny Bruce: A Rye based double IPA. Brewed with an obscene amount of malts and hops. Shocking flavors - Far beyond contemporary community standards. The Most Radical Jewish Tribute Beer ever created. 10% alc. -- Malts: 2-row, Rye Ale Malt, Torrified Rye, Crystal Rye 75, Crystal Malt 65, Wheat, Kiln Amber, Caramel 70 -- Hops: Warrior, Cascade, Simcoe, Crystal, Chinook, Amarillo, Centennial. Dry Hopped with Amarillo and Crystal
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 kopher (213), New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Jul 3, 2009  
pours a blurry thick orange-brown. lots of hops and spice in the aroma, with alcohol obvious. flavor is similar, alcoholic thick grass, pine-y and very nice. rye complements the hops well in this, and its very nicely balanced for an IIPA. viscous body.


Hopper (32), San Antonio, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jun 25, 2009  
Pours a dark thick brown & syrupy with a small head. Aroma is spicy & sweet malt.. The mouthfeel was very thick & syrupy & taste of spice. Very strong brew much more for an advanced beer drinker. The bottle said brewed with an obscene amount of malt & hops and it did seem a little obscene.


 tiggmtl (4274), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/57/103/515/20
Jun 23, 2009  
Spicy rye is strong in the nose complemented by a very pleasant mandarin-orange citrus hop character. Clear burnished copper coloured body is topped by a dense, fine bubbled, off white head that recedes to a lasting cover and coats the sides of the glass. Bitterness is somewhat overpowering up front but joined by a long and very sweet malt character. Resinous pine, orange and grapefruit hop flavours play well throughout but the rye character is somewhat lost in the flavour. Medium full body is quite sticky in texture despite strong carbonation. Bottle sampled courtesy of uhlan at the Fuller’s vertical tasting session.


 chicagodri (885), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Jun 19, 2009  
Tap. Pour brown with a thin off white head. Interesting aroma, citrus hops, but malt sweetness dominated this double IPA for me. Thicker body and not as much bitterness. Smooth though, not as big of a hoppy punch as I was looking for.


 GriffinAvenue (395), Winchester, Massachusetts, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/58/104/514/20
Jun 15, 2009  
Bottle. Deep maroon brown color. No head. Clear. Caramel, toffee, malty. Noticeable hops. Rich in flavor and aroma, bitter rye aftertaste lingers long. Warm alcohol numbness. 2 part flavoring with confusing dissonance on tongue and nose.


 RHeastings (218), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Jun 15, 2009  
Enjoyed via draft in a pub glass. The beer pours a medium brown. Aromas of citrusy hops are almost immediately detectable, even if the sample is some distance away. The varieties used seemed to be very distinctive, with Simcoe especially showing itself. On the palate, the bitterness shows itself to be extremely smooth and refined. It is followed up by a very pleasant back-end sweetness that is partially malty and partially derived from the rye. The finish is medium to a touch sweet, but nicely so, adding a fullness to the palate. Overall, an excellent DIPA.


 Vertical Bacon Strips (581), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
4.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/104/59/105/518/20
Jun 14, 2009  
This beer is freakin’ wicked! My first IIPA with rye. Looks absolutely nothing like I thought it would - a very dark burnt orange /brown with some red hints, small tan cap with tons of silty slow moving random lacing. I can smell it from over a foot away. Thick very thick! Tons of hops with a mild grapefruit being the most prominent but in no way overpowering. Interesting caramel and rye mix with some biscuit malts in the background. There is also sweet raisins and a slight spice too. Totally complex aroma. I’m gonna be trashed when I’m done this bottle. Taste is ...oh god! My cat just farted!!! Wow. I gotta start feeding him strawberries or something... Taste is quite strong with a caramel and spice split assaulting my mouth first. There’s tons of hops but they are suprisingly mixed well with the rye and malts. With all these hops and potent malts I detect no alcohol whatsoever. 10%!!! This is my new mass consumption beer. Not sure if I detect a hard spice or if that is the hops annihilating my taste buds. Mouthfeel is truly awsome. Full bodied with a great soft carbonated feel. It does venture near a syrupy feel but doesn’t quite make it. Oh oh. The alcohol just found my brain. Oh christ I just nose burped and now my eyes are on fire. The hops are slowly disintegrating my tongue. When this warms it gets really creamy. Finishes strong with a huge malt and hop aftertaste which is then pounded by an almost burning peppery hop attack that totally cleanses your mouth leaving a lingering heavy bitter feel. This is an incredible beer. Crushes the Rogue IIPA. But the West coast USA has struck again with another outlandish brew that pushes the limits of normality.


 NDbeerdrinker (160), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/516/20
Jun 13, 2009  
Pours a coppery red with a thin white head. Aroma is earthy hops, some citrus, and malt. Taste is earthy hops up front, which mellow out into the rye malt. I can actually taste rye in this beer, which is not always the case with ryes. The hops kick back in on the aftertaste and linger for a bit. Definitely a different take on a IIPA, and very enjoyable.



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