He'Brew Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A.
Shmaltz Brewing Company in Troy, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Rye Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.25
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Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the death of Lenny Bruce: A Rye based double IPA. Brewed with an obscene amount of malts and hops. Shocking flavors - Far beyond contemporary community standards. The Most Radical Jewish Tribute Beer ever created. 10% alc. -- Malts: 2-row, Rye Ale Malt, Torrified Rye, Crystal Rye 75, Crystal Malt 65, Wheat, Kiln Amber, Caramel 70 -- Hops: Warrior, Cascade, Simcoe, Crystal, Chinook, Amarillo, Centennial. Dry Hopped with Amarillo and Crystal
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle pour into pint glass from Globe Drug. Aroma is strong caramel with alcohol--similar to barleywine. Appearance is hazy orange-brown with off-white head, nice sparkle and trace lacing. Taste is strong caramel with alcohol. Palate is medium bodied with slippery texture, soft carbonation and pleasant warm feeling in the stomach and sweet fruity/floral alcohol finish. Bitterness is experienced in the back of the mouth/teeth rather than aroma/taste. Overall, I might doubt my rating a little since this is likely a little old (is there any other kind from Globe Drug?) but the consistency with other ratings tells me this is more on than off. A nice sipping beer--strong with copious caramel maltiness and the alcohol comes through, but in a nice way. But, with the balance toward the malty side rather than hoppy, this suggests to me that it was a bit old.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2015
at 18:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Smell of rye bread. Deep amber colour, yellow head. Extremely bittet. Aroma of rye bread, hops. Oily texture, flat carbon. Heavy body.
Tried
on 15 May 2015
at 09:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Malty and funky IPA on the rye end of things. Pours dark brown with OK head and lacing. Medium bitter finish. Citrus and big rye aroma. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2014
at 19:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 5
Poured from a bottle it is dark amber with a creamy head. The aroma is rye and the taste is very boozey and remains on the palate strong and burns through
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2014
at 18:10
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz. bottle, Purchased at Julio’s Liquors and received the Wild Six. Darker copper color with thin head in the snifter. Aroma is a pleasant fruit hop note initially followed by a nice rye and rounded by light caramel malt notes.
Oh YEAH! The flavor shows a nice rye presence through out the sip with a underlying fruit hop that transitions into a pine in the finish. The bitterness is a lingering pine with the fruit there put forward and giving way to the pine. Sweetness from the malts make this still on the balanced side. Overall this is a well balanced as described "bittersweet" piney, fruity with a light toffee/ caramel sweetness. Very nicely done, delightful to drink.
Oh YEAH! The flavor shows a nice rye presence through out the sip with a underlying fruit hop that transitions into a pine in the finish. The bitterness is a lingering pine with the fruit there put forward and giving way to the pine. Sweetness from the malts make this still on the balanced side. Overall this is a well balanced as described "bittersweet" piney, fruity with a light toffee/ caramel sweetness. Very nicely done, delightful to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2014
at 17:24
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz bottle. Pours a drop orange/red with full head. Aromas of caramel, malt extract and grass much like a barley wine. Flavors of toffee/grass, bitter dried oranges, and toasted malts. The rye adds a nice sharp note. ABV is noticeable but does not distract too much. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2014
at 22:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a dark amber/red colored body with a one and a half finger’s worth of foamy white head that leaves some lacing that clings to a spider web effect to the sides of the glass.
The smell was a sweet and spicy rye malt, some sweet sugary notes.
The taste was mainly sweet through the previously noted aromas, sticky rye aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, it sat at/about a medium, actually slightly sessionable despite the alcohol saying its supposed to be at 10% so it seems to be hidden well (I wonder how old this is...?). Carbonation is pretty smooth for a DIPA.
Overall, this is a good DIPA that I would come back to. I like the fact that for the ABV it comes across fairly drinkable.
The appearance was a dark amber/red colored body with a one and a half finger’s worth of foamy white head that leaves some lacing that clings to a spider web effect to the sides of the glass.
The smell was a sweet and spicy rye malt, some sweet sugary notes.
The taste was mainly sweet through the previously noted aromas, sticky rye aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, it sat at/about a medium, actually slightly sessionable despite the alcohol saying its supposed to be at 10% so it seems to be hidden well (I wonder how old this is...?). Carbonation is pretty smooth for a DIPA.
Overall, this is a good DIPA that I would come back to. I like the fact that for the ABV it comes across fairly drinkable.
Tried
on 09 May 2014
at 18:18
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Imported from my RateBeer account as He'Brew Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A. (by Shmaltz Brewing Company):
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.4/5
3/V/14 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ ThirstyBird's place - BB: n/a, but supposedly pretty fresh (2014-479) Thanks to ThirstyBird for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark orange beer, big creamy yellow head, very stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very piny, sweet malts, caramel, bit spicy, sugary, alcohol. MF: ok carbon, full body. Taste: sweet fruity start, sweet ripe mango's, some passion fruit, bubble gum, citrus. Aftertaste: citrus, sweet malts, caramel, biscuity, grains, bitter hops, piny and resinous, pineapple, passion fruit.
Aroma: 9/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 9/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 18/20, MyTotalScore: 4.4/5
3/V/14 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ ThirstyBird's place - BB: n/a, but supposedly pretty fresh (2014-479) Thanks to ThirstyBird for sharing the bottle!
Clear dark orange beer, big creamy yellow head, very stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: very piny, sweet malts, caramel, bit spicy, sugary, alcohol. MF: ok carbon, full body. Taste: sweet fruity start, sweet ripe mango's, some passion fruit, bubble gum, citrus. Aftertaste: citrus, sweet malts, caramel, biscuity, grains, bitter hops, piny and resinous, pineapple, passion fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2014
at 12:08
9/10
Tried
on 05 Apr 2014
at 14:39
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy deep orange copper color with a 1-2 finger dense cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, pineapple, citrus rind, floral, grass, rye, caramel, toast, pine, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good complexity of citrus/earthy hops and moderate caramel/rye malt sweetness; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, pineapple, citrus rind, floral, grass, pine, rye, caramel, toast, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of floral/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon zest, orange peel, pineapple, citrus rind, floral, grass, pine, caramel, rye, toast, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity of big citrus/earthy hops with a good amount of malt sweetness; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth and moderately slick/sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent DIPA. All around great complexity of bright citrus/earthy hop and nicely balanced malt sweetness; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2014
at 19:58