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HeBrew Bittersweet Lennys R.I.P.A

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6343.73/5.03.72/5.0Special10%74.3Snifter, Tulip
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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 Acknud (772), Morganfield, Kentucky, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/514/20
May 31, 2008  
Everything was good but then this bitter lingering aftertaste wouldn’t go away and it turned a little metallic. That really hit my flavor score.


 TheSponge (278), Lynnwood, Washington, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
May 28, 2008  
1 pint, 6 fl. oz. bottle. Pours a dark amber/red color. Full bodied and very malty. Aroma: Whole wheat bread and dried fruit. This is one awesome beer.


 Headbanger (1582), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
May 26, 2008  
22oz bottle-A nice ruby body with a tight off white head and an aroma of hops, malt, .Taste is of hops, malt, rye, caramel, and a dry aftertaste. This definitely has more of a malt base than a hop base. Not your normal IIPA. Still very drinkable but for you hopheads stay away. This full bodied brew has lots of flavor and is worth trying.


jthg (66), Austin, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
May 26, 2008  
(3 beers in) Sweet malt and citrusy hops aroma. Very bitter on the palate, sweet syrupy caramel falvors mixed with a distinct roasty, almost burnt aftertaste on the back of the tongue. Seems to focus more on the malt character than the hops; was personally hoping for more upfront hops. Also didn’t get any rye flavor out of it which was surprising. Somewhat of a disappointment...the burnt aftertaste was unexpected. Overall, an interesting brew that I will not buy again.


 msante79 (814), Orland Hills, Illinois, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
May 24, 2008  
Bomber. Pours a semi clear orangish amber with an off-white head. Aroma is hops, malt, rye, and some citrus. Flavor is citrusy hops, malt, rye and some spices. Pretty chewy for a IIPA. Little different than your standard double. Would by again.


 KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
May 22, 2008  
22 oz. bottle. Nice dark, mahogany color. Citrus hops in the nose. Flavor is nice and balanced. Piney notes blend very well with the sweet, caramel malts


 zappafan99 (462), South Carolina, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/517/20
May 20, 2008    Updated: Jul 4, 2008
Heavy malt and hops..chewy..my 6th beer today. Red body wtih white to tan head...Bittersweet is a perfect name for this beer. Thick chewiness, over the top, but not too ambitious.Very drinkable .


 markwise (1175), 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.



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