Red Rock Secale Rye Barrel Aged Doppelbock
Red Rock Brewing Company

Red Rock Secale Rye Barrel Aged DoppelbockRed Rock Secale Rye Barrel Aged Doppelbock
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From:
Red Rock Brewing Company
 
Utah, United States
Style:
Doppelbock
Ranked #76
ABV:
8.5%
Score:
87
Ranked #16,244
Avg:
3.88 | pDev: 11.08%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
23
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 19, 2023
Added:
Nov 08, 2012
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Gots:
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Reviewed by NorsemanOne from Utah

4.22/5  rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottled 2.10.23

Poured into a weizen glass at fridge temp.

Pours a dark caramel with a tight tan head that settles. 4

Rich whiskey barrel and caramel nose, with a fair dose of malt. 4.5

Barrel sweetness forward with some sweetness as well, rye spice and whiskey. 4.25

Alcohol burn, nice and filling body and balanced carbo. 4

Overall only drank one this season and traded the other two out. Looking very much forward to next year! 4
Apr 19, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

Nov 18, 2016
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Reviewed by MFMB from Idaho

3.67/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
2015 version. Pours deep brown with little head and is gone fairly quick. No real distinct smell but can pick up the whiskey notes. Taste of malty caramel and some rye. A slight whiskey bite but still very mellow and smooth. Almost feels flat like it could use a little kick of carbonation. Decent offering.
Dec 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.05 by milletc from Utah

Nov 12, 2015
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Reviewed by rlee1390 from Indiana

3.7/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Good bit of rye, mainly rye, some oak. Malt is there as well. Interesting combination for a doppelbock. Thee caramel is not were I would imagine it would be for the style.
Apr 01, 2015
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Rated by Redrock from Virginia

4.27/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Vanilla, rye, caramel malt, bready, whiskey and some sweetness with a light carbonation. Delicious brew!
Dec 30, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by JimmyAloysius from Pennsylvania

Dec 07, 2014
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Reviewed by Benish from Utah

3.86/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
2014 batch. Released a couple days ago.

Poured into snifter glass.

Appearance: amber in color with a very thin white head.

Smell: pretty bleak when chilled but as it warmed up, it became more sweet and malty - something candied. The whiffs of whiskey became pronounced.

Taste: Pretty one dimensional when chilled but as it warmed up it became like a dessert. Sweet, malty and notes of butterscotch. Whiskey was assertive but not overwhelming. A slight touch of tang at the finish.

Mouthfeel: Carbonation seems mild. It has that nice heat at the finish.

Overall: very good, and its only 3.95 a bottle. A steal in my opinion. Because it was barrel-aged, I would have had no idea it was a doppelbock. But its good regardless.
Nov 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by memphischas from Tennessee

Oct 05, 2014
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Reviewed by yardkl from Georgia

2.8/5  rDev -27.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.5
Hands down one of the oddest beers I have ever had. It's sour! It's not terrible but it's not good. Definitely not a dopplebock. I don't care what the label says. Good mouth feel, odd color. A friend gave me a case. Finished all of them. It's almost like a beer/wine combo. This is a beer You sip slowly over time because your taste buds need to recuperate after each sip. It's 8.5% and that's the only thing that kept me drinking it. Enjoyable but not recommended.
Mar 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

Mar 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by st9647v3 from New Jersey

Nov 27, 2013
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Reviewed by deschutes_fan from California

3.83/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
2012 Bottle

- Pours a deep burgundy with low carbonation.

- Smells is malt and oak with a little vinegar tartness.

- Nice maltiness to start with surprising vinegar tart notes. Also picking up some of the rye oak flavors from the barrels on the finish. Beer is subtle but complex, with the mouthfeel of a wine almost.

- Overall a strange beer. I felt like it would be a lot sweeter, but the tart flavor was a pleasant surprise. A local bottle shop recommended this and mentioned it was sour, but he wasn't sure if it was meant to be. Maybe some bacteria was picked up from the barrel aging, but it seems to work. Worth a try if you're feeling like something different.
Oct 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by jsanford from Georgia

Feb 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by bostonryan from Massachusetts

Feb 23, 2013
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Reviewed by kagent777 from Utah

4.17/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500 ml bottle from the 2012 bottling poured into my CCB snifter after about thirty minutes outside of the fridge. Bottle has no dating. :(

Appearance: A sandy one fingered heads sits atop a clear amber brown beer. A little streaking that I can't quite call lacing.

Smell: A malty beer is what I smell. I also get a touch of booze, vanilla, rye, and barrel. Little to no hops.

Taste: This is pretty interesting. I get a touch of sour twang, I do not think that was intended, but then again maybe this is the rye spiciness. That twang seems to fade with the beer warming a bit. I find this beer to be very malt forward with some residual sweetness and fruitiness to go along with the vanilla, whiskey, and barrel tastes that kick in toward the end.

Mouthfeel: A pretty thick and slick body to go with carbonation make a fine feeling beer.

Overall: I love 500 ml bottles, bigger than 12 but no daunting as a bomber. More 500 ml bottle Utah brewers, please!!! To fill this bottle they used a very interesting beer. I enjoyed this one a lot, please put this one in the DABC stores, please.
Dec 27, 2012
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Reviewed by Scotchboy from Idaho

3.8/5  rDev -2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
About a third of the 500ml bottle poured into my CBS snifter...

A: Clear darker brown...transparent pour leaves a small half finger of pretty consistent creamy tight head leaves some nice lacing...

S: Initially very bready and bock/doppelbock-like...the more it warms the more a clear layer of vanilla emerges...faint oak as well, with big bread crust and constant light sweetness.

T: Follows the nose, upfront there is a big bready/malty body with a faint suggestion of rye toast spicyness...woody barrel notes begin to mix with the sweetness, and oak and vanilla are detectable...caramel too...faint hint of alcohol.

MF: Body is a bit higher than medium and coats the mouth well.

O: The flavors and nose are good but they don't blow me away - still, its a doppelbock, and I didn't expect it to do that. Still a very good Rye BA offering for a lager IMO.
Dec 10, 2012
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Reviewed by Dope from Massachusetts

3.66/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a dark brown with a good sized and dense very light beige head. Fades slowly, top notch head retention and a big island of foam that refuses to dissipate. An unbroken and perfect wall of lacing is left behind finally. Don't think I've ever seen such a solid wall of lacing on a beer before to be honest.

S: A lot of rye but not as sharp as I was expecting from a rye-barrel aged rye-malted doppelbock. A bit of toasted bread to boot.

T: Rye whiskey up front. Lots of it with a decent bit of oak and...banana? Has a tart dark fruitiness to it too with a touch of leather. Quite sour once the beer warms. Almost too much but it fades away to a strong toasted rye bread malt. Spicy rye stands alone in the finish. Long lingering oily rye presence in the aftertaste.

M: Medium bodied, smooth.

O: Definitely a beer for rye lovers. Malty and smooth; drinkable for sure. Brief bit of tart/sour fruit after the rye whiskey makes me wonder if it's not infected however. Hard to say, if it is it's still fresh enough to enjoy...for now. I think this beer had potential to be even better if it weren't for that off flavor. Alas!
Dec 08, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by kdown from California

Nov 18, 2012
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Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 23 ratings