Rastafa Rye Ale
Blue Point Brewing in Patchogue, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale Special|
Score
6.72
|
|
A rye pale ale created specially for the 5th annual Blue Point Cask Festival.
Sign up to add a tick or review
8/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled on draft at D’s Monroeville this beer poured a vibrant orange-amber color with a large orange-white head that lingers. The aroma was strong sweet fruity hops with a faint spicy undertone. The flavor was strong sweet and bitter fruity hops with a piney element and a touch of dry spice in the middle. The finish was long, spicy and hoppy. The mouthfeel was fairly thick and a bit syrupy. Complex and well done.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2009
at 13:40
7.3/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @ Rattle n Hum, served in an imperial pint glass. The beer presents with a glowing clear light brown color. Atop of that sits a nice thick white head with a sticky lacing. The aroma is a mix of watery tea from the malts and juicy hops, not too strong and similar to fruit punch (think Hawaiian Punch). The flavor, on the hand hand, is more aggressive in its hoppiness with more bitterness coming through. I do not detect and spiciness of toast from the rye but just a tea like maltiness. The best part of this beer come from the cask, which is actually served at the proper cask temperature. This also allows for an undercarbonated mouthfeel, which makes for a velvet like feel on the cheeks. Similarly, the head produced is pretty to look at. The beer itself is very plain and average, which goes right along the other Blue Point products.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2009
at 10:17
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Served on draft at Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear amber color with a medium head. Good head retention and excellent lacing. Aroma is very malty with toast, hops and spicy rye notes. Taste is toasted malts, caramel and big fruit notes, particularly peach. Dry rye and and citrus hop finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2009
at 00:29
7.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 05/05/2009. Clear copper amber body with a small frothy off-white head. Sweet floral and spicy aroma. Dry floral hop flavor with a spicy rye background and a moderately bitter finish. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 May 2009
at 12:26
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
on tap @Philly BeerFest III–pours a light tan head and amber color. Aroma is mild citrus hops, some medium malt. Taste is pine hops, some medium malt, some musty. OK carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Mar 2009
at 22:00
6.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Growler fill from the brewery - pours a slightly hazy reddish copper, with a thick ring of foam around the glass - very present rye in the nose, in fact, aside from some indistinct maltiness and fruity notes, that’s almost all I smell - I love rye, though, so I don’t mind at all - medium bodied, somewhat creamy in the mouth - strong rye starts things out, with moderate bitterness, but the beers gets really sweet, really fast - the rye remains there to balance things a bit - gets a little spicy and herbal near the finish, with a tea-like character - a little one-dimensional and overly sweet, but this is a decent beer for these guys.
Tried
from Growler
on 19 Feb 2009
at 21:01