Rat Hole Brewing Reviews

slowrunner77	2.8 Rat Hole Rye IPA everything here is color by numbers, as if from a kit, and this is no exception. This is the beer that got me thinking that. Generic and straight played - not bad, but not good. Saturday, October 10, 2015
slowrunner77	1.7 Rat Hole Rotation Red Ale watery garbage - beer flavored water. WTF? One of the worst craft beers I’ll have this year. Saturday, October 10, 2015
slowrunner77	2.7 Rat Hole Lemon Wheat hazy yellow pour - generic lemon and wheat - like I’d expct from a better shock top or blue moon. OK. Saturday, October 10, 2015
slowrunner77	2.6 Rat Hole Honey Pale Ale everything here is color by numbers, as if from a kit, and this is no exception. pretty standard weaker almost English style pale with scant traces of any honey. Not offensive, but boring. Saturday, October 10, 2015
slowrunner77	3.1 Rat Hole Vanilla Porter everything here is color by numbers, as if from a kit, and this is no exception. The vanilla alone makes this the most enjoyable beer they have, but still nothing special. Saturday, October 10, 2015
slowrunner77	2.9 Rat Hole Fence Post Porter everything here is color by numbers, as if from a kit, and this is no exception. nothing unpleasant about it...just an average at best slightly thin porter. Saturday, October 10, 2015
Ferris	2.9 Rat Hole Rye IPA Draft - Sweet rye grain and hops. Clear gold with a thin white head. Caramel and light bitterness. Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Ferris	3.2 Rat Hole Rotation Red Ale Draft - Toffee and some prune. Deep brown with almost no head. As it smells, toffee and prune, which tastes better than it sounds. Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Ferris	3.2 Rat Hole Fence Post Porter Draft - Dark roast and some molasses with a touch of prune. Jet black with almost no head. Sweet dark malts with a touch of roast. Bit simple and sweet. Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Ferris	2.9 Rat Hole Sickle Bar Saison Draft - Citrus and some light esters. Clear gold with no head. Light esters, some citrus and a clean finish. Very light and subtle, maybe too much so. Tuesday, August 11, 2015
FunBeer	4.5 Rat Hole Vanilla Porter one of my favorites from all the vanillas I have tasted. Only down side is they don’t fill Growlers. It is our always go to spot when we visit Bend. Sunday, July 26, 2015
IndianaRed	2.6 Rat Hole Vanilla Porter On Tap at the Bend Brew Pub Deep dark brown, no head or lacing. I had this right next to the fence post and I bet the vanilla added killed the head retention. I think the vanilla is a bit over powering. It shoud be an accent and not featured. Very mild chocolate (probably enhanced by the vanilla) and a touch of coffee. Very soft carbonation. Just OK. Thursday, July 16, 2015
IndianaRed	3.4 Rat Hole Fence Post Porter On Tap at the Bend Brew Pub Classic very dark brown. Anothe rof theirs with just a faint thin ring sticking around. Classic roast flavors, earthy and smooth. HInts of coffee. Pretty straight forward. Smooth pallate and a little campfire roast bitter at the end. Solid porter. Thursday, July 16, 2015
IndianaRed	3.6 Rat Hole Rye IPA On Tap at the Bend Brew Pub Slightly hazy orange/amber with a soapy head/lacing. LIght toast malts and a big fresh hop bite in teh aroma and flavor. Their other beers were middle of the road but this one really stands out. Very big bitterness and good hoppy flavors. The Rye really kicks in. A bold sharp beer not for the faint of heart. Smooth malty feel and a soft carbonation. Thursday, July 16, 2015
IndianaRed	3 Rat Hole Rotation Red Ale On Tap at the Bend Brew Pub Dark mahogany, loks more like a brown. Persistant tan ring. Soft toasted malt aroma. Mild malty flavors with just enough hop IBU to balance it. Rather dark and soft and a vbit under hopped for reds that I recall. Nice smooth palate. Thursday, July 16, 2015
IndianaRed	2.7 Rat Hole Lemon Wheat On Tap at the Bend Brew Pub hazy light brown orange. Brief head leaving a sandy ring. Malty and a littel fruuty. Nicely balanced. Kind of lands between styles. Im thinking this was the honey pale actually. Thursday, July 16, 2015
IndianaRed	3.1 Rat Hole Honey Pale Ale On Tap at the Bend Brew Pub Hazy deep golden with a wispy white head and scan lacing. Light pale malts and nice rounded hop flavors. Plenty bitter. Just a touch of the honey, but I might not have placed it if i hadn’t known, Thursday, July 16, 2015
DedicatedToFun	3.3 Rat Hole Fence Post Porter Tap, black pour, tan head, nose is coffee, taste is coffee, chocolate, dark, good Friday, March 20, 2015
DedicatedToFun	3.4 Rat Hole Vanilla Porter Tap, black pour, tan head, nose is vanilla, taste is vanilla, chocolate, coffee, good Friday, March 20, 2015
DedicatedToFun	2.6 Rat Hole Lemon Wheat Tap, gold pour, white head, nose is lemon, taste is lemon, oranges, wheaty, okay Friday, March 20, 2015
DedicatedToFun	2.9 Rat Hole Honey Pale Ale Tap, gold pour, white head, nose is honey, taste is honey, sweet, hoppy, bitter a bit Friday, March 20, 2015
bpreo	2.1 Rat Hole Pumpkin Ale Unfiltered appearance makes the beer look nice. The pumpkin spice flavor is less than spectacular. Saturday, November 8, 2014
BrewGoblin	3.7 Rat Hole Fence Post Porter A brown close to onyx she be. Getting quite close to Stout chewiness, this Porter smells of smoke, oats, earth, vanilla and chocolate. Not too sweet and nicely balanced by the bitterness. This brewery uses fine ingredients and it comes out clearly in the taste and feel of their diverse brews. Props to Rat Hole for all of the fine dark beers in an IPA heavy area of the world. Monday, June 2, 2014
BrewGoblin	3.3 Rat Hole Rotation Red Ale A lightly hazy ruddy brown rust colour in the glass. Very malt-forward and relaxing. Nuts, caramel, bread, leather and light citrus in the nose. A fairly good balance of flavours although this Red could use some more hop aggression to scale back the sweet malts. An above average rip into Red realms. Monday, June 2, 2014
BrewGoblin	4 Rat Hole Sickle Bar Saison Wow, what a great looking Saison! Very cloudy, opaque light straw colour with a thin ivory head. Lively carbonation presents scents of cloves, nutmeg, lemon, honey, barnyard and floral and citrus hops. Feels nice and crisp on the tongue and sweet, sour and spicy taste is well blended for a fine foray into French territory. Very enjoyabeer. Monday, June 2, 2014
BrewGoblin	3.9 Rat Hole Summer Lemon Wheat Ale This beer was pretty great and one of my favourite Wheat Beers going. Honestly, these guys don’t get the credit they deserve but it will come with time if they keep it up. A quite hazy rusty orange with a thin white head. Good crisp carbonation and lively feel. You can really taste and smell the lemon and wheat and they are excellently balanced. Honey, caramel, light straw and bread come out as well. So refreshing, might have to throw "Session" into the title... Monday, June 2, 2014
BrewGoblin	3.8 Rat Hole Haystack Hazelnut Another fine beer from Rat Hole. These guys are fairly new to Bend and right out of the gate they prove themselves with some more left-of-centre styles like this Hazelnut Porter. I read that they use real Hazelnuts as well and it is expressed in the truly nutty flavour. Lots of caramel, cocoa and coffee scent in this big browner but mostly the titular hazelnuts. Quite sweet but I enjoy and expect that from a nut-flavoured Porter style beer. A creamy and lightly syrupy mouthfeel surely add to the dessert-beer feel of this beauty. Monday, June 2, 2014
BrewGoblin	3.9 Rat Hole Peppermint Chocolate Porter Such a cool idea for a Christmas beer. It is a new beer taste to me and the Porter style fit it well. Poured a dark molasses brown with a tan head. Lots of peppermint along with chocolate, dark coffee, burnt bread, brown sugar and vanilla in the aromatics. Sweet enough to be a treat but bitter enough to enjoy without being dessert in a cup. More of a novelty beer but so glad I got to try it, perfect for the Winter. Nice mid/heavy mouthfeel with soft carbonation. Monday, June 2, 2014
cwald	3.1 Rat Hole Vanilla Porter HQT night. Draft at Brewery. This is a very good vanilla porter. I think the color was appealing, Not overpowering vanilla aroma or after taste, but it was certainly there. Just a hint of chocolate....much less bold tastes than the house Porter...Fencepost. I would drink the fencepost first, but this beer has nothing to be embarrassed about. Friday, October 25, 2013
cwald	3.4 Rat Hole Fence Post Porter HQT night. Draft from Brewery. Very good beer. Dark color...almost black, and extremely powerful smoke and chocolate tastes. Great beer with a meal. Friday, October 25, 2013
cwald	3.1 Rat Hole Haystack Hazelnut HQT Beer night. Draft from Brewery. Plenty of hazalnut aroma. Maybe a little on the sweet side. Decent beer from a little known, but very good brewery. Friday, October 25, 2013
BrewDad	3.6 Rat Hole Lemon Wheat Golden yellow super hazy thin white head. Light Lemon flavor and finish. Good wheat brew with a balanced lemon taste. Perfect for the hot day it was. Saturday, April 27, 2013