Rye King
Amager Bryghus

Rye KingRye King
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From:
Amager Bryghus
 
Denmark
Style:
American Stout
ABV:
7.7%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.96 | pDev: 6.57%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
41
Status:
Active
Rated:
Feb 19, 2022
Added:
Aug 21, 2010
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  8
Collaboration with Goose Island Beer Co.

Brewed in collaboration with John Laffler of Goose Island. Brewed with smoked rye malt. 80 IBU.
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Ratings by dcmchew:
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Rated by dcmchew from Romania

4.41/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Aug 23, 2015
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Reviewed by Snowcrash000 from Germany

4.4/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Pours a pitch-black coloration with a medium, creamy, mocha-colored head. Smells of quite roasted and spicy slightly caramelly malt, some chocolate, as well as hints of dark fruit, licorice, tobacco and ash. Taste is an excellent balance of quite roasted and spicy, slightly caramelly malt, some chocolate and dark fruit, with notes of raisin and fig, licorice, tobacco, as well as hints of ash and herbal, bitter hops. Finishes with a medium bitterness and some roasted, spicy malt, chocolate, licorice and bitter hops lingerin in the aftertaste. Full mouthfeel with a rich body and medium carbonation.

I think that this truly makes for a great Rye Stout that has everything that I look for in the style, being quite dry, roasted, spicy and bitter, while hints of caramel sweetness and dark fruits provide some balance here and notes of licorice, tobacco and ash add depth and character to this. Overall, this certainly makes for a quite rich and well-balanced Rye Stout with some great smoky and bitter accents, as well as a great, full body and mouthfeel.
Feb 19, 2022
 
Rated: 4.59 by Heeenrik from Finland

Feb 19, 2022
 
Rated: 4 by bigred89 from Maryland

Jun 22, 2021
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Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina

4.17/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours jet black with a full one finger deep mocha colored billowing creamy head atop.Chocolate over top of earth and spicy rye in the nose.Roast and char upfront on the palate with some mildly sweet chocolate and the smoked rye really lingering nicely in the finish.The smoked rye flavors son't punch you in the face but lend a nice mild complexity to a very nice beer.Well done.
Jan 31, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jotora from Canada (ON)

Jan 19, 2019
 
Rated: 3.83 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Jan 09, 2019
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Reviewed by TerryW from Canada (ON)

3.55/5  rDev -10.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Impressive to look at. Dark like tar, but can great looking head that settles to a full film and leaves handsome spotty lace. Sweet up front with a bitter finish. Smoky, a little chalky. Some chocolate and ash. Really mostly an ordinary thing compared to other stouts. Handsome to look at. You'll want to be a fan of the style to get the most out of it.
Oct 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.25 by irishkyle21 from Canada (ON)

Aug 31, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by 4ster from Canada (ON)

Aug 16, 2018
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Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)

4.1/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
500 mL bottle from the LCBO; served at cellar temperature. Can't find a bottling date, but I bought this roughly 7-8 months ago, so I wouldn't doubt that it's nearing a year of age by now.

Pours inky black, with 2 cm of foamy, brown-coloured head settling atop; it takes another five minutes for this layer to recede, leaving behind a sticky band of lace just above a creamy collar as it withers. The aroma is rich and malty, with cocoa, rye bread and dark chocolate aplenty, flanked by lesser notes of roasted coffee beans, molasses, and a mild yet unmistakable smokiness. The alcohol is pretty pungent, too, but it works.

I quite enjoyed the first sip, though I'll admit the taste wasn't as intense as I had been predicting after a minute or two of sniffing it. Spicy rye bread is the centrepiece, though there's also a fair amount of chocolate and molasses on the front end, as well as a suggestion of figgy dark fruit. The smoked malt asserts itself by mid-sip and lasts on through an earthy, moderately bitter finish that includes notes of coffee grounds, licorice and herbal hops before winding down into a moderately boozy, smoky aftertaste - this aspect won't be everyone's cup of tea, but it's what sealed the deal for me. It's too bad that the medium-weight mouthfeel didn't quite click - the carbonation is extremely sparse, barely registering on the surface of the palate, so the overall texture is kind of watery and tepid. Still it drinks very nicely, with the 7.7% abv integrating nicely into the profile, never being much of an obstacle at all.

Final Grade: 4.1, a worthy A-. Amager's RyeKing is a great beer, one that I would pick up again if the opportunity presented itself. A fuller body would've really helped this one out, but I still found it to be a very nice offering in spite of that minor drawback. For transparency's sake, I'll mention that I positively love rye beer, and that fact is definitely affecting its grade - without the rye, it would be an above average stout at best. Amager has yet to disappoint - the exchange rate can make their stuff a bit pricey, but I find it always ends up being worth it.
Jul 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.99 by chicagoish from Pennsylvania

Jun 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.94 by Bf_89 from Canada (ON)

Feb 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jangle_bojangle from Canada (ON)

Jan 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.13 by thatsmyspot from Italy

Dec 20, 2017
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

4.07/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pitch black with a finger of deep reddish, chocolate milk coloured head.

Smells of chocolate, tar, tobacco, black liquorice, soy sauce, and umami. Slight nail polish as well.

Tastes of chocolate with a light smokiness, soy sauce, and a hint of sourness from the rye mash. Umami, and tobacco come through as well.

Thick, slightly oily body, but mostly like liquid ice cream in smooth, creamy texture. Light, foamy carbonation.

Excellent brew, more like a stout to me, but more drinkable and enjoyable, in my opinion, than many high ABV imperial stouts. Got in Bracebridge, drinking in Muskoka Dec 3rd, 2017.
Dec 04, 2017
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

4/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Roastyness well hidden behind fairly strong grassy bitterness. Smooth body thanks to the rye. The smoky notes announced are very low . well hidden behind fairly strong grassy bitterness. Smooth body thanks to the rye
Dec 01, 2017
 
Rated: 4.01 by joemcgrath27 from Canada (AB)

Nov 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by andrenaline from Canada (ON)

Nov 05, 2017
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Reviewed by polloenfuego from Canada (NB)

3.99/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a deep brown almost black with a thin pinky's worth of head. The head breaks quickly leaving a nice ring of bubbles around the outside and some lacing. The smell is roast malts, some smoky leather and a hint of treacle. The taste is much like the nose with the roasts dominating at first but then there are elements of cocoa, vanilla and then the rye spice. Feel is full with a good carbonation.

I like this beer. From the nose to the feel it just hits the right spots. Great on a cool Thanksgiving.
Nov 05, 2017
Rye King from Amager Bryghus
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 41 ratings