Rolls Rice
Rustic Leaf Brewing Company in Waterford Township, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - India Style Rotating|
Score
7.05
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superspak (10160) reviewed Rolls Rice from Rustic Leaf Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 8/11/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear pale golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, lime, tangerine, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, honeydew melon, apricot, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, tangerine, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, honeydew melon, apricot, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, tangerine, red grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, mango, honeydew melon, apricot, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Very clean on lager flavors, with minimal yeasty notes. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an awesome IPL. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the moderately bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Feels like Columbus, Amarillo, Hallertau. Very vibrant, dank, earthy, and fairly juicy hops; with a great clean pils malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft at Rustic Leaf. Pours a mostly clear straw color with a finger of foam that dissipates. Citrusy aromas with light orange pith on the nose. Some herbal hop notes on the palate. Clean mouthfeel, good bready malt flavors. Smooth and easy drinking, but flavors feel a little muted.