Rye of the Tiger
Great Lakes Brewing in Cleveland, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Rye Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.15
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This kitty has claws. Named for its one-two punch of fierce hops and sharp rye content,our Rye of the Tiger India Pale Ale is a thrilling ale with bite, handcrafted for the fighter in all of us. Like tigers creeping through tall grass, hop heads will stalk this majestic golden brew, rising to the challenge of its bold flavor attack. Full-bodied and loaded with hops, our Rye of the Tiger IPA is brewed with rye malt, adding a spicy complexity to every sip. It’s an ale meant to inspire feats of strength and skill, a worthy contender in the bout against the flavorless. If you can step into the ring with this hopped-up cat, you’ve earned your stripes.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
From notes, consumed on 5/21/13. Bottle poured into a tulip. Pours a golden brown with 4 fingers of fluffy off-white head. Head fades slowly with sticky lacing. Decent carbonation. Aromas of rye, caramel, toasty notes. Tasting notes of rye, grapefruit, tangerine, toasty bread/biscuit, light pine/resin. Medium body with a mostly dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Feb 2014
at 01:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Deep hazy and muddied copper coloured body with tints of orange and bronze and a thin, one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of rye, alcohol, yeast, bread and more rye - tons of it - and not many hops to smell, either. Medium to Full-bodied; Dense, deep rye flavours with some alcohol and bitterness behind, all with a very nicely laced piney and floral hop flavour showing a ton of hops and a great balance of the rye and hops. Aftertaste shows exclusively floral and piney hops and TONS of rye - easily the most i’ve had in a rye-based beer. Overall, a nice beer - if you like rye, you’ll love this - perhaps a bit strong for some (including myself), but I can appreciate the difference in flavour and respect the beer as it was intended! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Wegman’s in Sterling, Virginia on 03-May-2013 for US$1.67 sampled at home in Washington on 11-January-2014.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jan 2014
at 22:47
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Better Beer Of The Month Club. Hazy orange-amber color with a medium off-white head. Aroma of piney and citric hops, a bit stale, with some rye spiciness and a bit of malt. Flavor has some chewy malt, sweetish and a bit caramelly, fruity notes, strong bitterness with piney and slightly grapefruity hops, a bit stale, and some spicy rye notes. Medium-bodied. Decent, but past its prime.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2013
at 14:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
12oz bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a slightly cloudy orange with a half finger of white head. Aroma of rye with a little pine and citrus. Taste is mrdium bitter and is the same as aroma. Medium bodied with a somewhat slick texture. Lively carbonation and a very long finish. Overall, very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2013
at 19:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Total Wine, Fairfax 12oz: Pours a copper color with an off-white head. Aroma is grass and rye. Pretty much not citrus. Mostly a combination of rye and grassy hops. Melded together very well. Easily sessionable. A tad bitter.
Tried
on 07 Jul 2013
at 19:09
6/10
Tried
on 22 Jun 2013
at 21:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from jcos, 6/14/13
Aroma: The nose of this one has some peach/tropical hops, some light pine, spice, and rye
Appearance: It pours a hazy orange color with thin head that leaves some mild lace
Flavor: Tastes of spice and rye bread up-front with some later fruity flavors and medium-plus bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a nice, clean feel, average carbonation, and a spicy, dry finish
Overall Impression: This is a really nice RyePA and it is extremely drinkable. I enjoyed it. This one drinks so easy you'd think it's a 4% beer, so at 7.5% it could be pretty dangerous.
Aroma: The nose of this one has some peach/tropical hops, some light pine, spice, and rye
Appearance: It pours a hazy orange color with thin head that leaves some mild lace
Flavor: Tastes of spice and rye bread up-front with some later fruity flavors and medium-plus bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a nice, clean feel, average carbonation, and a spicy, dry finish
Overall Impression: This is a really nice RyePA and it is extremely drinkable. I enjoyed it. This one drinks so easy you'd think it's a 4% beer, so at 7.5% it could be pretty dangerous.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2013
at 18:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft. Poured a hazy golden color, with a medium sized white head. Aroma was spice, citrus, straw. Flavor was a nice spicy character, with plenty of hops, and some bready notes. Enjoyed this one. Friends did not - well, more for me to drink then!
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jun 2013
at 01:00
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle. Pours orange golden with a small particle haziness and a white head. Citrus herbal hoppy aromas, pale toasty malt. Grapefruit, herbal, grassy hops with toasty rye. It’s solid, but not that exciting to me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 May 2013
at 00:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap: Poured a clear dark golden color ale with a small foamy head with medium retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of spicy rye notes with some citrus hops notes. Taste is dominated by citrus notes with some spicy rye malt with light bitter finish. Body is a bit light with good carbonation. Not bad just a little bit softer then I was expecting with rye not coming out as much as expected.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2013
at 13:16