 BossHossBikes (127), Tennessee, USA
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.
dmtroyer (370), Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA
Oct 8, 2008 22oz. Pours a dark brown with amber highlights. Aroma is mostly sweet malt with some generic hops thrown in for good measure. Body adds some caramel malt and bitter citrus. Extremely underwhelming, soft palate makes this quite the yawn inducer.
hoppopotamus (89), Brooklyn, New York, USA
Oct 7, 2008 A clear red-amber beer with a modest off-white head that leaves lace. The aroma is delicious hops, fruity and floral, along with some maltiness and vanilla notes. Altogether a sweet, pleasant aroma. The taste sweet up front, then blends to caramel malt and hop bitterness at the end, although not as much bitterness as it could have. There’s some definite alcohol heat to the whole thing, in a way that reminds of Bourbon or whiskey. A good beer, and interesting!
edmajorjoe (52), Vail, Arizona, USA
Oct 4, 2008 A sweet smelling aroma and nice looking pour in a pint glass. This beer offers a strong taste (10%) with its bountiful amount of malts and hops. An incredible palate that has you seeking more.
mdm46410 (590), Griffith, Indiana, USA
Oct 2, 2008 Poured from a 22oz bomber and served in a tulip. This beer poured a dark, hazy amber with a one-finger thick head of creamy beige foam. Great retention and lace. The aroma of the beer consisted of sugary caramel malt, some rye spiciness, grapefruit rind, and oranges. The flavor included strong, upfront rye spiciness, caramelized sugar, light tea, bitter grapefruit, peach, and a shot of alcohol. The mouthfeel was thick and full-bodied. Minimal carbonation. Hoppy, malty, and spicy...tasty stuff. A well made big beer.
kpresley77 (94), Jackson, Georgia, USA
Sep 27, 2008 Bottle pours hazy amber with thin, quick diminishing white head. Aroma is mild citruis hops. First taste is sweet malt, then hops bitterness. The finish is bitter hops. Alcohol is well hidden, and this is a really good RIPA.
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