Chocosaurus Rye
The Bruery

Chocosaurus RyeChocosaurus Rye
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From:
The Bruery
 
California, United States
Style:
Rye Beer
ABV:
7%
Score:
84
Avg:
3.71 | pDev: 9.7%
Reviews:
60
Ratings:
160
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 27, 2016
Added:
Feb 04, 2012
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  39
A dark rye lager that was finished with cacao nibs and vanilla beans.
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Ratings by NickT1218:
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Rated by NickT1218 from California

4/5  rDev +7.8%

Dec 14, 2012
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Reviewed by SilentBob2u2 from California

4.41/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Purchased through Bruery club membership, has been expertly aged the duration of its life by both the Bruery (before purchasing) and by myself (after it arrived in the mail).

Appearance: thin jet black, watered down stout (or oil), a robust brown

Mouthfeel: light, thin, typical beer mouthfeel for a 7% dark lager; not overly viscous

Smell: coca powder, slight vanilla, and whoopers (you know, the candy, not the hamburger). Also, a bit of old lager smell but not in a bad way, just that its obvious that it's not freshly brewed

Taste: malted milkshake flavor cut by the dry crispness of the rye with a nice lager finish. It's not heavy, it's not thick, it's obviously a lighter beer from the bruey, which has become a rare thing for them. Fantastic malted chocolate flavor with strong cocoa powered taste (bakers chocolate, minus the bitter).

Overall: great mashup of rye and lager with chocolate and vanilla. Wish the vanilla was a bit more pronounced but overall it's a great venture into early days of beer mashups before it became the norm. Highly recommended if you can find a source that has aged it properly. The Bruery strikes again!!
Jul 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.91 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4.08 by JoshBrews from Missouri

Jun 03, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by BeerOps from Illinois

May 28, 2016
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Reviewed by SHODriver from North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Poured into a pint glass to a black beer topped by a half finger of dense tan head that fades quickly to a collar around the edge of the glass with some lacing.
S: Smells of dark chocolate, cocoa powder and spicy rye
T: Taste is chocolate and some slight spicy rye malt but mostly chocolate. Slight hints of faded vanilla at times as well paired with some sweet chocolate notes. Swallow is rye spice, slight oxidation and more dark chocolate.
M: This one is on the lighter side of medium with carbonation that's soft but just below prickly. Slightly velvety and slick in the mouth. This beer has a slightly drying finish.
O: Overall not bad but probably a bit better fresh. It still drinks pretty well but there are some low spots that were probably filled by other flavor notes. It has some decent complexity and flavor and I'm happy to have tried it.
May 25, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.68/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Brown and equal parts black. Solid beige head, 1/3". Aroma hit you up on the choco tip, rye not so much.

Taste was like chocolate and lager yeast. Weird. Ample hops, didn't expect that. Some vanilla. Mostly chocolate though.

Pretty simplistic but also unique. Why don't they make more easy drinking chocolate beers, they don't always have to be porters or stouts.
Jan 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by Raziel313 from California

Dec 24, 2015
 
Rated: 4.06 by JayPeso from California

Jun 16, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by MisterKilderkin from California

May 08, 2015
 
Rated: 3.87 by swanfungus from California

Apr 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by nathanmiller from New York

Mar 19, 2015
 
Rated: 4.04 by richkrull from Wisconsin

Sep 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.7 by abeeronthebeach from California

Aug 25, 2014
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Reviewed by portia99 from Massachusetts

3.56/5  rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
750ml bottle poured into a Brooklyn snifter.

A - Pours black in color with a thick finger plus of frothy mocha colored foam with good staying power. Head falls over a couple minutes nad leaves behind some light, foamy lacing.

S - Interesting aroma - lots of caramel and molasses, tons of maltose - quite sweet overall on the nose. Some spicy rye, hints of vanilla, and touches of burnt, acrid malt.

T - Mildly tart up front, followed by burnt malt, some charcoal and a light hoppy bitterness. Molasses and dark caramel.

M - Medium body, light astringency and tartness, burnt character, spicy rye. Carbonation is lowish mid-level with a slight tingle to it.

O - Ehhh...kinda non-descript. One of those beers that is just kinda "there". Doesn't impress, doesn't really turn me off - just nothing special. Malty and sweet, seems maybe a bit underattenuated. Lots of worty, unfermented maltose aroma and flavors found here. Not one of my favorite Bruery offerings.
Feb 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Brabander from Netherlands

Feb 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by bauermj from Illinois

Jan 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Dec 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Scottie_A25 from Tennessee

Dec 06, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by CEDAMA from California

Nov 12, 2013
Chocosaurus Rye from The Bruery
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 160 ratings