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American Rye
Banner Beer Company
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- From:
- Banner Beer Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Rye Beer
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 76
- Avg:
- 3.13 | pDev: 20.45%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 11, 2018
- Added:
- May 06, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
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Reviewed by illpass78 from Maine
3.44/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev +9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
22 oz. bomber. First serving in a pint glass, second in a nonic.
Appearance: Pours an opaque brown with a huge white head that sticks around forever. Appears heavily carbonated. Lots of lace.
Aroma: Smells of dark rye bread and some slightly bitter hops.
Taste: Also tastes of rye and brown bread. Fairly bitter. Tiny note of caramel. Pretty dry.
Mouthfeel: Fairly dense, but not heavy.
Overall: Decent rye ale, though not a favorite. A bomber is kind of a lot for a beer that is this mono in character.
Sep 21, 2014Appearance: Pours an opaque brown with a huge white head that sticks around forever. Appears heavily carbonated. Lots of lace.
Aroma: Smells of dark rye bread and some slightly bitter hops.
Taste: Also tastes of rye and brown bread. Fairly bitter. Tiny note of caramel. Pretty dry.
Mouthfeel: Fairly dense, but not heavy.
Overall: Decent rye ale, though not a favorite. A bomber is kind of a lot for a beer that is this mono in character.
Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
3.82/5 rDev +22%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.82/5 rDev +22%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Appearance: dark brown in color, 3/4 inch head, opaque, moderate carbonation
Smell: dark rye bread
Taste: dark rye bread and caramel
Mouthfeel: medium bodied, medium-high carbonation, sweet
Overall: This tastes like a nice English brown ale with a rye twist. Has an original taste that I do not get often in beers. This is certainly tasty enough to get me interested in this brewery and want to try more of their beers. Would certainly pick up a six of this.
May 19, 2014Smell: dark rye bread
Taste: dark rye bread and caramel
Mouthfeel: medium bodied, medium-high carbonation, sweet
Overall: This tastes like a nice English brown ale with a rye twist. Has an original taste that I do not get often in beers. This is certainly tasty enough to get me interested in this brewery and want to try more of their beers. Would certainly pick up a six of this.
Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts
2.99/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.99/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
A- Poured from the can to a pint glass for the review with a dark red body, almost opaque besides the edges of the glass. Light tan, frothy cap rises to about a half finger and has decent retention. Bubbly ring leaves spotty lace mostly with a few small webs.
S- Malts shine here with rye and grains reminiscent of a Brown ale giving toasted, slight roast, caramel and toffee notes. Rounded out by hops that provide pine, earthy and floral character. Slight fruitiness.
T- As with the nose, the grains provide a large portion of the flavor but the hops increase just a bit here. The malts lend notes of toasted cracked grain, rye bread and spice, cereal, biscuit, caramel and brown sugar but feel a bit thinned out for some reason. The rest of the flavor consists of piney, citrus hops and yeast giving bread and light fruit hints. Slightly metallic and watered down feel as it warms.
MF- Lighter end of the body spectrum with a silky, slightly frothy texture but a bit thin for the flavors present. Carbonation is crisp and at a moderate to high level. Light roast and hop bitterness on the palate. Kind of has that beer-soda hybrid feel of some beers I have tried but not quite to the extreme.
Loses steam after some warming and time and feels thin eventually as the yeast character takes over from the malts and hops. Not bad by any means but a bit more body might do some good here. Decent malt feel saves the beer from being a miss.
Mar 22, 2014S- Malts shine here with rye and grains reminiscent of a Brown ale giving toasted, slight roast, caramel and toffee notes. Rounded out by hops that provide pine, earthy and floral character. Slight fruitiness.
T- As with the nose, the grains provide a large portion of the flavor but the hops increase just a bit here. The malts lend notes of toasted cracked grain, rye bread and spice, cereal, biscuit, caramel and brown sugar but feel a bit thinned out for some reason. The rest of the flavor consists of piney, citrus hops and yeast giving bread and light fruit hints. Slightly metallic and watered down feel as it warms.
MF- Lighter end of the body spectrum with a silky, slightly frothy texture but a bit thin for the flavors present. Carbonation is crisp and at a moderate to high level. Light roast and hop bitterness on the palate. Kind of has that beer-soda hybrid feel of some beers I have tried but not quite to the extreme.
Loses steam after some warming and time and feels thin eventually as the yeast character takes over from the malts and hops. Not bad by any means but a bit more body might do some good here. Decent malt feel saves the beer from being a miss.
Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
3.74/5 rDev +19.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +19.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On-tap 3/11/2014 at Track 84, in Warwick, RI served in a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a dark brown color, with a short off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains roasted rye malts, chocolate, some spice and some hops.
T: The taste starts out bready with a hearty rye malt character. Then some mildly sweet flavors of chocolate and spices come in. The hops presence is weak for the style but complementary and brings some balance. The after-taste is slightly bready.
M: Smooth and a little crisp but a bit watery, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, decent representation of style, it’s a solid beer if you’re in the mood for something that’s just a bit different.
Mar 12, 2014A: The beer is a dark brown color, with a short off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains roasted rye malts, chocolate, some spice and some hops.
T: The taste starts out bready with a hearty rye malt character. Then some mildly sweet flavors of chocolate and spices come in. The hops presence is weak for the style but complementary and brings some balance. The after-taste is slightly bready.
M: Smooth and a little crisp but a bit watery, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, mild kick, decent representation of style, it’s a solid beer if you’re in the mood for something that’s just a bit different.
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.15/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.15/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Thanks to womencantsail for sharing this one at GRG1313's tasting.
Pours a clear brown a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, rye, and earth aromas. Taste is much the same with watery malt, rye, and roast flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roast bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an average beer with some subdued and watery flavors.
Jan 21, 2014Pours a clear brown a foamy khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, rye, and earth aromas. Taste is much the same with watery malt, rye, and roast flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roast bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is an average beer with some subdued and watery flavors.
American Rye from Banner Beer Company
Beer rating:
76 out of
100 with
27 ratings
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