Ryeclops
Arbor Brewing Company in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Rye Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.95
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A mouthful of distinct rye malt character complimented by the spicy fruit hoppiness of American high-alpha Simcoe hops. The delightful aroma and complex flavor camoflage a boozy-backboned hop monster.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated 12 oz. brown bottle, from jsquire, poured into a shaker. Translucent orange with small off-white head. Aroma is malty, medium body, medium carbonation, and some thin small-bubble lacing. Taste is caramel, with some nice citrus hops, some herbal hops, and bitter rye finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2015
at 20:21
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle to shaker. Shiny, copper color turns hazy with nice medium head. Full-bodied; rye and caramel; bit of biscuit breadiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2014
at 16:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours lightly hazy reddish orange color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, orange peel, caramel, spicy rye, toast, floral, grass, and floral/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of citrus hops and caramel/rye malt sweetness; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, orange peel, floral, grass, caramel, biscuit, spicy rye, toast, light pine, and floral/toasted earthiness. Fair amount of floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, orange peel, floral, grass, caramel, biscuit, spicy rye, toast, light pine, and floral/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and solid complexity of juicy citrus hops and moderate caramel/rye malt sweetness; with a good bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a smooth, moderately creamy, and fairly crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice imperial rye ipa. Good balance and robustness of juicy citrus hops and moderate caramel/bready rye malt sweetness; and very smooth to sip on for the ABV. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2014
at 19:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Corner Brewery. Pours an orangey amber with a white head. Citrus spicy hop aromas with a slight berry sweetness. Flavor is hoppy bitter citrus (lemon, grapefruit), floral, toasty biscuit. Quite nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 May 2012
at 18:30
7/10
Tried
on 19 Feb 2011
at 16:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Crunchy’s, East Lansing. Murky orange-brown body, thin to medium tight tan head. Fruity nose with spicy, leafy hops; citrusy. Spicy, bitter, citrusy body, balanced by toasty, fruity malts. Estery.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jan 2011
at 16:30