Rye Hatter
New Holland Brewing Company in Holland, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Rye Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.92
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This beer showcases its grain bill, made up of rye and barley malt. The rye adds a slight spiciness to the caramel-malt base, while also creating a creamy texture. Dry-hopping contributes a fresh citrus finish.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of kristina. Vintage 2011. Pours a cloudy amber with a rich and frothy off-white head. Comes a slow but steady gusher! Lovely dry Brett aroma combined with some citrusy hops. Medium body, heavy fizz with big bubbles. First a dry fruitiness with oranges dominating, dusty dry, citrusy hops and then again a solid Brettyness all the way through the finish. I believe the dry-hopping infected this, but it turned out a lovely Orval clone! 220312
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2012
at 07:40
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Light in every way. Mildly bitter hops and prairie grass. Light rye. Copper color. There is not much going on here. Dry finish.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2011
at 18:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Clear deep copper coloured body with a bit of an amber glow and a ridiculously large deep tan coloured head that keeps foaming out of the bottle - glad I opened it now! Aroma of deep fresh hops, a touch of rye, some metal and a good dose of alcohol. Medium-bodied; Assertive rye flavour at first with a lot of fresh citrus and herbal hops showing some good complexity and even more rye and specialty malts coming through at the end. Aftertaste is a bit earthy, a bit hoppy, a lot rye flavoured and quite a bit pungent. Overall, one of the nicer Rye-based IPAs I’ve had and one that shows a lot of complexity given the relatively simple creation. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria, Virginia on 20-July-2011 sampled at home in Washington on 15-September-2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2011
at 22:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dry, lots o’ rye, and nice to the eye. Yikes. Sorry about that. Never good to open with a rhyme. Unless you’re writing a song. Which I don’t think I’m doing. Anyway, Rye Hatter is tasty, good and hoppy with a lengthy swipe of rye flowing down the middle. This finish keeps things bitter without being clingy, and the feel is smooth as budda. Good beer.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2011
at 17:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Orange peel, pine, and caramel aroma. Clear amber, medium yellow head. Orange peel flavor. Good level of bitterness, medium body, good level of carbonation. very centered, lacks transitions and complexity. Solid everyday IPA.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2011
at 08:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Despite quite a few bad experiences with New Holland, I keep coming back to them whenever I have the opportunity to try their beer - beers like this are probably why - quite a nice pour - hazy light amber with a thick, lasting head - noses of earthy hops, pine and tangy, spicy rye, dusty yeast - moderately bitter up front, but sweet through the middle, with a lingering, semi-dry, spicy finish - a little bit bready - moderate earthy hop flavor - quite a strong rye presence, adding additional spice and even a light sourness - herbal on the tail end - pretty good beer.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2011
at 19:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Served on draft at Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a hazy copper-amber color with a medium creamy head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus hops, nutty notes and a bit of rye. The taste is bitter citrus hops, rye, a nutty finish and a lingering hop burn. Thin bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Aug 2010
at 13:55
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at New Holland. Medium orange-brown body, thin off-white ring of carbonation. Bitter hops nose with citrus and pine. Citrusy hops body with spicy rye and sweet, biscuity malts. A basic IPA with modest rye character.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Jun 2010
at 19:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap. Poured a clear amber with a bit of gold and an off-white head that laced a bit and dissipated in to a slight film. Aroma had a nice combination of rye, pine and grass. Flavor began with a pine note, but the rye and grass grow to balance out the bitterness. This hatter seems to be a bit more smooth than the others.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jun 2010
at 15:21
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at Buckeye Beer Engine. This brew is a copper color with a medium white head that diminishes steadily. Spotty lacing. Aroma of bready malt and fruit. Medium body with flavors of grainy malt, fruit, mild hops and touches of rye. The finish is biscuity malt and rye bread. Decent overall.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2010
at 14:14