Ryeway To Heaven
(has 6 batches)
Revolution Brewing Company in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Rye Rotating|
Score
8.02
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Barrel-Aged Rye Wine
Singular in heft and layered with symphonic grace. Lofty notes of maple, brown sugar, and candied pecan suggest sweetness before a dry, rye-forward terminus.
Singular in heft and layered with symphonic grace. Lofty notes of maple, brown sugar, and candied pecan suggest sweetness before a dry, rye-forward terminus.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
December 2021 can, drunk 1/9/23. Clear amber-honey. Small, dark beige head shows low retention. Soft, well-aged honey-and-vanilla nose with caramel, maple and treacle-like character. Nutty, subtley rich rye with somehow no alcohol. Good tannin and some acidity to balance. Clean. Soft, rich, nutty and moderately sweet. Not explosively flavorful nor nearly as dense as most of the beers in this class, with a bit of thinning on the end. But it makes up a lot of ground in actual elegant flavors with soft, easygoing, well-aged barrel character, a good sweet/acid balance and tons of soft, vanilla-like character. A sipper for sure, not on account of the intensity, but more to really pick up on all the interesting flavors.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jan 2023
at 13:44
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2022 can from the brewery. It pours darkest brown with a lasting tan cap. The aroma is sweet, oily, unctuous, vanilla fudge, nutty, pecan pie, light spice, heady notes of bourbon & rye whiskey, dried fruits, fruit cake and toasted brown sugars. The taste is slick, oily, unctuous, sweet, rich, decadent, deep bourbon & rye character, bourbon soaked oak, vanilla fudge, touch of spice, raisin, sultana, nuttiness, Dundee cake, bourbon biscuits, brown bread, hint of coffee even and some pleasing alcohol warmth. Finish is slick and sweet. Fulsome body, fine to moderate carbonation and slightly oily mouth feel. Good depth of flavour, robust and someone balanced. Enjoyable stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2022
at 19:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Can from Tavour. Pours dark mahogany with a foamy tan head that left quickly. Aroma of rye spice and whiskey/heat. More than med body. Flavor is rye spice, whiskey/heat and roasted but not burnt/toasted malt. Not dry. Treacle seems part of this. Heat is a light hovering thing. Very tasty. Pleasant to lightly sip. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Feb 2022
at 02:30