Rastafa Rye Ale
Blue Point Brewing in Patchogue, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale Special|
Score
6.72
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A rye pale ale created specially for the 5th annual Blue Point Cask Festival.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draft from waterfront manhattan
Marginally OK. Brown, some hops and malts and stuff. Caramel. Nothing super awesome.
Marginally OK. Brown, some hops and malts and stuff. Caramel. Nothing super awesome.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2025
at 01:00
9/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Could’ve sworn I had this prior but alas. Thanks to brother in law for free tick. Nose and taste is rye, grass, grapefruit, orange. Pretty good.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2021
at 01:39
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour into nonic pint glass from Cigarette City. Appearance is clear amber-orange with light sparkle, 2-finger width foamy beige head with nice retention and fair sudsy lacing. Aroma is fruit, resin, earthy hops, light citrus and rye. Taste is like aroma with some alcohol and more spicy rye than aroma--almost like a DIPA-light, if there were such a thing. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with average-to-lively carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, this may be my favorite Blue Point beer. Nice array of aromas/flavors with a refreshingly crisp palate and gorgeous look.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2016
at 18:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours gold into a shaker. White head with good retention recedes leaving spot lacing. Sour pumpernickel aromas. Caramel and sourdough upfront turning to soft pumpernickel in the sour finish.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2016
at 19:54
8/10
Tried
on 14 Jul 2015
at 06:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Rcvd in trade.
The appearance had a hazy golden colored body, one finger white foamy head that dies within a half minute adequate clingy and coated lacing graces the sides of the glass.
The smell had a nice rye malt up front. There’s a decent amount of citrus hoppiness coming out along with some pine in an earthy sort of way.
The taste had a sweet and somewhat earthy with an adequate spicy flavoring from the rye. Everything combines fantastic. The aftertaste is somewhat spicy yet malty aftertaste and finish (though I do have to admit, the finish does seem slightly grainy as well).
The palate sits about a medium with a decent harshness of a typical Rye Beer trying to pound my mouth and tongue, but for the most part it doesn’t as it seems balanced enough to not let the carbonation add to the pounding of the mouth and tongue, decent sessionability.
Overall, this is a pretty good Rye Beer that I would be willing to have again.
The appearance had a hazy golden colored body, one finger white foamy head that dies within a half minute adequate clingy and coated lacing graces the sides of the glass.
The smell had a nice rye malt up front. There’s a decent amount of citrus hoppiness coming out along with some pine in an earthy sort of way.
The taste had a sweet and somewhat earthy with an adequate spicy flavoring from the rye. Everything combines fantastic. The aftertaste is somewhat spicy yet malty aftertaste and finish (though I do have to admit, the finish does seem slightly grainy as well).
The palate sits about a medium with a decent harshness of a typical Rye Beer trying to pound my mouth and tongue, but for the most part it doesn’t as it seems balanced enough to not let the carbonation add to the pounding of the mouth and tongue, decent sessionability.
Overall, this is a pretty good Rye Beer that I would be willing to have again.
Tried
on 23 Mar 2014
at 15:52
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Ginger Man, NYC, 23/11/13. Clear golden amber with a moderate off white covering. Nose is hops, rye strains evident, citric notes, woody tones, bitter orange. Taste comprises orange pith, caramel malt, rye notes, light spice, hint of grapefruit. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, smooth on the palate, light spice and hop bitterness in the finish. Decent drop - suited cask conditioning well.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2013
at 11:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
On tap at the Waterfront, New York on 9th July 2013. Slightly hazy amber with white ring of initially lacing foam. Yeastiness, hops and sweet malts in aroma. Hoppy with rear-mouth grassiness, while caramel malt clings to front of mouth. Bittersweet, well-balanced finish -bitterness among smoothly-blended flavours. Light carbonation, easy drinking for the strength.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jul 2013
at 10:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Paid $3.99 for a 22 oz. bottle@ Hampton Falls Village Market. Hazy orange amber color with a thin white head. Aroma of earthy hops, caramel and rye. Taste is better than I was expecting. Sweet fruity notes up front with balanced malt leading to a spicy rye finish. The bitterness is cut short by the sweetness. Medium body. Slick texture. I drained the bomber very easy and I have to say I could drink more of this. Nice Stuff. I’m sure it would be pleasant on cask as well. Nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2013
at 17:57