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Soft and creamy rye funk

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

TDM Rye Rye My Darling Red IPA (?) 7.5% Lovely reddish amber color with a tan head and a malty sweet but peppery rye aroma that’s redolent with piney hops. Quite full bodied and smooth. The hops are 80-90% pine then 10-20% hints of citrus with the malts providing a balancing sweet caramel but I’m also getting a Smokey vibe (could be the mosquito coils I guess). Very tasty and hitting the spot on this rainy Thursday.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Very deep fiery autumn amber color. Creamy white head. Intense spicy rye character in the nose. The rye is really really spicy, one of the spiciest rye noses Ive smelt on a beer and I love it. Tangerines and grapefruit in the background. Medium bodied, excellent malt backbone and tons of spicy rye character over a modestly bitter palate. Fairly dry. The rye character just lingers and lingers at the end. Its powerful, but never overwhelming. Love it. Hard to find a rye IPA in Japan and this is an excellent example.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from the brewery. Mail order. Spicy rye, cherry, biscuity malt, caramel chocolate, resiny hops. Hints of coconut. Deep, rich red. Rich deep malt, Nice grain, rye spice, rich fruit, raisin, cherry. Lovely stuff.