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Terrapin Rye Squared 3.75 513

Terrapin Rye Squared

Percentile
96
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5133.76/5.03.75/5.0Spring8.5%80.2Snifter, Tulip
Commercial Description:
Double the malt, double the hops, and double the flavor of the original Rye Pale Ale recipe. (Hence the name Rye Squared.) With its mammoth hop aroma, bitterness and flavor, this beer is not for the faint at heart. The Rye Squared clocks in at a hefty 8.5% ABV so double your pleasure and double your fun because Terrapin went a little crazy with this one! The first keg of Rye Squared went on tap at Tasty World in Athens on Monday April 25th 2005. A special thank you goes out to the newly formed Terrapin Keg Killers. We were told that Tasty World would put the Rye Squared on as soon as they finished off a keg of a "Select" beer they had on tap. When the Terrapin Keg Killers heard about this they went to Tasty world and finished off that other keg in record time. By 10pm on Monday they were enjoying the fruits of their labor when the first ever Rye Squared keg went online. Malt: 2-row pale, Munich, Malted Rye, Bisuit Malt, Honey Malt. Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, East Kent Goldings, Fuggle, Magnum
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 Ungstrup (15380), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/516/20
Sep 18, 2005  
A hazy dark orange beer with a small white head. The aroma is sweet and lovely hoppy combined with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet malty with lots of hops, but also caramel. The body is thick.


 Papsoe (15103), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 28, 2007    Updated: Nov 26, 2007
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of sk8viking. Slightly hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Aroma of caramel, citrus and a bit of metal. Quite full-bodied with very sweet caramel and lots of caramel. The finish isn’t really overly bitter. Pleasant. 270607


 yespr (12404), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Sep 11, 2008  
12 fl oz bottle. Pours slight cloudy deep orange with a lacing white head. Mild spiced and dry hoppy fruity aroma. Mild sweet and fruity hops base flavour. Mild hoppy and dry bitter. Mild sweet and dense fruity hops finish. Smooth and tasty finish.


 omhper (12247), Stockholm, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/513/20
Sep 30, 2006  
[Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival] Poors thick hazy golden, no head. Lychee aroma. Medium sweet, soft and full bodued with notes of caramel and rye bread. Loads of hops simmer above. Lingering very bitter finish.


 fonefan (11866), VestJylland, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/515/20
Nov 21, 2008  
<b>Bottle 355ml.</b>
Light unclear medium orange color with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (050908)


 oh6gdx (9047), Vasa, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 3, 2006  
Bottled. Golden colour, not much head. Aroma American hops, with clear Amarillo notes. Flavour is caramellish, flowery hops with hints of honey. Hops and rye in aftertaste.


 joergen (8627), Frederiksberg, Denmark
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 19, 2005  
Bottled. Hazy orange coloured with an off white head. Sweet aroma of malts, caramel, pine needles and hops. Sweet flavour of malts, caramel, pine needles and hops.


 kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/59/104/518/20
Sep 1, 2007    Updated: Aug 1, 2009

Date: May 04, 2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: hazy orange
Aroma: big sweet hoppy aroma
Flavor: lots of sweet carmel flavor, well balanced with hop bitterness, lingering bitter finish

Date: May 05, 2005
Mode: draft
Vintage: 2005
Aroma: sweet hoppy piney aroma
Flavor: big sweet carmel and pine flavor

Date: May 28, 2005
Mode: home draft
Vintage: 2005
kicked the gfy and replaced it with the rye**2 and it kicks the gfy’s ass, subtle and piney, sweet and hoppy, not worth $40 for a tap handle though, nice yeasty character with a good bitter finish, sweet sweet pine

Date: November 19, 2005
Mode: draft
Source: home keg
Vintage: 2005
Appearance: dark and hazy amber, fine beige head leaving lots of lace
Aroma: still the sweet sweet pine aroma with some good earthy hops to keep it company
Flavor: lots of sweet pine flavor mixed in with some grapefruit, the bitterness has faded but somehow it seams better balanced

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Date: May 18, 2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Sherlocks, GA
Vintage: 2006
Appearance: amber with lots of suspended yeast floating about, thin fine head that leaves bits of lace as it is swirrled about
Aroma: sweet pine aroma
Flavor: lots of sweet malt flavor combined with more pine sap sweetness, enough hops and bitterness to keep it in check
Overall: pretty much same as last year and unaffected by the floaties

Date: January 30, 2007
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2006
sweet orange flavor along with the piney sweetness, just a bit of bitterness still keeps it in balance,

Date: September 18, 2007
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar stock
Vintage: 2006
Aroma: still sweet pine aroma but the intensity of the sweetness is starting to fade
Flavor: the sweet hop flavor is as strong as ever, great sweet orange character, still enough bitterness for balance

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Date: March 23, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta
Vintage: 2007
Appearance: opaque burnt orange, fine cream head, thick lace
Aroma: sweet citrus hop aroma
Flavor: lots of hop flavor, touch of citrus and pine, nice sweet orange shows after warming, long bitter finish, no floaties

Date: March 27, 2007
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2007
the same big sweet citrus and pine flavor,

Date: December 29, 2007
Mode: draft
Source: charlie mopps
Vintage: 2007
am I picking up some sweet chocolate in the flavor to balance the sweet pine or am I on drugs?

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 9/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 18/20
Rating: 4.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Date: March 08, 2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery
Vintage: 2008
Appearance: hazy burnt orange, frothy beige head, bits of drippy lace
Aroma: huge sweet fruity tangerine aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: huge sweet fruity flavor with lots of tangerine and a hint of pine, touch of spicyness along with a light earthy bitterness for balance, peppery alcohol adds to the spicyness

Date: March 25, 2008
Mode: draft
Source: brick store
Vintage: 2008
Aroma: picking more spicy hops in the aroma in addition to the sweet fruity character
Flavor: more balanced with the earthyness stepping up to balance the fruity flavor, light bitterness remains for the finish

Date: May 18, 2008
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2008
Aroma: bottle aroma is much drier with just a trace of the fruity character
Flavor: flavor is just as balanced with the sweet fruity crystal and peppery spicy bitterness

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 17/20
Rating: 4.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: ***+/4

Date: March 20, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Vintage: 2009
Appearance: clear copper, fine dirty white head, thick patterned lace
Aroma: sweet orange and pine aroma, citrus hops, spicyness along with a peppery alcohol
Body: sweet sticky body
Flavor: sweet pine and citrus flavor, sweet orange, just a hint of bitterness, touch of hot peppery alcohol

Date: April 02, 2009
Mode: bottle
Vintage: 2009
Aroma: sweet orange candy aroma
Flavor: sweet orange flavor followed bitter orange peel, nice spicy pepper, light bitterness, hint of alcohol

Date: July 31, 2009
Mode: draft
Source: Twain’s
Vintage: 2009
sweet orange and peppery alcohol is melding together, bitter orange rind keeping the balance, long bitter finish,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4



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