Epic Brewing Company Big Bad Baptist - In the Rye

Big Bad Baptist - In the Rye

 

Epic Brewing Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
Score
7.70
ABV: 12.4% IBU: - Ticks: 34
"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
 

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8.5
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

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
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.

Tried from Bottle from Beer Republic on 01 Jul 2025 at 23:49


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8
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
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
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

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
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
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
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