Hop Strike Black Rye-IPA
Tommyknocker Brewery in Idaho Springs, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Rye Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.00
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Hop Strike! is a dry-hopped Black Rye-IPA built from the ground up at Tommyknocker Brewery. This beer is characterized by an intermingling of spicy citrus hops and chocolate malt creating an interesting complexity and great first impression on the nose. Hop Strike’s substantial 95 IBUs are balanced by the chocolate rye resulting in a nice depth of malt character and deep color.
Appearance: Deep Brown/Black, light tan head
Malts: Idaho Pale Malt, European Crystal, Chocolate malt and Chocolate rye
Hops: Chinook, Newport, Glacier, Nugget and Summit
Dry-hopped with 40 pounds of hops, 16 deg. Plato, 78 IBUs, 45 SRM, 7% ABV
Appearance: Deep Brown/Black, light tan head
Malts: Idaho Pale Malt, European Crystal, Chocolate malt and Chocolate rye
Hops: Chinook, Newport, Glacier, Nugget and Summit
Dry-hopped with 40 pounds of hops, 16 deg. Plato, 78 IBUs, 45 SRM, 7% ABV
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. Dark pour. Fair amount of head. Gravitates more herbal/grainy on the Black IPA scale than malt/roast/chocolate/coffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:16
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 17 Apr 2022
at 01:13
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 06:37
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Tap at Tommyknocker, Helsinki. Colour is dark brown with small creamy white head. Aromas and flavours: Coffee, chocolate, hops and roasted malts. Very basic Black IPA. Very carbonated and fizzy.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2015
at 10:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Keg at Tommyknocker, Helsinki, 20150403) The beer poured very dark brown and clear. Its head was medium sized and almost white. Aroma had burnt malts and fruitiness. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, liquorice, sweetness, burnt malts, pine and bitterness. Aftertaste was burnt, hoppy and bitter. A nice hoppy dark ale.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2015
at 12:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Tommyknocker, Helsinki
Pours dark brown, almost black with a smooth head. Aroma of roasty malts, licorice, coffee, cocoa, hints of grassy hops and ash. Taste is smooth, slightly roasty and grainy with hints of grassy hops, licorice and coffee. Finish is crisp, smooth and roasty with hints of coffee, cocoa and hops. Okay, slightly grainy black IPA.
Pours dark brown, almost black with a smooth head. Aroma of roasty malts, licorice, coffee, cocoa, hints of grassy hops and ash. Taste is smooth, slightly roasty and grainy with hints of grassy hops, licorice and coffee. Finish is crisp, smooth and roasty with hints of coffee, cocoa and hops. Okay, slightly grainy black IPA.
Tried
on 14 Mar 2015
at 11:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
1st rating August 2014. 355ml bottle. Near black, thin brown head. Citrusy, roasty, coffee, nutty aroma. Flavor has citrus, roasted malt, tobacco, salty notes. Dry finish with cocoa. Tasty black IPA, balanced.
-- rated with beerbasher/winphone Tap@ Tommyknocker bar, Helsinki. Wow, I managed to choose the only one I had rated from this brewery as my first at this bat. Anyway, good stuff, near black, thin brown head. Hoppy, roasty, cocoa aroma. Flavor has roastedness, hops, dark chocolate. Pleasant smoothness and body. Bitter finis points the same as from the bottle.
-- rated with beerbasher/winphone Tap@ Tommyknocker bar, Helsinki. Wow, I managed to choose the only one I had rated from this brewery as my first at this bat. Anyway, good stuff, near black, thin brown head. Hoppy, roasty, cocoa aroma. Flavor has roastedness, hops, dark chocolate. Pleasant smoothness and body. Bitter finis points the same as from the bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Aug 2014
at 13:43
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Appearance: Black color with a nice frothy beige head. Nice lacing.
Aroma: Mild citric hoppy, roasted malt, coffee and mild fruity.
Palate: Full to medium body. Tad sweet and a fine bitterness. Soft to average carbonation.
Taste: Mild citric hoppy, roasted, coffee, chocolate and mild fruity.
Overall impression: Tasty ok BIPA. Lacked some more hoppiness and a bit mild fruity.
Personal stats: Bottle at The Flying Barrel in Göteborg, Sweden
US beer #250
Aroma: Mild citric hoppy, roasted malt, coffee and mild fruity.
Palate: Full to medium body. Tad sweet and a fine bitterness. Soft to average carbonation.
Taste: Mild citric hoppy, roasted, coffee, chocolate and mild fruity.
Overall impression: Tasty ok BIPA. Lacked some more hoppiness and a bit mild fruity.
Personal stats: Bottle at The Flying Barrel in Göteborg, Sweden
US beer #250
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2014
at 02:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Flaska från kompis, tack igen Tomas. Svartbrun vätska med två fingrar högt kaffefärgat skum. Ordentliga dofter av kaffe och citrus, intressant kombo. Citrusig smak med kraftigt humlebett. Det hela rundas av med smak av brända kaffebönor.
Tried
on 17 Jul 2014
at 12:09
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a dark brown with medium frothy beige head that lasts leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is a strong bready malt, raisin, caramel, and pine. Nice bitter hop bite, caramel malt, and nice light bitterness. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2014
at 18:35