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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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96
overall
Shmaltz Brewing Company
Brewed at Olde Saratoga Brewing (Mendocino Brewing Co.)
Style: Imperial/Double IPA

San Francisco, California USA

bottled
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Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6283.73/5.03.72/5.0Special10%74Snifter, Tulip
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Commercial Description:
Contract brewed for Schmaltz Brewing Company. 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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 markwise (1132), 15 Minutes from Kuhnhenn in, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
May 18, 2008  
From a bottle at the Great Orlando Beer Festival. Overall this was a pretty good IPA. It had the typical citrus, pine, and malty notes. It poured a deep copper color and it had a nice balanced bitterness to it. It did not drag its nails down my tonue on the finish. Definitely a noteworthy beer.


 BossHossBikes (147), Tennessee, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
May 11, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a viscous translucent copper with a really nice light beige head that creates beautiful lacing. The brew looks to be pretty thick. When swirled, the bubbles inside seem to ease their way to the top. The aroma has a lot of burnt caramel and rye with some tinges of hops. Grapefruit and pineapple add in as a nice fruit background. Hints of pine seem to be noticeable as well. The mouth feel is about as thick as it looked as I poured it. It’s very viscous and creamy. The carbonation is extremely light on the tongue, but is noticeable enough to make some slight tingles. The initial flavour is caramelly with a nice amount of hops to sting the taste buds. As the brew sits, hops starts to intensify. It’s not until the brew starts to pass, the rye flavour bursts. And wow, it definitely bursts. A nice, baked, almost burnt, rye becomes the dominant flavour. It’s like eating bread. The hops mixes so well creating a perfect amount of bitterness to complement the rye. Towards the finish, pine starts to become a little more evident as well as the citric flavours. One thing I did notice is that the second sip I took right after the first, the rye didn’t blast nearly as much. I had to allow the intense hops flavours to diminish from my taste buds to enjoy that rye blast again. This is definitely a casual, sipping beer. This is so delicious, and most definitely my new favourite rye beer.


 surffisher (194), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 10, 2008  
Pours deep reddish amber, with a nice, lasting off-white head. Very sweet, bready aroma with lots of sticky hops. Extremely full flavor, rich in malt base layered with sticky, resiny hops, woodsy, bourbony notes and a long-lasting dry finish. Full bodied, smooth, warming; moderately carbonated. Seems more than a DIPA...almost into strong ale/barleywine classification. A real treat.


 elcaballo (101), Beverly Hills, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 5, 2008  
A copper color thsi beer is fairly crisp with some citrus and and a hint of sweetness. The rye is present but not as much as i would like. overall its pretty good


 PilsnerPeter (2585), Flushing, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
May 5, 2008  
Tap at Barcade: Deep amber pour topped by a dense off-white ring for head. Sweet aroma. Evident rye and candied malt character, some piny hops notes, a touch of mint and candied peach. Dense body, slightly cloying. Has a rich flavor with lots of sticky rye character along with resiny/piny hops. The finish is long and dry with a hint of minty character. It’s rich and dense but homogeneous. Goes from rich and sweet to a harsh bitterness. Not much underlying character in this big IIPA.


 jsquire (2087), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/518/20
May 4, 2008  
Reddish hued beer with a sticky beige head. Melted caramel and hop nose. Toffee sweetness, with hot hops, grafepfruit rind, oragne juice, apricot, and raisen flavors. Long, thick, sticky hop resin, citrus bitterness in the finish. Nice hop head brew. The ABV is well hidden in this one.


 SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 26, 2008  
Pours a deep copper with a medium creamy off-white head that leaves some nice lacing. Sweet hoppy citrus aroma. Sweet and spicy hop flavor. Nice balance of malt and hops. Thick palate. Slightly bitter finish. Very good.


 malrubius (969), Valley Stream, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/104/516/20
Apr 25, 2008  
Split 22 ounce bottle in pint glass. Clear reddish amber with lasting head and lace. Spice Hop and yeast aroma. Malty brown sugar caramel rye with ripe fruit and medium hop citrus and pine bitterness lingers. Very full body and medium-low carbo. Nice mouthfeel nice beer. Well-disguised alcohol.



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