Kentucky Ryed Chiquen
Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸
Speciality Grain - Rye / Roggenbier Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.85
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Our first barrel aged beer here at Against the Grain is the Kentucky Ryed Chiquen. Named so because: 1. It was made in Kentucky. 2. It has a lot of Rye in it and was aged in rye barrels. and 3. It is not Chicken, and as we all know (or should know) Chiquen refers to anything that is not chicken. Brewed with Maris Otter, rye malt and caramel rye, imparting a spicy, fruity and dry flavor. Then hopped with enough English Nugget and Kent Goldings just to balance and fermented with our house ale yeast. After fermentation we moved the entire batch into the AtG private dining room and into used Redemption Rye barrels from our good friends at Strong’s Spirits. There it aged for 5 weeks until we felt it had picked up the right amount of residual bourbon character and oak flavors. We then transferred it to our serving tank, carbonated it and the end result is on tap now, a balanced drinkable and complex barrel aged beer.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(Thanks, Brandon Clownoisseur) Bottle. A- Whisky, butterscotch, sugar cookies. A- Brown red color, cloudy liquid, off white head. T- Whisky, butterscotch, molasses, caramel, oak, medium sweetness, vanilla. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O-First off, what a cool bottle. A tad disappointed it doesn’t actually taste like chicken. Just kidding that would be awful. This bottle was a gusher. Other than that it was good stuff. Lots of butterscotch and masks the booze well. Drinks easy and tastes great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2017
at 20:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled from bottle shared by Joes. Unclear dark orange to reddish color, average sized off-white to beige head. Don’t get much aroma. Taste malts, slightly hops, caramel, brown candy sugar. Decent body and carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2017
at 12:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Massive rye whisky bomb, dry and boozy as hell, the liquor pretty much the dominant characteristic. Some caramel comes through, maybe a bit of toffee and chocolate, but mostly we get rye whisky and nothing but rye whisky. Mild oak on the finish, maybe a hint of floral hop bitterness. Probably not. Might as well get a shot.
Tried
on 08 May 2017
at 20:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tasted from the tap on the 04/02/2017. Orange to amber colour with a big off-white head. Aroma of sweet fruits, caramel and spices. More wood on the taste than in the aroma. Taste has some spices, hints of caramel and sweet fruits. Next one please!
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2017
at 06:53
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap@Fermentoren, Copenhagen (07/01/2017) - fuzzy dark amber to brown coloured pour with white head. Aroma and taste is sweet toasted malty, rye, some sweet caramel action, fruity notes, dried fruit, bourbon soaked wooden accents into the close.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2017
at 14:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at J’s. Pours a clear, deep gold to light amber with a half-finger of foam that dissipates quickly. Malty nose with some light caramel and rye bread notes. Clean and crisp amber. Faint barrel notes on the finish: vanilla and whisky and more malt.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2016
at 22:04
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750 ml bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 8.6%. Orange to amber colour, huge off-white head. Distinct aroma of rye whiskey oak barrel, hints of caramel and dark dried fruits. The flavour has a slight malty sweetness, again followed by notes of rye whiskey or bourbon oak barrel, caramel and brown sugar, dark dried fruits and mild spices. Moderate hops. Overcarbonated, fizzy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2016
at 18:32