3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Leaning into the realm of American Strong with the flavor profile here. Deep red appearance, nice head, attractive. Aroma earthy, piney, with some caramel. Flavor matched, with an almost aspirin astringent bitterness lingering. Very full bodied, almost creamy caramel, perhaps that is the contribution made by the rye. Far and away the best HeBrew beer, and a great label. But just a nice beer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle: pours a beautiful smooth caramel color with a thick cream colored head that leaves a nice heavy lace. Grassy, citrusy aromas, maybe some herbal notes. Flavors are pine, bread, earthy. It’s got a lot going on. Mouthfeel is nice... It coats your mouth and leaves you a few minutes to appreciate this tasty beer. Good stuff!
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours golden brown with a high, fine-grained head. The nose is amazing -- smoke, citrus, maple, and herbal notes that I can smell all the way across the desk. On the front of the palate there’s some orangey sweetness -- and then the bitterness smacks you upside the head. Still very well balanced, though, with definite caramel notes on the close. Mouthfeel so rich it’s almost a barleywine. Wow.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Deep red/brown pour with tall offwhite head, an inch thick at least. Bitter hoppy piney scent. Nice. Thick mouth feel. Appropriate carbonation. Lots of malt flavor, a little less on hops but evident nonetheless. Alcohol content apparent on finish leaving mouth a bit dry.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Aroma is hops, pine, malts, and citrus. Pours a dark amber with a big white head and some lacing. Taste is hops, pine, and malts with a good alcohol warming aftertaste. Very good.
2.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Strong beer, overbearing malts and even more hops! Lots of citrus and pine. Not horrible but I wouldn’t buy it again.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle. Pours a dark amber with a creamy off white head and plenty of lacing throughout. One of the better rye beers out there and it definitely packs a wallop with that high abv.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
This is a really, really good R.I.P.A.-- my favorite.
For me, the downfall of many RIPAs is they just get too thick, too syrupy, when they add the rye bite to the existing hoppiness.
This one avoids that issue altogether, and blows your hair back in the process. The flavor is so complex it is very hard to describe-- sweet with the sour, light with the heavy, delicate with the harsh.
Great beer. My only beef is it’s so strong and so heavy that it does limit drinkability.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours a dark copper color from the bottle with a nice tan head and moderate lacing. Smell is intense, malty up front from the rye and a bit of piney hops. Taste is sweet on the front end, then bitter, with a clean, slightly alcoholic finish. Decently balanced, but the bitterness stays. Good, but a bit overwhelming.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at The Common Table. Pours a dark reddish amber with a thin off white head. The aromas are musk, light citrus. The mouthfeel is dry, sticky and has a heavy body and good carbonation. Cheers!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Not much of a smell has a decent bitterness, the taste is not that complex and the after taste isn't that pleasant.
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
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