black95tt (82), Doylestown, Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Aug 16, 2006 Pours a deep golden hue with a decently sized head. Aroma is sweet sticky malt with a citrusy bouquet of hops. Flavor is typical IIPA but with a bit of spice from the rye....reminded me of BR Hop Rod. The hops were fruity and assertive with a nice clean bitterness. A very, very good brew. Thanks Leopold! unclemattie (2422), Georgia, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Aug 12, 2006 Terrapin Beer Company is the only thing beer in Atlanta that I cherish! Spike is an awesome brewmaster. Rye Squared, is exactly that! Double the malt, double the hops, and double the flavor of the original Rye Pale Ale recipe.
I like it so much I buy a whole case of it every year. ($7 a 4pk)
Very hazy orange color. Lots of sediment in the bottle. Perfect foamy head. Awesome florals. Long lasting hop finish. porterhouse (1158), Alna, Maine, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Aug 11, 2006 (Bottle via trade with goldtwins, thanks Larry!) Pours a hazy reddish orange with a thin off-white head. Aroma of flowers and pine, caramel and vanilla. Mouthfeel smooth, lightly prickly, a little sticky in finish. Some thin rings of lacing. Flavor is piney and floral, pretty sweet but not sharply so. Some caramel and honey maltiness. This is a pretty deeply flavorful beer. Heavy on the malt, esp. for a big IPA, as well as the hops. The rye comes through in the finish and aftertaste. Pretty nice convergence of flavors. jordanartuso (26), lansing, Michigan, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 | Aug 9, 2006 bottle from thebeercellar2, thanks very much! pours copper color with small white head. aroma is very citrusy, lots of rye and bready smells, and lots of hops in the aroma. let me tell you, i think this beer is great, it has a nice rye ’bite’ to it that i loved and an awesome malty aftertaste. ryan (1778), Beltsville, Maryland, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Aug 6, 2006 Sample courtesy of jordanartuso. Pours a hazy peach with a small white head. The aroma is spicey rye, floral, apricots and raisins. The flavor is herbal, rye bread, honey and apricots. Medium body, slightly astringent with a bitter finish. rudolf (1775), Buffalo, New York, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 | Aug 4, 2006 Thx. Illinismitty. Nose is big sweet caramel, orange, alcohol, strawberries & other fruits, juicy fruit gum - just awesome. Flavor is sweet caramel, cotton candy, great hop bitterness. Lots of fruit going on here. Perhaps a big cloying. moejuck (1165), Ohio, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Aug 3, 2006 The rye2 pours a nice golden color with a white head that has good retention. The aroma is hoppy, but also very malty as well. You get some sweet aromas in the nose as well. The taste is very nice--plenty of sweet malt behind the big hop profile. The mouthfeell is spot on as well. TheEpeeist (1466), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Jul 30, 2006 12 oz bottle. Clear honey orange; small whitish head. Oven roasted oranges with some caramel. Later prosciutto and rye. Taste is abruptly sweet hops on steroids. Orange-rhubarb marmalade, cherry juice and more rye. Soft body and carb make this nicely drinkable but sticky sweet vs. hyped hops battle not well integrated and a bit overwhelming.
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