Terrapin Rye Squared

Brewed by Terrapin Beer Company
Style: Imperial/Double IPA
Athens, Georgia USA

I would classify this as more of an American Strong. This reminded me quite a bit of Double Bastard which is a good thing. Wonderfully hoppy yet loaded with sweet malts, this brew really hit the spot. Delicious...

Bottle from Miketd. Pours an amber color with a white head. Smells like rye with some charred caramel and a side of hops. Tastes like a chewy grainy hoppy caramel brew. Interesting.

I’ve been trying to find this for awhile, and a wine store near my house finally started carrying it. Bottle poured into a snifter, beautiful amber color, quickly dissipating head. Nose is grassy hops, grapefruit, citrus. Heavy rye in the taste, with a slight maltiness that borders on bitter caramel. Not my favorite double pale, but very decent.

Bottle. Pours a pretty amber color with a thin off-white head that fades quite fast. Almost opaque. It looks dense. Aroma is floral and fruity with a bit of a resinous character. Taste is quite bitter, grapefruity. I don’t get the pronounced maltyness that other reviewers noted. Has a nice, thick, creamy mouthfeel. Finish is quite dry and a bit astringent.

(12oz bottle, 2008 vintage, thanks TheBeerCellar) Fluffly, large beige head atop clear, deep amber body, nice lacing. Aroma is moderately sweet, orange/floral, some spicy/rye. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit/orange, caramel, some pine, cantaloupe, light rye. Sticky full body with some resin.

Thanks to UncleMattie for sending this one as part of my first trade. Pours a translicent, nearly opaque, orange, brown, caramel color with a thin, slightly off white head that faded fast. The aroma is balanced, citrus hops with other fruity notes prevalent (mango, pear). The hop aroma is mellowed with a distinct malt character that makes you think of caramel and chewy grains. Flavor is wonderful, the hops initially take a back seat to the sweet, sugary malts that taste like candy. The hops come in at the finish and bring milder citrus fruits (orange and tangerine). Very thick in the mouth with a lasting sweetness. You can really taste the difference in the malt character due to the amount of rye used. Unique for an IIPA and as it stands alone, delicious.

Brown bottle, 355 ml, 2007 monster beer tour, via Philippe Boutin, received on December 4 2007, savoured on April 2 2008; eye: amber with a reddish hue, clear, light effervescence, beige head that falls rapidly and leaves a ring, lacing; nose: hops, resinous, grapefruit, caramelized malt; mouth: caramelized malt, liqueur-lie, resinous hops, alcohol, dryness, finale in resinous hops with a hint of caramelized malt, creamy texture, mildly sweet and bitter, light astringency, full body, average carbonation; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 355 ml, 2007 monster beer tour, via Philippe Boutin, reçue le 4 décembre 2007, savourée le 2 avril 2008; œil : ambrée avec une teinte rougeâtre, claire, légère effervescence, mousse beige qui tombe assez rapidement et se transforme en un petit anneau, dentelle; nez : houblon, résine, pamplemousse, malt caramélisé; bouche : malt caramélisé, liquoreux, houblon résineux, alcool, sécheresse, finale en houblon résineux avec une pointe de malt caramélisé, texture crémeuse, moyennement sucrée et amère, légère astringence, corsée, carbonatation moyenne; en résumé : bien aimé

Draft @ grand opening of Terrapin. Not your typical IIPA. More malty than hoppy. Very creamy mouthfeel. Nice caramel taste. I lean more to the hops but this was good.