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Ryeday The 13th
Excel Brewing Company
- From:
- Excel Brewing Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Barleywine
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.11 | pDev: 9.73%
- Reviews:
- 10
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 05, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 05, 2013
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 12
Ryewine aged for 6 months in Templeton Rye whiskey barrels.
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Reviewed by Radcpa from Washington
4.35/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Rich amber appearance with slight white head that dissipates quickly. Aroma is a pleasant slightly sweet malt and rye. Taste is a very rich rye and malt that is very smooth with 4 years of aging.
Mar 26, 2020Rated by Duster1354 from Missouri
2.42/5 rDev -41.1%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.42/5 rDev -41.1%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Solid for the style but I was hoping the base beer was a rye ale. I don't think it was.
Jul 14, 2019Rated by tp1962 from Illinois
5/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Excellent. My favorite so far barleywine style to date. I will be purchasing this again and recommend to my friends .
Mar 17, 2018Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
4.24/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a bomber into a Dogfish Head tulip
L: Nearly clear copper mahogany pour. 1 figner of white head... thin rim of lacing.
S: Caramel and dark sugars... mild whiskey and booze. Dark fruit.
T/F: Sweet and rich... malty as heck. Caramel and toffee... raisin, fig, and plum. The whiskey is present but subdued... blending into the background with a little bit of vanilla and oak. Complex and delicious. Medium bodied... sticky on the tongue. The finish is sticky and sweet like an old time dessert.
O: A delicious rye whiskey aged Barleywine. Drinks like a dessert... perfect for cold weather and sitting by the fire. This one warms and pleases.
Jan 28, 2018L: Nearly clear copper mahogany pour. 1 figner of white head... thin rim of lacing.
S: Caramel and dark sugars... mild whiskey and booze. Dark fruit.
T/F: Sweet and rich... malty as heck. Caramel and toffee... raisin, fig, and plum. The whiskey is present but subdued... blending into the background with a little bit of vanilla and oak. Complex and delicious. Medium bodied... sticky on the tongue. The finish is sticky and sweet like an old time dessert.
O: A delicious rye whiskey aged Barleywine. Drinks like a dessert... perfect for cold weather and sitting by the fire. This one warms and pleases.
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.11/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
this is huge beer, made in the rye on rye fashion, which i really dig. these guys do some absurd barrel aged strong ales, and this is another one of those. i always think its crazy how much templeton rye specifically comes through in beers, its a solid rye and quite distinct, but its like jim beam or wild turkey on the lower quality end, you taste them specifically, and templeton is like that in a good way, and its woody earthy goodness is on great display here. the base beer is nice even without the barrel too though, deep hazy amber in color with a ton of body and a distinctive rye malt profile. its sweet for sure, toffee and honey notes to it, but there is also a dried fruitiness, raisin and maybe cherry, as well as a more desserty aspect, creme brulee and brown sugar. some spice to the rye malt, but enough sugar that its not harsh at all, and the oak permeates pretty well too. the booze is only really a factor when this comes up to temperature, and even then its somewhat tame for what this is. this is a cool beer, well made and nicely aged. more carbonation and a little less residual sugar would improve it considerable for me, but i thought they did a fine job with this. these guys do great work with these strong ales!
Nov 21, 2017Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.96/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured out a dark burgundy color with a small, tan head of foam. It smelled boozy. SO boozy. Powerful rye taste. Almost like actual whiskey but sweeter and less alcohol burn.
Mar 26, 2017
Ryeday The 13th from Excel Brewing Company
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
47 ratings
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