Ardent Craft Ales Dark Rye

Dark Rye

 

Ardent Craft Ales in Richmond, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Imperial Regular
Score
7.18
ABV: 9.8% IBU: 45 Ticks: 16
Dark Rye is an American imperial stout brewed with rye and chocolate malts. Notes of dark chocolate and a roasty malt base balance an earthy, spicy character from the rye addition in this big, full-bodied stout.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Lots of dark chocolate. Thick creamy consistency, soft carbonation. Light bitter finish. Some roast. Black pour with ok head and lacing. Bottle shared at tasting.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2015 at 12:37


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

From a 50 cl bottle shared at the RB DC tasting Aug 1, 2015. Pours a hazy dark cola. Aroma of chocolate. Flavors of roasted nuts.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2015 at 20:27


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Very dark maroon brown color. Aroma of herbal licorice. Taste is burnt espresso, dark cocoa. Decent.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2015 at 19:24


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draft. Pours dark brown tan head. Nose/taste of rye, coffee, cocoa, roast chocolate. Medium body.

Tried from Draft on 24 Feb 2015 at 12:20


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Draft - Toasted malts and some dark chocolate notes. Deep black with a thin beige head. Dark chocolate malts and some piney bitterness. Tastes like a black IPA.

Tried from Draft on 14 Feb 2015 at 23:22


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Growler shared at the 9th Richmond Rare & Unusual Epic Tasting, Richmond, VA, 11/30/14. Pours a clear dark red, brown, thin head. Aroma of rye, roasted malt, chocolate, crackery notes. The taste is bitter rye, roasted malt, chocolate. Medium bodied, well balanced.

Tried from Growler on 04 Dec 2014 at 18:25