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Left Hand Rye Bock 3.53 221

Left Hand Rye Bock

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2213.55/5.03.53/5.0Special7.7%97.1Dimpled mug, Snifter
Commercial Description:
Thanks for purchasing another offering in our Big Mo' Series. Our Rye Bock is a pleasant departure from traditional bocks and rye beers. The use of malted rye in beer finds its origins in Bavaria. We here at Left Hand use a bottom fermenting lager yeast, paired with a hop profile of classic German bocks. Our Rye Bock gets a wonderful tangy spiciness from the rye, accompanied by dried cherry aromas in the nose. It is a beer of great flavor with a long, savory finish. The image of a goat has traditionally been the symbol of bock beers. It was customary to feed goats rye to make them potent in the spring. We love the marriage of these two ideas. Will our Rye Bock exacerbate your spring fever? Maybe not, but trying out old folklores never tasted so good.
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 Sammy (4070), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/517/20
Mar 29, 2008  
Malt and dried cherry aroma and sublimal taste. Above average mouthfeel full of complex malt and re that rocks. A great bock.


 Radek Kliber (4001), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/103/516/20
Jun 13, 2004  
Those who know me well know that I love rye. Quality Rye, Rye Vodka, Thurn und Taxis rye beer, Rye bread. Ok, you got my point (I hope). Tabernash Rye Bock got superb bready aroma , chewy , old vintage bakery production . Cloudy, thick beer, creamy head, chocolate brown. Sadly carbonation was a bit high, that only made the brew half as smooth as it could be. Still great beer. Respect the style and attempt.


 beerguy101 (3972), Newark, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Aug 5, 2004  
Dark brown color. Medium head. Aroma is malty and fruity. A medium bodied bock. Malts are fruity and sweet. Nice rye spiciness. Hops are spicy and floral. There is a touch of sourness as well. Nicely balanced. Interesting beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.


 jerc (3966), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/515/20
Jun 7, 2004  
Hazy dark brown with a billowy large beige head. Aroma is sweetly malty and yeasty, foreshadowing the sweet malt flavours in the full bodied beer. Something a bit different in the maltiness that I attributed to the rye but I could be wrong. Carbonation mutes some of the more complex flavours. All hail the Captain of the Cougars.


 Rciesla (3915), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/103/514/20
Dec 24, 2009  
Bottle. Pours an amber body with an off white head. Spicy rye bread notes, some caramel notes, and a light fruit body. A modest warming with more spicy yeast tones and rye. Nice ale.


 thedm (3837), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Aug 1, 2004  
This bottled brew tasted at DrewLaPalooza 2004 poured a very large sized head of finely sized off-white colored long lasting bubbles. The body was semi-opaque dark brown in color with no visible carbonation. It had a malty barnyard aroma and was semi-vinous. The mouth feel was tingly with a bock like aftertaste. The flavor contained notes of malt and rye.


 Theis (3803), Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 7, 2008    Updated: Jun 15, 2009
Bottle at home - at the Glögg-party. Cloudy red/brown - white head. Roasted, rye, light soapy, soapy hoppy, nice malty, light smokey notes, straw, hay, nice light hoppy, chocolate, caramel, sweetness. Nice......Again: #08 - Amerikaner Blind-Smagning 12-Jun-2009 hos Papsoe. Bottle. (6/3/6/3/13)


 Braudog (3789), Dayton, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/105/516/20
Apr 15, 2008  
Caged/corked. Pours with a ruggedly reddish brown color and just a fizzle of head. The aroma is mildly medicinal, but quite restrained. Interesting drink here ... a broad blend of stuff going on here, from a easy going roast, a teaser of dark fruit, and a kiss of chocolate in the finish. Very tasty brew and exceptionally well assembled at 7.7%! (#3422, 4/15/2008)



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