Strongman Rye BA
Magic Rock Brewing in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Rye Special|
Score
7.37
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Our sumptuous Barley Wine ‘Strongman’ has been re-designed since its first outing 2011. We’ve increased the complexity of the malt bill to include wheat malt, crystal rye, light crystal and aromatic malt in addition to our house Golden Promise.
This additional malt has added a depth of satisfying malty character and layers of toffee and dried fruit. The beer has been carefully aged in freshly emptied Bourbon or Rye Whiskey casks until its ready to take the stage. The finished beer is golden brown in colour with a rich pungent aroma and full palate, which gives way to rich fruit and brisk nutty flavours. The Bourbon version has additional rounded vanilla sweetness while the Rye has a peppery spice to its finish
Best drunk slightly cold, the flavours developing as the beer warms.
This additional malt has added a depth of satisfying malty character and layers of toffee and dried fruit. The beer has been carefully aged in freshly emptied Bourbon or Rye Whiskey casks until its ready to take the stage. The finished beer is golden brown in colour with a rich pungent aroma and full palate, which gives way to rich fruit and brisk nutty flavours. The Bourbon version has additional rounded vanilla sweetness while the Rye has a peppery spice to its finish
Best drunk slightly cold, the flavours developing as the beer warms.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
12th May 2018
MBCC 2018. Green. 'Free sauna with your ticket'. Keg. Hazy amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Bitterish wood and emulsion paint. Spice and sweetish caramel. Tangy fruity finish. Spicy linger. Skewed barrelling.
MBCC 2018. Green. 'Free sauna with your ticket'. Keg. Hazy amber beer, small pale tan head. Smooth and semi dry palate, reasonable fine carbonation. Bitterish wood and emulsion paint. Spice and sweetish caramel. Tangy fruity finish. Spicy linger. Skewed barrelling.
Tried
on 08 Aug 2018
at 09:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the London Craft beer festival 03/08/2018. A nutty brown coloured pour with a a creamy mid tan head. Aroma is big spicy Rye whisky, paint, brown sugars, toffee green apple. Palate is medium sweet, rounded, low creamy, moderate carbonation. Flavour is composed of semi sweet rounded malts, cakey, spicy Rye, cake. Warming alcohol.. Nice.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2018
at 19:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
MBCC. Hazy dark brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, dark fruit, wood and bourbon. Flavor very sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish with warming alcohol. 120518
Tried
on 23 Jul 2018
at 11:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Cotteridge Wines, Cotteridge, Birmingham. Small sample as driving, Sunday 27th May 2018 Pours conker brown brown in colour with a off white head. Aroma has wafts of whisky but its quite subtle. Some ripe fruit and molasses combine with a little resin bite at the edges, fruits but with a little whisky pushing through. Good. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov15 3.8
Tried
on 06 Jun 2018
at 04:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ MBCC 2018. Pours hazy dark brown with a creamy tan head, lacings. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, toffee, wood, light whisky. Flavor is sweet, rich malty, caramel, toffee, light dried fruit, little bread, wood, whisky, alcohol. Medium to full body, average carbonation, sweet finish with lots of warming alcohol. 120518
Tried
on 02 Jun 2018
at 07:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
keg at mikkeller 2018 Green... deep brown.. thin tan lacing.. soft sweet spangles caramel toffee fruit nose... Long sweet caramel toffee fruit malt.. Light bitter woody toffee malts
Tried
on 27 May 2018
at 08:37
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Cotteridge Wines; hazy mahogany brown pour with a thin creamy light tan head, aroma has caramel and light bourbon, taste has some pine action, quite big alcohol
Tried
on 25 May 2018
at 18:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at MBCC 2018 Green (session IV), 11/05/18. Rich chestnut brown with a decent beige head. Nose is sweet malts, nutty, toffee, light spice, oak, touch of whisky. Taste comprises fruit cake, toffee, brown sugar melt, ripe dark fruits, kiss of whisky. Full bodied, fine carbonation, warming booze in the close. Solid balanced sipper.
Tried
on 16 May 2018
at 08:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap @MBCC2018, Green Session. Hazy brown, thick beige head. Wood and light rye aroma. Woody, caramely flavour. Twiggy.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2018
at 10:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at MBCC 2018, green session. Hazy brown color with beige head. Aroma is raisins, booze, caramel, not much more Taste is super raisins, barrel sugar, booze, fudge, orange nectar. Oily mouthfeel with fine-bubbled carbonation. Too intense for me I think.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2018
at 13:01