Ruthless Rye IPA
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Rye Rotating|
Score
7.26
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Rye has been a staple grain for millennia—sought after for its stubborn resilience in the field and revered for its unique flavor. Ruthless Rye IPA is brewed with rustic grains for refined flavors, combining the peppery spice of rye and the bright citrusy flavors of whole-cone hops to create a complex ale for the tumultuous transition to spring.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; hazy amber pour with thin white head, spicy rye aroma, spicy taste backed up with piney hop and some wet leaves.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2013
at 06:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 fl. oz. bottle. Orange-brown amber colour, foamy off-white head and aroma of bread & fruity mango resin hop. Taste is rye with a peppery, earthy, citrus, pine hop bitterness. Slightly oily spicy mouth feel, medium bodied, medium carbonation, nutty dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2013
at 13:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dégustée en fût au Farmhouse Tap & Grill à Burlington, VT. De couleur cuivrée et claire. Nez de floral, herbeux, légèrement fruité (agrumes, notes d’abricots) et aux notes citriques, de grains de céréales sucrées avec des notes épicées (poivre doux) ainsi que des traces de pain grillé. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen ainsi qu’une texture légèrement huileuse. Goût moyennement amer de houblon herbeux, moyennement floral et fruité (agrumes, traces d’abricots) et aux notes citriques (une amertume présente toute la gorgée) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût de grains de céréales légèrement sucrées avec des notes de pain et quelques traces de caramel doux puis en finale l’amertume de houblon se fait légèrement asséchante, légèrement plus herbeuse et citrique en plus d’être accompagné d’un léger goût épicé (poivré). Post-goût moyen-long et plutôt sec, moyennement amer de houblon herbeux, légèrement floral et citrique avec des notes fruitées (zeste d’agrumes) et épicées (poivre doux). (17 avril 2013)
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Apr 2013
at 01:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
keg at early of essex... copper ... thin whitelacing ... dry zezt ... light sour tinge nose ... cold and zezty .... dry woody rye ...3.3 keg at fyne fest ... sweet fruits ... soft rye nose ..... soft fruits ... soft malt ... long dry rye bed
Tried
on 27 Mar 2013
at 10:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep dark brown coloured body with a hint of a ruby glow and a nice, two centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of pungent rye grain, a lot of earthy and citrusey hops with some alcohol noticeable in the nose. Medium-bodied; Strong rye flavour coupled with the hops makes for a great balance and a very nice taste - there is a little nuttiness and some caramel notes, but the rye is the strongest. Aftertaste still shows a nice balance with more of the hops changing to resinous flavours. Overall, a nice and very true Rye IPA - one of the better ones I’ve had. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle given to me by a hockey teammate (thanks Brian!) on 20-February-2013 sampled after a game.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2013
at 09:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) Amber colour with frothy, beige head, leaving traces of lacing. Malty, hoppy nose with orange, grapefruit, apricots, treacle-toffee, rye bread and a touch of pine needles. Malty, hoppy taste with notes of grapefruit, orange peel, crisp-bread, pine needles, a touch of brown sugar and a solid piney, citrussy bitterness in a fairly dry finish. Medium body, with just a touch of sweetness. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2013
at 13:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz 2013 bottle from Country Club Liquors. Nose is pine resin, citrus, & grainy bread. Clear copper orange with a medium, lightly lacing beige head. Flavor is bitter, resin, spicy, and a little caramel maltiness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2013
at 16:00
8/10
Tried
on 25 Jan 2013
at 22:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
The appearance is a golden orange-brown, mostly clear with no head whatsoever. The lacing is spotty but also leaves the rings as the beer is sipped. The aroma has mainly the rye and the hops with some light pine in there as well. The taste is peppery through the rye and hops coming through. The palate is light to medium with a dry aftertaste and finish with some light harshness on the tongue. This is a mostly drinkable beer. Overall, as a rye beer and as an IPA, whatever it is, I like it.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2013
at 16:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
A bottle from Craft Beer Base. It poured an amber brown with a thick head of foam and a nice amount of carbonation. A well balanced beer with a good mix of bitter hops, malty sweetness and rye. Very Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2013
at 04:49