Showdown Rye IPA
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Rye Regular|
Score
7.13
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Showdown is an IPA reimagined. With a heaping addition of hardy rye, this copper-hued beauty delivers an unmistakable spicy rye character, while a burly dose of American hops evokes the piney aroma of untamed wilderness. Balanced, bold, and brave, Showdown claims the prize.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at GABF. Pours a clear orange gold with medium off white head that lasts. The aroma is strong rye, grass, resin, earth. Medium body, grapefruit, rye, earth, bitter finish, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2016
at 18:04
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle in hotel room Orlando 2016... Dark copper... Soft toffee.. Big rye nose... Soft sweet toffee malts.. Caramel toffee fruit.. Light bitter rye finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2016
at 19:44
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Albion. Hazy dark orange with small ccreamy beige head, grassy hops aroma, low carbonation, slightly sweet taste with grassy hops and little bit of rye in the background, smooth texture, medium bitter hoppy finish. Nice and smooth.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2015
at 15:38
8/10
Tried
on 27 Aug 2015
at 13:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle. Reddish brown color. Smallish fluffy beige head. Aroma is grainy and with obvious rye notes. Slightly yeasty and nutty, as well. First sip brings more rye and nutty, cocoa-like flavor. Further sips bring the big resiny hop character out. Intense peppery bitterness comes forward. Big and bold is this Rye IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2015
at 21:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a darkish brown color with copper-red highlights and a large foamy orange-tan head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was pine, resin and caramel. The flavor was bitter pine, resin, sour caramel, pepper, herbal, more pine and a bit of a medicinal presence. Very long finish. Moderately full bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2015
at 11:12
8/10
Tried
on 26 Jul 2015
at 07:58
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
6th July 2015
Brewdog Camden. Keg. Hazy deep amber beer, good yellowish cream colour head. Palate is smooth and very slightly viscous. Modest fine carbonation. Malts are smooth and a little creamy but not that sweet. A fair bit of rye tang here and a little rye spice. Hops bring a ripe orange, a little marmalade and pine. Decent hop spice. Light semi dry finish. Heavy on the rye here but decent.
Brewdog Camden. Keg. Hazy deep amber beer, good yellowish cream colour head. Palate is smooth and very slightly viscous. Modest fine carbonation. Malts are smooth and a little creamy but not that sweet. A fair bit of rye tang here and a little rye spice. Hops bring a ripe orange, a little marmalade and pine. Decent hop spice. Light semi dry finish. Heavy on the rye here but decent.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2015
at 12:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Copper with lasting beige head.Nice spicy rye nose.Slightly tart bubbly palate,good malt in back, spicy rye notes..Long bitter hop finish.Light alcohol heat.Fruity tones
Tried
on 22 Jun 2015
at 17:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours a very cloudy copper-gold, with huge head (my bottled foamed over when I opened it--maybe a bad batch?). Aroma of hops, spice, citrus, some soapiness. Flavor is spicy/peppery, with some citrus and hop bitterness. I think there might be too much rye in the mix, since that tends to overpower everything else. Interesting, though not a favorite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2015
at 15:42