Big Bad Baptist - In the Rye
Epic Brewing Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.70
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"Life is a game, boy Life is a game one plays according to the rules." - JD Salinger. We strayed from the beaten path on this brew by aging it in 100% rye barrels. Rye barrels add unique peppery notes & deep earthy tones to Big Bad Baptist. Comin thro' the rye.
With Coffee and Cocoa
With Coffee and Cocoa
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8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Fles 66cl thuis gedeeld. Roasted malts, pruim, rogge, chocoladetonen, whisky, licht boozy, hout, licht droog, pepertje, wat cappuccino, heel licht soja, suikers, rozijn, licht vanille. (22-11-2025).
Tried
from Bottle
from Beer Republic
on 21 Nov 2025
at 23:43
8/10
Nice depth with rye and a touch of wood and vanilla. Gentle warmth of alcohol. Dark chocolate too. Silky smooth.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2025
at 18:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
650ml bottle. Jet black colour with minimally late awakening, small to average, creamy, slowly diminishing, minimally lacing, tan head. MIldly BA supported, sweet-ish, roasty, chocolately, dark malty and caramel malty aroma, notes of caramel, dark caramel, hints of Whiskey, some coffee, cocoa, a touch of rye spiciness, even very mild smokiness. Taste is sweet-ish and roasty, dark and caramel malty, mild BA support, hints of coffee, coffee surrogate, caramel, dark caramel, Whiskey, some rye spiciness, dry cocoa; minimally warming, alcoholic finish.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, slightly dry, minimally (hop bitterness and alcohol induced) pungent palate, medium to coarse, mildly prickly carbonation.
Fairly complex but not much depth - decent.
Dissolved sugar enriched, watery texture, slightly dry, minimally (hop bitterness and alcohol induced) pungent palate, medium to coarse, mildly prickly carbonation.
Fairly complex but not much depth - decent.
Tried
from Bottle
from Beer Republic
on 01 Jul 2025
at 23:49
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
66cl Fles van Beer Republic. 2021 batch #2, 12.4%. Zwarte kleur, beige-bruine kraag. Chocolade, koffie, gerande mout, zacht, zoet, vanille, eik, licht boozy, erg lekker. Medium tot volle body.
Tried
from Bottle
from Beer Republic
on 21 Jun 2025
at 22:52
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at April Tasting. Dark brown color with medium beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, rye, coffee, light caramel, earthy hops.. Taste is dark malt, light roasty notes, coffee-ish, rye, earthy hops.
Tried
from Bottle
from Beer Republic
on 22 Apr 2025
at 18:23
8.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 9
Bottle at Bratislavka tasting. Malty aroma and taste, roastyness, rye, coffee, chocolate, medium tonhigh bitter, light sweet. Full body, malty roasty coffeeish bitter sweet finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2025
at 17:58
8/10
Malm� Christmas tasting - roasted and sweet malty with silky sweet chocolate, some molasses and fudge like sweetness, coffee roast, charred brown sugar, full bodied, dark malty into the finish. Lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2025
at 05:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Refrigerated brown bomber poured into a snifter. Black with small brown head. Aroma is chocolate, thick body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is chocolate , wood, and rye.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2025
at 00:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle. have cellared since 2011 Pretty darn good - balance and strong - fairly complex
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Feb 2025
at 02:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at the Level 6 Xmas Bash, picked up in Systembaloget Malmo, 15/12/22. Light black with a tan cap that thins to a swirl. Nose is chocolate, coffee, roast malts, spice, charr, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises chocolate shavings, fruit cake mix, dates, rye barrel, spice, molasses. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced boost. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2024
at 15:55