Tollan Rye IPA
Three Notch'd Brewing Company in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Rye Regular|
Score
6.74
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Collab w/ Scotty Lynch and Fardowners Restaurant in Crozet. This beer takes its name from the Gaelic word for tunnel, a nod to the Irish Fardowners who left their mark by digging the first railway tunnels through the Blue Ridge Mountains! This year's hop is the tropical Australian hop Ella to complement the earth, spicy, peppery finish of the rye.
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6/10
Bottled. Strong rye aroma. Serious malts and that keam rye tsre. Pretty decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:42
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Deep dark brown coloured body with a bit of a copper glow and a small, but noticeable two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of light grain, rye, a bit of bread, some noticeable yeast and a small amount of caramelised sugars, but not much hops at all in this one. Medium-bodied; Sharp rye flavours at first with more grain and pungent notes along with some herbal qualities, but very little in terms of hops or sugars, this one is focused on the grain/rye properties. Aftertaste shows more of a dry and bitter beer, but that is from the malts/rye than from any hops, which are slightly noticeable at the end and show up as grassy. Overall, a decent beer when looking at it in terms of a specialty grain beer, but not so good in the IPA light or even as an APA, which this just didn't have enough hop flavours to even make it in that category. Not really worth trying unless you love Rye for some reason, and even then you are probably better off with a Reuben and a real IPA. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Total Wine in Fairfax, Virginia on 10-September-2017 for US$2,79 sampled at home in Washington on 28-September-2017.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2017
at 15:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
$2.10 can from Wine Warehouse. Pours clear golden with an off-white head. Aroma of cat piss, pine, light skunk, citrus, cigarette ash. Oh now that flavor is interesting. Citrus peel, pine, grain, somewhat fruity. Finishes bitter and slightly peppery. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jan 2017
at 19:39
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Lots of citrus and some decent rye background. I like rye pas because they actually have some malt aroma beyond the hops and this is no exception. Pours cloudy golden with great head and lacing. Tap at galaxy hut.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Sep 2015
at 16:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Draft at Virginia IPA Challenge at Capital Alehouse Harrisonburg VA: Mild wood nose. Clear amber, headless. Orange grain, lemongrass. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2015
at 16:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
4 oz pour on draft at Brine, served in a Glencairn style glass. 7.5% version. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of floral, citrus, tropical fruit, light rye, spices. Tastes of tropical fruit, citrus, floral notes, light rye, spice, citrus peel. Medium body with a dry finish. Would like more rye but still pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2015
at 21:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample at Dominion Wine and Beer. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Citrus nose. Orange flavors. Tasty.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2015
at 18:37
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On draft at Spacebar. Poured a slightly hazy orange color with a small white head. Flavor had some light honey, some rye, lots of spice, biterness, interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Aug 2015
at 00:16
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at WF Fair Lakes pours a mostly clear orange with some cloudy white head. Nose is solid, tangerine, honey, resin, some orange soda, floral. Flavor has some solid hop bite, a little distracting metal, orange, tangerine, pine resin. Zippy, dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jul 2015
at 16:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft at Michaels. Clear golden amber. Aroma of lightly spiced buscuit. Taste is sweet spiced honey.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2014
at 14:30