Boardwalk Black Rye
Karl Strauss Brewing Company

Boardwalk Black RyeBoardwalk Black Rye
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From:
Karl Strauss Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Black IPA
ABV:
8%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 14.14%
Reviews:
32
Ratings:
88
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 27, 2014
Added:
Jul 19, 2011
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  5
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Rated: 3 by Alpha309 from California

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by zestar from California

Nov 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by dannyfayy from Pennsylvania

Oct 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by gelasin from California

Sep 08, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by sunny289 from California

Aug 24, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by jaredkc889 from California

Aug 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BreweryRun from California

Jul 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by the_encinitan from California

Jul 10, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by petermethot from New Jersey

Apr 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by vma from California

Mar 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by thebeeler from Arizona

Mar 01, 2014
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Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota

3/5  rDev -22.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Thanks to Kyle2k10 for yet another bomber of rye goodness. Black Rye? Intriguing or abomination? Let's find out. 22 oz. bomber split with my wife.

The pour is black. Nose is gentle & unobtrusive. Soft sweet malts, touch of roast, slight milkiness. Porteresque.

Boardwalk Black Rye is a the taste equivalent of fingernails on a chalkboard. Big notes of roast up front (the fingernails) followed closely by a clashing crescendo of citrus & spices (the chalkboard), mixed with tire-slashing bitterness (the shrieking classmates). It doesn't actually taste bad, it just makes my face scrunch up - making it even more marred & leering, I'm sure - every time I take a sip. Half a bomber will be just fine, thank you.

Possibly the least well integrated beer I've ever tasted, & in the top 5% of beers with a mild smell that lure you into a completely different experience once the glass tings off your teeth. Not even sure how to score this. Is there a score for "jarring"? I guess I'll go with mediocre, because it's not bad, but I am certainly never going to need one again.
Feb 28, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by mattmarka1 from Minnesota

Jan 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Jenray from Texas

Dec 29, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Zaphog from Michigan

Dec 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by akang from California

Nov 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by SocalKicks from California

Nov 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by InfernoBoss from California

Oct 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by GatorCoop from California

Oct 06, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by GraduatedCashew from California

Aug 28, 2013
Boardwalk Black Rye from Karl Strauss Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 88 ratings