Hop Rod Rye™
Bear Republic Brewing Company in Cloverdale, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Rye Rotating|
Score
7.57
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A high gravity IPA brewed with 18% rye malt. Hop Rod Rye has a floral hop aroma and subtle caramel notes with a slightly earthy and spicy rye character.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap. Pours a ruby red/brown with light head. Aromas of toasted malts, toffee, pine, and fruit. Flavours of malts, pine, grapefruit, and raspberries. Nice bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Feb 2013
at 20:02
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Dexters. Orange-brown, looks unfiltered. Big, steady off-white/beige head. Fresh and zesty up front, with a big bold rye-gingerbread finish. Smooth and clean for the ABV. Well balanced, sort of a benchmark Rye beer. Caramel rye all the way, some balancing orange citrus hop tone. Quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2013
at 23:52
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry ou Blankboy. De couleur cuivrée foncée et claire. Nez de houblon citrique (pamplemousse) et résineux, légèrement floral et herbeux, malté de caramel sucré , fruité (agrumes, traces d’abricots et d’ananas), moyen de grains de céréales aux notes rôties avec des notes d’alcool doux. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement crémeuse aux notes huileuses et résineuses. Goût amer de houblon citrique (pamplemousse), moyennement résineux avec des notes florales (une amertume qui dure toute la gorgée) ainsi qu’un goût fruité (agrumes, traces d’abricots et de pêches) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel moyennement sucré, léger de grains de céréales (seigle) aux notes rôties et avec des notes de pain et d’épices (poivre) puis progressivement l’amertume reprend le dessus en finale avec un houblon plus sec et légèrement herbeux et l’on y retrouve également des notes d’alcool doux réchauffantes. Post-gout assez long et moyennement sec, moyennement amer de houblon citrique, résineux et légèrement herbeux avec des notes fruitées (zeste d’agrumes), d’alcool et poivrées.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2013
at 22:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dark copper to almost reddish brown color, foamy head. Nose has some grains, spicy hops, caramel. Flavor similar, a lot of sweet caramel graininess, spicy hops. Its a bit heavy, good but not great.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2013
at 07:02
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
(Bottle) Clear amber with a ruby tint. Little head. Pleasant aroma: hops, spice and candy overlaying a tangy fruity (maybe orange) aroma. Rich full bodied with lovely carbonation. Taste starts with caramel, spice and some citrus and shifts quickly to a pretty assertive bitterness that lasts. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2013
at 02:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Nice creamy head with good duration. Color is dark amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, hops, malt, notes of flowers, mild hoppy and light bitter finish. Probably not as fresh as it should have been.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2013
at 13:04
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Johns. Pours hazy dark golden with a offwhite head. Aroma of malt, bread, caramel, little fruity hops, little old. Flavor is malt, bread, some fruity hops, but old and faded, very little bitterness. Medium to full, soft carbonation. 220113
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2013
at 13:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Clear reddish amber with a lasting beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 220113
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2013
at 13:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Slightly hazy dark amber with small beige head. Aroma is malt, caramel, hops, citrus, spicy and stall hop. Flavour is malt, caramel, medium sweet, hop, little citrus, stall hop and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2013
at 13:03
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
355 ml bottle courtesy of my secret santa joeneugs. Pours hazy amber with a rather small offwhite head that leaves lots of sticky trace on the glass while dissipating. Smell is sweet, malty, fruity, floral and hoppy with caramel, oily pine, resinous wood, grapefruit juice, nougat, toffee, alcohol, unripe tropical fruits, lemon zest, orange zest, crackers, black currant tea, cedar, dried apricots and hints of raisins in brandy. Taste is tiny sweet and bitter with caramel, oily pine, grapefruit juice, orange peal, resinous wood, biscuits, unripe tropical fruits, alcohol, bread, black currant tea, lemon zest, dried apricots and hints of minerals. Mouthfeel is round, oily bitter, slightly astringent and medium to full bodied. Finish is bitter with bread, grapefruit rinds, oily pine, resinous wood, dried apricots, unripe pineapple, unripe mango, black currant jam and orange peal. Very smooth and balanced. A great beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2012
at 14:57