 malrubius (1005), Valley Stream, New York, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Apr 2, 2009 22 ounce bottle in pint glass. Golden with lasting head and lace. Fresh hoppy sweet citrus aroma. Mildly sweet spicy with nicely understated pear melon fruit. Spicy rye hoppy finish. NIcely complex. Delicious. OKay, so why is this a "specialty grain" beer, but Hop Rod Rye is a DIPA? Anyhow this beer is a delicious IPA with an added rye spicy complexity. Excellent.
jstraw (777), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 14, 2009 Hazy, orange-gold with good, creamy off-white head / Floral nose of dry hops, weed, and rye / Medium body, good malt and hop balance, with good finish / Restrained yet appealing flavors of dry hops, orange, grapefruit, flowers, caramel, and spicy rye / Very good.
17thfloor (1513), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 16/20 |
May 6, 2009 22oz bomber. Pours a clear glowing golden with a fluffy medium white frothy head with nice lacing. Aroma of fresh citrus hops and lightly caramelized grains slightly spicy rye. Flavor is excellent and quite clean, great citrus hops, grapes, light grapefruit, super juicy, pine, lovely soft maltiness, lightly bready, always love the spicy depth rye adds. Fantastic mouth feel, medium bodied, medium/light feel, very soft larger carbonation with a quick sizzle. Delicious and super quaffable. Fantastic balance.
tsetlock (66), Livonia, Michigan, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Mar 21, 2009 12 oz bottle. Cloudy orange body, thick, puffy buff head. Spicy nose with bitter pine and citrus brightness. Citrus and pine taste, backed by toasty malts. Dense flavor profile and crisp, biting mouthfeel. Average aftertaste for an IPA with a slight metallic finish.
WakeandBake (438), Greenville, Michigan, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 18, 2009 22ozBottle. A nice copper/orange color with a two finger fluffy offwhite head,medium to light carbonation.Aroma of pine and toasted rye bread,a hint of pineapple . Big flavor, spicy dry toasted malt up front with a slightly citrusy finish,maybe grapefruit or pineapple,and then a little peppercorn note.Slightly bitter but quite balanced with all that is going on here. Very good offering and my new favorite from this brewer .
Cletus (5060), Connecticut, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 25, 2009 Bomber courtesy of dmschefke. Pours copper with a white head. Smells of rye, spice, peppery, earthy. Tastes of pronounced rye, citrus, wildflowers, pepper, spice. Full mouthfeel. Excellent!
jtw (944), farmington, Michigan, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 27, 2009 22 oz bottle - pours out a light clear gold color, paler than i expected, although i’m not quite sure what color i expected it to be. average amount of white head with frothy bubbles bigger than average. strong dry-hopped aroma of green american northwest hops and spicy rye, and little to no alcohol heat apparent. bready sourdough in the aroma as well. flavor is a little less bitter than the aroma suggests, but rounds out nicely with a mildly sweet malt backbone and well-balanced bittering hops. medium clean finish and a respectable rye APA.
fredandboboflo (1431), East Setauket, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Apr 10, 2009 Bottle. Aroma of citrus oil hops along with some floral and herbal hops, some rye crust, hay, doughy malt. Flavor again heavy on the citrus oil hops with bready malt in the background. Nice bitterness and grainy malt in the finish. Nice stuff.
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