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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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Gravity cask at GBBF 2011, Day 1. Pours clear brown with a light, filmy head. Big, sharp roast nose, some pine. More resinous, piney bitterness in the flavor, along with mild roasted malts and brown sugar. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Good ’n balanced. Solid effort.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2011
at 14:10
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Ale Wine & Spirits in Powell on 09/02/2011. Pours dark brown with a medium light beige head that recedes steadily. Partial rings of lacing. Aroma of toasted malt and hops. Medium body with flavors of roasted malt, grassy hops and chocolate. The finish is piney hops up front with a charred chocolate malt aftertaste. One of the better Tommyknocker beers I have tried, which unfortunately is not saying much.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2011
at 09:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Third pint, gravicask, one of the better ones from the USA Cask Ale Bar at GBBF this year. Shiny black surface to a deep, black body. Aroma of dark sweet malts with hops lurking in the back. Harmonious taste of sweet grainy malts and ripe oranges. Lingering bitter finish. Velvet mouth feel. Well balanced and likable (London, 02.08.2011).
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2011
at 06:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cloudy dark brown color, heavy lacing in the glass. Had a nose bursting with lemony and perfumed hops. The initial sip took me by surprise with the dark malts coming to the fore, very mild roast with some chocolate and nuttiness, quickly followed by resiny hop flavors and a balanced finish. Soft, full palate.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2011
at 05:35
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours clear light black color with tan head, Aromas of roasted malts, licorice, pine and grapefruit. Similar flavors with some bitterness and a little ashy. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2011
at 11:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF 2011. It pours darkest brown, with a thin beige head. The nose is smoke, caramel, toffee, treacle and liquorice. The taste is filter coffee, treacle, liquorice, tar, leather, nut and alcohol warmth, with a bitter-dry finish. Medium body and low carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2011
at 13:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF, 2011. Dark brown pour with a beige head. Smoke, coffee, chocolate and vanilla aroma. Smoke and vanilla flavour. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2011
at 12:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500mL bottle shared by Butters at Butters Slutfest 2.0, Richmond, VA, 4.23.11. Pours a clear copper color with a medium sized creamy tan head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of floral and citrus with a roasty finish. The taste is citrus hops with roasted malts and a bit of chocolate. Medium bodied. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2011
at 22:11
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
cask at gbbf ... deep black ... big roast ... light charcoal nose ... sweet malts ... ligth chocolate ... big pine hop ... soft sweet hop linger.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2011
at 13:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pour is a black with a small tan head. Aroma is a nice roasted malt with some piney hops and bitter chocolate. Flavor is a nice coffee to start then come a bitter hop followed by a lovely roasted malt. This is a well made black IPA with both the malts and hops showing up equally well. Way to go Tommyknocker I knew you had it in yea.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2011
at 14:13