Category Archives: Rye Beer

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Brewski, Rye Beer, Sweden

Brewski Rye Stick APA

Friday, 20 April 2018 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Brewski
Country: Sweden
ABV: 5%
Style: Rye Beer
Other Notes: American Pale Ale. Keep it real, no additives inside!

Brewer Description: (from bottle) “Forgot to hype batch number two for everyone who can’t get it. I don’t mean that in a mean way. Everyone’s support is what keeps me going in the cold dark world I live in now though (don’t get me wrong, it’s great here) thanks everyone. I should say that more often.” Enjoy this limited edition beer, one batch to bottles only. Consider yourself lucky to hold this one in your hand.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.49
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.4

Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 12th June 2019, ‘B2 dirty shame’. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy dark straw yellow colour with a two finger white head that had great retention and left some sticky lacing.
Aroma: Lemon zest, lemon rind and grapefruit with a hint of pineapple.
Taste: Orange rind and pith, lemon, grapefruit with hints of dank hops and pineapple.
Mouthfeel: Crisp, light to medium bodied with moderate to high carbonation.
Overall: Not bad but nothing special either. Carbonation was on the verge of being a little too high.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Mikkeller San Diego, Rye Beer, USA

Mikkeller San Diego Easy Ryeder

Tuesday, 13 February 2018 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Mikkeller San Diego
Country: USA
ABV: 7%
Style: Rye Beer
Other Notes: Hop Series. Keep It Easy

Brewer Description: (from can) Wheat India Pale Ale Brewed with Rye.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.92
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7

Intro: A one pint can with a Julian canned on date of 17355, meaning that it was canned on 21st December 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A clear copper amber colour with an almost three finger off white head that had good retention while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Sweet, pineapple, caramel malt, rye, pine, citrusy orange and grass.
Taste: Sweet, marmalade, mandarin, orange and pineapple with caramel malt, rye and pine lightly bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Quite a nice Wheat Rye IPA??? (I guess) Although perhaps it felt slightly too sweet at times.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Finback Brewery x Barrier Brewing Company, Rye Beer, USA

Finback x Barrier Currency

Friday, 22 December 2017 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Finback Brewery x Barrier Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 6.6%
Style: Rye Beer
Other Notes: Hops – Denali, Apollo, Ekuanot and 007

Brewer Description: (from can) Rye IPA dry hopped with Denali, Apollo, Ekuanot and 007. Brewed with our buddies Barrier Brewing.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.67
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 1 pint can with no canned on or best before date printed on it. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy bright golden orange colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Orange, grapefruit, pomelo flesh and pineapple with a hint of mango.
Taste: Pineapple, lemon zest, pine, herbal tea and lightly spicy.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: This was pretty good, but heavier than expected.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, BrewDog, Rye Beer, Scotland

BrewDog Rye Hammer

Tuesday, 25 July 2017 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: BrewDog
Country: Scotland
ABV: 7.2%
Style: Rye Beer

Brewer Description: (from can) Jack Hammer has been single handedly ripping it up for quite some time. Now, the definitive bitter and twisted IPA, has spawned four Hammer Head off-springs. Rye Hammer is the fourth of our super-charged hyped up hybrids. Rye and American hops unite in an agricultural superpower. A grapefruit harvest of citrus melts away to sticky roasted caramel and rye warmth, all resting on a malted backbone. Then the Hammer Head’s trademark bitter finish reasserts its authority. Catch the Rye Hammer – a bitter sweet protagonist.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.53
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.4

Intro: A 330ml can with a best before date of 10th December 2017. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A golden orange colour that is lightly hazy with lots of extremely fine floating sediment, a two finger white head that dissipates fairly quickly, but left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Orange, mandarin peel and grapefruit with hints of peach, pineapple, pine and malt.
Taste: Very bitter grapefruit, citrus rind and citrus peel followed by mild pineapple, peach and apricot. There was hints of caramel and the alcohol does come through at times. Finish was bittersweet, although definitely more bitter than sweet.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: This was ok, but a bit harsh through its bitterness and the alcohol that comes through.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Brouwerij De Molen, Netherlands, Rye Beer

De Molen Blood Orange IPA

Thursday, 1 September 2016 kitch Leave a comment

Brewery: Brouwerij De Molen
Country: Netherlands
ABV: 6.2%
Style: Rye Beer
Other Notes: Pale Ale-ish (Fruit Rye IPA-ish). Malts – Pils, Crystal and Rye. Hops – Apollo, Simcoe and Cascade. Dry Hopped – Cascade, Citra and Mosaic. Other – blood orange zest.

Brewer Description: (from website) 160 Kilos of blood oranges were butchered for the bloodthirstiness of a new creation in the brew house. Blood Orange IPA. Dryhopped with Citra, Cascade and Mosaic.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.66
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6

Intro: A 330ml bottle, self described as a pale ale-ish, fruit rye ipa-ish beer, bottled on 10th March 2016, poured into a small water glass (all they had at the hotel).
Appearance: It poured a slightly hazy copper orange colour with a two finger beige head that had good retention and lacing.
Aroma: Sharp orange peel, pine and a hint of tropical pineapple.
Taste: Orange, orange peel, caramel malt and a touch of pine.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy to drink, but I’m not getting as much blood orange as I would have liked. Only noticed after drinking and looking carefully at the bottle that the ingredients appear to state that only the zest of the blood orange was used.

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