Rye Hipster Brunch Stout | Odd Side Ales

4.47/5  rDev +0.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

12oz bottle dated 11/12/18 poured into a snifter
A: Pitch black with a very thin head
S: Maple, rye, coffee, smoke/bacon towards the finish with some cocoa/caramel as well. Quite complex
T: Smooth, chocolate, maple, coffee, caramel, rye. Delicious and complex
M: Full-bodied, a bit sweet, very smooth
O: One of the better BA stouts I’ve had. Highly recommended

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4.44/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.54/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

3.88/5  rDev -13%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.32/5  rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

I’ve been looking for this beer and was very happy to find it in bottles at a local store. Pours a nice deep dark brown, almost black color with darker tan head and some nice spotty lingering lacing. Smells of maple, whiskey, wood, a little coffee and chocolate. Tastes of maple, wood, sweeter whiskey, vanilla, caramel and malt. The coffee and chocolate flavors are definitely more muted and in the background and I don’t really taste any bacon, though there may be just a hint of some smokiness. Smooth, full, slightly creamy mouthfeel with good carbonation. A nice sipper and the high ABV is fairly well hidden but there’s definitely some warming alcohol. An excellent beer!

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4.42/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

4.75/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

12/8/2018

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4.64/5  rDev +4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

4.5/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.27/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.48/5  rDev +0.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

4.75/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

4.31/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.21/5  rDev -5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.6/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

4.17/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

4.77/5  rDev +7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.75

4.46/5  rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Appearance - The beer was murky black with deep mocha colored head.

Smell - The sweetness of the maple and malts made its presence known in the nose with light chocolate.

Taste - At the front, sweet chocolate malts were accompanied by maple. The next later was the smoke of the sinful bacon. The rye was not overly hot, but created a nice undercurrent. The malts and smoked leaned more bitter in back.

Mouthfeel - For a stout, the beer seemed somewhat thin.

Overall - This is a decadently sinful beer that is worth seeking for its smoke and sweetness.

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4.2/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

4.25/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.59/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

4.74/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

4.54/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

4.25/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

4.01/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

Released a couple weeks ago.

A: Pours very dark, dull brown with a cap of light tan head. Decent retention but minimal lacing.

S: Hefty amount of vanilla bean, a bit of roast, espresso, and chocolate. Very light savory bacon, syrup, and round grainy rye.

T: Medium roast coffee, moderate roastiness, milk chocolate, and a touch of sweet maple. Not getting any bacon.

M: Medium-full body, mildly creamy, with medium-light carbonation. Slight warming from the alcohol.

O: Not bad. Barrel treatment and adjuncts are pretty light, and the base isn’t exceptional enough to make this without more contribution from the adjuncts.

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