Smooth Ryed
BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub

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From:
BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Rye Beer
ABV:
6.3%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.32 | pDev: 14.76%
Reviews:
23
Ratings:
83
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 04, 2015
Added:
Jan 10, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by barnzy78:
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois

3.14/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
12oz bottle, pours crystal clear copper with a fluffy, off-white head that holds great retention and leaves excellent lacing down the glass. Spicy nose with caramel, toasted malt, and somewhat metallic. Tastes are metallic at first, then spicy, peppery rye, toasted grain, earthy hops, finishes dry while the spice lingers with some aspirin. Thinner body, astringency takes away from smoothness. Overall, not a real smooth ride, but decent. Very rough around the edges and kind of acidic at times. There are much better rye beers out there.
Feb 23, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.85 by DOCRW from Kentucky

Aug 04, 2015
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Reviewed by Offa from California

3.25/5  rDev -2.1%
This is a decent beer with hints of character but pretty light and one dimensional.

Light copper amber,it has a big pale tan head soon thinning.

Aroma is very light earthy pine,grapefruit, pineapple, bread dough.

Taste is light spicy-peppery bitterness up front, hint of pine bark, faint caramelised raisiny toast.
Nov 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by MikeDAdams from Idaho

Oct 12, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by TX-Badger from Texas

May 21, 2014
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Reviewed by Foyle from North Carolina

3/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance: 2"+ beige head that leaves moderate lacing after slowly receding. Color is mostly clear copper, but there is some sediment in suspension. Moderate carbonation evident.
Aroma: fruit (plums?), rye, medium roasted malt, yeasty bread.
Mouthfeel: light to medium with a somewhat dry finish.
Flavor: Differs a bit from the aroma as the bitterness is more forward. There is some rye spice in the middle, but the hop bitterness dominates the finish with chocolate/cocoa flavor in the initial taste. The fruit that was so evident in the aroma is almost obscured in the taste.
Overall: very good but not great.
Apr 27, 2014
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Reviewed by jmbranum from Oklahoma

4.51/5  rDev +35.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
I decided to this as a tasting of a rye beer (this one) alongside a rye whiskey (I went with Bulleit 95% Rye).

The beer pours light amber with an off-white head.

The aroma is delightful with lots of fresh hops and some spicy rye notes.

The flavor is well-balanced, fairly sweet (sweeter than most rye beers I've had), with some spicy notes. Definitely a good amount of hops (maybe along the lines of an English Pale Ale) but the dominant note is the rye. Spicy with a tiny tinge of sourness.

Medium-full mouthfeel.

After enjoying half the bottle, I next turn to the Rye whiskey and pour a little bit. Many of the same rye notes but with the alcohol burn (of 90 proof whiskey). Fairly dry but with a tiniest hint of honey. Almost (but not quite) a scotch-like aroma, but without the peat.

OK, back to finish the beer.

I can still taste many of the rye notes (echoing that of the whiskey) but with more sweetness. Maybe some maple syrup? A little bit of herbs. A tiny bit of black pepper. Some jewish rye breadyness.

Overall I recommend this beer. My only regret is not buying two bottles. Next time I might try this one with a little bit of the Bulleit 95 rye whiskey added for extra fortification and ryeyishness.
Mar 10, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by DerrickW from Georgia

Feb 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by scruffwhor from Illinois

Jan 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by DerekQXQX from Illinois

Dec 25, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by blindpiggie from Colorado

Dec 03, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by muddyh2oblues from Illinois

Nov 25, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by jaydoc from Kansas

Oct 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by LightnerLiquorKS from Kansas

Oct 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by Carl_R from Oklahoma

Oct 05, 2013
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Reviewed by LXIXME from New Mexico

3.44/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Very small off white head slowly falls into a clear golden bronze colored beer.

Light aroma of mostly the rye with a bit of citrus hops sneaking in.

Light tasting rye aspects even less than the light aroma. Very light on the rye, I guess I know why they call it smooth ryed.

A very light dryish aftertaste with just a bit of the rye taste coming through with this light to medium bodied ale.

Just seems a little to smooth for my beer drinking tastes, I do like the ryeish taste it has I just wish it were more pronounced.
Oct 02, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by Kahlerbock from Kansas

Sep 26, 2013
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Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia

2.68/5  rDev -19.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
"Beer's a journey, not a destination. Each sip of Smooth Ryed's toasty malt flavor is worth savoring. With a oiund of centennial hops per barrel and a hint of spicy rye character, you're sure to enjoy the ride." Brewed in the style of a Rye Ale. Available as a winter seasonal.

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle to a pint glass. Served north of 60º Fahrenheit.

(Appearance) Pours a sudsy foam head of a gold-tinged white consistency over a very orange body that is heavily filtered and crystal clear. Retention is above average, lacing is light and streaked. Carbonation is moderate and excited. Despite having a very clean, underwhelming body appearance, the majority of appearance features present themselves well. 3.75

(Smell) There is certainly a great deal of biscuity caramel, a fainter pepper and spice hint of rye grain and a nearly faded hop bitterness, there's some remaining fruit and floral notes, very little citrus and pine remaining, and a somewhat enjoyable, possibly uninvited faint fruity/cider-like yeast note revealed. Very clean, very simple. The balance is decent in the aroma, although a little more complexity would have been desirable, even for a "smooth" rye ale. 3.25

(Taste) The flavor continues with a very basic combination of pale, watery malts, with very little to no "toasted" character nor any substantial malt body, making this incredibly difficult to prescribe as a Rye Ale. Finishes slightly dry with a big smack of sharp ethanol and faded resiny hop bitterness, as if some necessary coverup to balance was completely nonexistent, or the yeast just went crazy. I could only hope that this is an old batch and that having this fresh would be a more enjoyable experience, but I can't find a date to confirm nor deny this. It is a good bit more unenjoyable than I had before predicted. 2.25

(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick and perhaps, accurately as per the label, smooth with a touch of oiliness. Carbonation adds a bit of fuzz but not much else to benefit the beer. The main issue is body, which is low for a Rye Ale, and in this beer in particular, very light amongst all beers. Alcohol presence is thus very easy to find, especially on the harsh and dry bare-bones ethanol finish. 2.25

(Overall) I know this beer goes for a drinkable Rye Ale but it understated the rye far enough to make me question if it was actually an ingredient in this beer at all. I'd like to try this beer again but this generally negative experience makes me wary of chipping more money into the Bridgeport beer pot, especially after attempting to take on this beer. 2.75

BridgePort Brewing Company's
Smooth Ryed Ale
/5.00
Sep 24, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by bgoblue2 from Illinois

Sep 05, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by johnnyboy76 from Oregon

Aug 26, 2013
Smooth Ryed from BridgePort Brewing Co. / Brewpub
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 83 ratings