Red Eye Rye
Dainton Family Brewery

Red Eye RyeRed Eye Rye
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From:
Dainton Family Brewery
 
Australia
Style:
Rye Beer
Ranked #49
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
87
Ranked #17,444
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 8.36%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
11
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 08, 2023
Added:
Mar 01, 2014
Wants:
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Gots:
  1
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Ratings by Kroehny_Loves_Hops:
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Rated by Kroehny_Loves_Hops from Australia

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

Jul 02, 2014
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Reviewed by AzfromOz from Australia

3.97/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Gifted for Christmas 2022, but I somehow missed it in the back of the fridge and it was not drunk until July 2023. This was a limited-release re-edition of Dainton's Red IPA that I last drank back in 2015.

L: Hazy, mahogany brown with a thick, coffee-coloured head. Lots of carbonation in the glass.

S: Spicey rye, caramel malt, dark tea leaves. Mild, dank hoppiness.

T: There's the expected peppery rye body atop a rich, tangy, caramel malt base. Bitterness is initially medium, perhaps enhanced by the rye pepperyness, but the intensity quickly fades to a long, lingering but mild sensation. The tea leaves note that I detected in the nose tends towards tobacco in the mouth, and that tobacco note hangs around retronasally and becomes more creamy as it lingers.

F: Mouthfeel is medium, carbonic prickle is very mild. The body is a little underwhelming compared to the peppery, caramelly, tobacco-laced taste profile.

O: I don't know how I managed to miss this IPA sitting in my fridge for so long, and so it's likely being drunk well after its prime. It was still enjoyable though likely with much less, or at least markedly different, hop presence than it would have had when it went in my fridge seven months ago. I'm probably marking it a little generously as a result, but I can live with myself...

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Jul 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.74 by dansmcd from Australia

Apr 17, 2019
 
Rated: 4.02 by Andrewharemza from Australia

Dec 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.04 by life_of_agony from Australia

Oct 09, 2016
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Reviewed by chogm54 from Australia

4.32/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
330ml poured into a tulip glass

L - dark ruby red, pours a 1cm lumpy pale brown head, clear

S - bread, dates, huge chunk of tropical fruit odours (mango, papaya, passionfruit) some spices (cardamon).

T - rye backed up with grainy malt and pointed toffeeand nectarine, slightly resin like bitterness towards the peppery spicy finish

F - slick texture, moderate carbonation - very smooth, moving towards the fuller bodied side

O - more complex than I thought - this really is a great rye based beer with a good malt backdrop mixed with a health hop and spice presence. Feels like it should be a stronger ABV, but this makes it all the more sessionable.
May 09, 2015
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Reviewed by baumaxx1 from Australia

4.04/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance –
Pours a murky dark copper colour, and a thick mocha head. Foamy, 3 finger head. Can’t comment on effervescence due to the opacity of the brew, but the head dissipates rather quickly to a thin layer. Leaves plenty of lacing.

Smell –
Pine, mango, passionfruit, pineapple, dried apricots, caramel, cinnamon and spice. A little subdued.

Taste –
Malts, biscuit, honey and toffee up front, with a strong hop presence bringing out a tropical fruit salad flavour, including grapefruit, pineapple, apricot and mango flavours. A good balance of fruits, hops and malts make for a very rich tasting beer. Only critique is that I would have liked the bitterness dialled back a notch to balance it better.

Mouthfeel –
Effervescence is like pop rocks on the tongue but not over-carbonated. A good consistency – smooth, creamy and full bodied with just the right amount of foam. Finishes cleanly and refreshes.

Overall –
A very tasty beer overall. Lots of tropical fruit flavours to enjoy, and a good balance between hop and malt flavours gives it a nice richness. Not a game changer, but worth another drink.
Apr 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.48 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Feb 13, 2015
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Reviewed by Mosant from Australia

4/5  rDev +4.4%
I had a 500ml bottle.
Appearance: golden amber to red colour with off-white malt coloured head that remains and has legs.
Flavour: warm toasty caramel toffee malt flavours and a creamy mouthfeel. Low carbonation which suits the style and flavour. Nice bitter palate and finish makes this a great tasting beer. Definitely a keeper.
Aroma: this beer excels in aroma. Fresh and strongly evident fruits and pine. Even my wife liked the aroma here and recalled honey notes. As the beers warm towards the end of the glass I'm getting more caramel and "stickeys" on the nose.
Overall: this is a cracker beer. I loved the warm malty flavours, mild bitter finish, creamy medium body and fruit hop aromas. A beer to try again.
Nov 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by admiral from Australia

Oct 01, 2014
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia

3.8/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
500ml bottle purchased from Slowbeer in Melbourne.

Pours a clear, faintly red-hued amber, but possibly not even dark enough to be out of the category of an IPA. Head forms a thin mesh of off-white, leaving a few specks of lace as it goes. Body is quite light, although the carbonation is fine. Looks decent enough.

Nose is pleasant enough, with a muted hop presence giving a decent dollop of fruit above some lingering sweetness. There's a slight herbal tone to the hops as it warms a little, but the fruit-salad component genuinely wins out. Decent again, without being spectacular.

Taste is clean and rather good. Light, hoppy and fragrant while avoiding being overblown, but then bolstered by a solid malt presence which holds up the back of the palate. Lingering flavours suggest pineapple and papaya, with a sweetness and body that steps in to support it. The mouthfeel seems fuller as a result as well.

Yep, overall, this is pretty decent and tasty stuff. It smacks a little bit of "seen this before", and has an atmosphere of generic craft to it, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's not a beer that redefines a genre, but it's a fairly solid interpretation.
Mar 01, 2014
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