Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle. A- Wheat, lemons, grains. A- Pale yellow color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Lemons, wheat, yeasty, sour, tart, funky. P- Light body, average texture, high carbonation, tart finish. O- I was super excited to try my first Berliner, so obviously I had really high hopes. Maybe too high. While this wasn’t completely horrid, I was let down. The sourness was just too much and it reminded me too much of a shandy. I wish I had had some raspberry syrup to try it with, that may have made a world of difference. I did balance it out with some maraschino cherry juice and that did seem to help, but the tart funky yeast taste was just not for me. It’s so close to being really good.
gunnfryd (21926) reviewed Rebel Rye IPA from Crabtree Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Golden colour with a beige head. Aroma is rye, pine, hop, caramel. Flavour is rye, pine, hop, caramel, malt, spices. Bitter finish. Nice beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap - pours a deep hazy purple - rocky pink head - complex nose of tart, earthy fruit (skins, meat, seeds) - raspberry, blackberry, blueberry, lingonberry, snozzberry (okay, I lied about that last one) - nice texture of lively but soft carbonation - flavor is tart, lively, and complex, with prickly acidity, bright raspberry tartness, mellow blackberry - a lot of earthy, dusty, almost funky character through the middle, complimented well by the fruit skin flavors - some subdued, moderately bitter oak arrives late, complimenting the fruit acidity well - finish is semisweet, with a lingering acidic punch - a wonderfully complex and balanced fruit beer - fans of the New Glarus fruig beers should seek this one out - this isn’t as sweet as those, but utilization of fruit is almost as impressive as in those brews.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Rebel Rye IPA from Crabtree Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Clear medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, rye notes, moderate to light heavy hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, hop butter. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, hop oil, rye, sharp, hoppy, light hop butter - rubber. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20131122]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. A- Banans, citrus, spices. A- Golden color, cloudy liquid, white head. T- Subtle banana notes, Prominent lemon and citrus notes. Mild spices. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, fruity finish. O- A good Hefe. I like that the lemon tones outweigh the banana tones. Very smooth and easy to drink.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
9% Bottle 890 yen from Tanakaya. Shared with David. A ruby red crystal clear pour, minimal head. True barrel character in the nose, whiskey, vanilla, oak, woodsy. Boozy but good, cinnamon, plums, honey, oaky, candy with whiskey notes. Very interesting barrel aged beer.
Brugmansia (22477) ticked Rebel Rye IPA from Crabtree Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours cloudy amber with small white head. Clear, sweet aroma of malt and caramel, with fruity notes. Bitter, hoppy flavour, with touches of grass, citrus, and malt. Bitter aftertaste. Nice. Possibly the best Specialty Grain I have ever had.
yngwie (24278) reviewed Rebel Rye IPA from Crabtree Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
It pours a more or less clear body, glowing golden colored and with a finger-thick dense, light beige head. The aroma is piney and citruspeel-ish, with some pale malts. Quite bitter in the flavor, with pine cones, citrus peel and some malty sweetness. Full-bodied and perhaps a bit low on carbonation. Lasting bitter finish. Overall, quite nice, but a bit too careful I think. 131122
Meilby (14731) reviewed Rebel Rye IPA from Crabtree Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, butterscotch, and some spice. Taste is light sweet and medium bitter. Body is light to medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.