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Iron Joe
Rahr & Sons Brewing Company

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From:
Rahr & Sons Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
ABV:
8%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.61 | pDev: 17.17%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
68
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 10, 2020
Added:
Feb 28, 2015
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  18
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Ratings by Jame515:
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Rated by Jame515 from Texas

3.03/5  rDev -16.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

May 23, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 10, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Hellpop65 from Kansas

Oct 05, 2019
 
Rated: 3.99 by MJSFS from Florida

Jul 20, 2019
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Reviewed by sjdevel from Utah

3.61/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Look - dark brown with a slight red hue
Smell - not that aromatic... Slight caramel..some coffee
Taste - nice wood flavors right off the bat - pretty dry - some tobacco and brown sugar - dries out more but gets a strange chemical flavor.... Maybe the coffee...its subdued and not really strong
Feel - medium Bodied... Hoped for a thicker mouth feel
Overall - a decent coffee scotch ale, some off flavors aft the end. Decent brew but can't see myself buying regularly.
Apr 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by mmilyko from Nevada

Mar 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.28 by TonyTwins from Nebraska

Mar 14, 2019
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Reviewed by Harrison8 from Missouri

3.84/5  rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a dark, but translucent, brown with two fingers of khaki foam. Head retention is good. Aroma is coffee, even when the nose is far from the glass. Chocolate, cocoa, toffee, caramel, and toasty, nutty malts form the remainder of the aroma, landing on the 'sweet' side. Flavor profile is caramel, toffee, cocoa, milk chocolate, and medium-roast coffee for the majority. Nutty, caramely, toasty malts form the remainder of the flavor profile and add a pleasant base for the flavor additives. Mouth feel is fuzzy and fizzy, with a medium thickness. Overall, lots going on here, with the dial clearly turned towards 'sweet'. Coffee is pleasant and well reserved.

Served in a 15.5oz Speigalau tulip from a 12oz can.
Feb 02, 2019
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Reviewed by BigMac59 from Texas

3.9/5  rDev +8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a nice coffee color with a thin creamy head.
Definite coffee aroma.
First taste is awesome. Lots of coffee and some sweetness. The can mentions caramel-yep, chocolate-yep, and marshmallow-OK.
Mouth feel is very good, sort of velvety.
Overall very nice!
Jul 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.79 by 22Blue from Kansas

Mar 15, 2018
 
Rated: 3.8 by Kips from Texas

Mar 15, 2018
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.88/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12oz can. Poured out a dark, dark brown color with a small, off-white head of foam. It smelled of roasted malt, oak, earthy notes and caramel. Sweet toffee with peaty flavors, vanilla, oak and roasted malt.
Mar 02, 2018
 
Rated: 3.96 by RDW from Nebraska

Feb 25, 2018
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

4.26/5  rDev +18%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
The body is black cherry lacquer, becoming dark red at certain angles, with a fizzy khaki head that settles to a soft creamy blanket.

Smell has a nice, smooth, round and roasty mocha with a hint of caramel and biscuit.

Holy wow, major palate surprise! This is absolutely luscious, velvety and thick, with a round carbonation that envelopes the mouth. There's just loads of delicious mocha all over this beer, with caramel, toffee, toast and some bittering component of maybe grapefruit rind or…actually, it's possibly the woody, spicy oak. Iron Joe has a semi-dry finish despite its smooth, fluid luscious feel. What kind of cheat code is this?!
May 25, 2017
 
Rated: 3.77 by Scepter from Texas

Jan 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by Hoganlaw from Texas

Nov 21, 2016
 
Rated: 4.5 by MaddDogg84 from Texas

Oct 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.98 by robgage from Pennsylvania

Jun 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.65 by monk2021 from Texas

May 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by BarryMFBurton from Indiana

May 01, 2016
Iron Joe from Rahr & Sons Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 68 ratings