Rio's Rompin Rye Beer | Epic Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Epic Brewing Company
Utah, United States | website
Style: Rye Beer
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.40%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
Think freshly baked rye bread in a bottle with just a hint of lemon and spices from the hops and yeast. Both wheat-y and spicy with a light silky texture.
Added by mcallister on 02-17-2011
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Reviews: 23 | Ratings: 60
4.28/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bomber from the cold cases of Epic, release 1 (brewed Feb 24, 2011) poured into s standard pint glass.
Appearance: A vibrant golden with a slight haze. This beer had a longish lasting pillow of a head that left clumpy lacing down my glass.
Smell: Almost nutty with a very mild yeastiness. I also sense some earthy hoppiness. I only smell a little of the rye bread smell.
Taste: The rye flavor comes out a little more. Still pretty reserved. The malt bill is pretty complex and I get a sense of that complexity, my palate is just not good enough to describe it yet.
Mouthfeel: This beer has a solid mouthfeel. The beer seems to be partially filtered of the yeast. The combination of the malty taste with the presence of the yeast and solid, but not assertive carbonation, is really nice. Finish is not particularly long, as you might expect.
Overall: This is a solid beer. Like the Pfeifferhorn Lager, it is a really tasty brew that will not standout only because it has a lower ABV. It is well worth picking up.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Bomber from the cold cases of Epic, release 1 (brewed Feb 24, 2011) poured into s standard pint glass.
Appearance: A vibrant golden with a slight haze. This beer had a longish lasting pillow of a head that left clumpy lacing down my glass.
Smell: Almost nutty with a very mild yeastiness. I also sense some earthy hoppiness. I only smell a little of the rye bread smell.
Taste: The rye flavor comes out a little more. Still pretty reserved. The malt bill is pretty complex and I get a sense of that complexity, my palate is just not good enough to describe it yet.
Mouthfeel: This beer has a solid mouthfeel. The beer seems to be partially filtered of the yeast. The combination of the malty taste with the presence of the yeast and solid, but not assertive carbonation, is really nice. Finish is not particularly long, as you might expect.
Overall: This is a solid beer. Like the Pfeifferhorn Lager, it is a really tasty brew that will not standout only because it has a lower ABV. It is well worth picking up.
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4.14/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Release 4, bottle lists 5.5% ABV
A - Pours a hazy, almost murky, burnt orange with one finger of off-white head. Head doesn't last too long, but leaves decent lacing.
S - Aroma is relatively subtle, but contains a nice amount of spicy rye, toasted malt and a hint of citrus. Enjoyable smell.
T - More citrus in the taste than the aroma, along with toasted bread malt, crisp rye and maybe a touch of caramel malt. This is well balanced and very tasty.
M - Medium mouthfeel with crisp rye and hop bitterness.
O - This is a really solid brew all around. Nice balance of malt, hops and rye, with nothing really dominating.
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look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Release 4, bottle lists 5.5% ABV
A - Pours a hazy, almost murky, burnt orange with one finger of off-white head. Head doesn't last too long, but leaves decent lacing.
S - Aroma is relatively subtle, but contains a nice amount of spicy rye, toasted malt and a hint of citrus. Enjoyable smell.
T - More citrus in the taste than the aroma, along with toasted bread malt, crisp rye and maybe a touch of caramel malt. This is well balanced and very tasty.
M - Medium mouthfeel with crisp rye and hop bitterness.
O - This is a really solid brew all around. Nice balance of malt, hops and rye, with nothing really dominating.
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4.02/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
22 oz. bomber,
A: Pours amber with a medium white head, solid lace.
S: Cracked bread, rye spice.
T: Nice rye flavour, spicy with hints of citrus. Quite bready, nice mix of flavours, coriander on the back end.
M: Medium-bodied, lush at times, creamy, good overall feel.
O: A very solid rye beer from Epic and very inexpensive. I'll certainly buy this again. A rare sub-$4 bomber.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
22 oz. bomber,
A: Pours amber with a medium white head, solid lace.
S: Cracked bread, rye spice.
T: Nice rye flavour, spicy with hints of citrus. Quite bready, nice mix of flavours, coriander on the back end.
M: Medium-bodied, lush at times, creamy, good overall feel.
O: A very solid rye beer from Epic and very inexpensive. I'll certainly buy this again. A rare sub-$4 bomber.
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3.97/5 rDev +10%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Heavy chill hazed red colored beer with a medium sized tan colored head.
Smells strongly of rye and very spicy. Spicy and faintly sour there is a substantial earthy rye aroma. Sweet malt with a strong caramel scent. Faint cookie dough scent.
Starts out a little sweet a spicy with a big rye flavor. Slightly earth rye taste the after taste is the sweet part. Slight mushroom taste. Bitterness level is low.
Mouthfeel is good.
Overall a tasty rte beer for sure, a recommended beer.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Heavy chill hazed red colored beer with a medium sized tan colored head.
Smells strongly of rye and very spicy. Spicy and faintly sour there is a substantial earthy rye aroma. Sweet malt with a strong caramel scent. Faint cookie dough scent.
Starts out a little sweet a spicy with a big rye flavor. Slightly earth rye taste the after taste is the sweet part. Slight mushroom taste. Bitterness level is low.
Mouthfeel is good.
Overall a tasty rte beer for sure, a recommended beer.
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3.97/5 rDev +10%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nice beer. Great aroma, like the deScription - rye bread with a hint of lemon. Flavor’s like nose, bittersweet. Don't pick up much of the spices. Very drinkable.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nice beer. Great aroma, like the deScription - rye bread with a hint of lemon. Flavor’s like nose, bittersweet. Don't pick up much of the spices. Very drinkable.
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3.88/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz brown bottle with a batch # on the label:
LOOK: Clear brassy hue, excellent lacing
SMELL: Bread, spicy rye, treacle, taffy, plums, broth, herbal, yeast
TASTE: Extremely smooth, creamy, medium body, spicy rye, toasted bread, modest hopping, sorghum, earthy, vague citrus, peppery, faint alcohol, semi-dry finish
A malt bomb that has more than enough rye in it to make its mark on the palate. Very well balanced and still pretty quaffable. Sometimes simple is better.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz brown bottle with a batch # on the label:
LOOK: Clear brassy hue, excellent lacing
SMELL: Bread, spicy rye, treacle, taffy, plums, broth, herbal, yeast
TASTE: Extremely smooth, creamy, medium body, spicy rye, toasted bread, modest hopping, sorghum, earthy, vague citrus, peppery, faint alcohol, semi-dry finish
A malt bomb that has more than enough rye in it to make its mark on the palate. Very well balanced and still pretty quaffable. Sometimes simple is better.
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3.88/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
After a tasting an the Ale Jail in St. Paul (thanks, by the way!) I was excited to see Epic bombers arrive in Minnesota. Seeing them at Zipp's, this was my first choice, being a rye freak. Evidently batch #3 brewed 4/22/11 per the website; like that, would like a date on the bottle better!
Poured into a couple New Holland glasses as an after-dinner brew post brat/corn. Looks like Lake of the Woods water after a strong wind, like muddled brown tea. Odors are unadultered rye & a bit of damp hoppiness.
Rio's Rompin' Rye is a shot of rye bread. That distinct rye spiciness kicks the snot out of any other subtlety that might be lurking in its depths. Trying harder, there's a spritz of lemon-lime, those gentle muddy hops trying to stave off the rye tide, & that's about it.
A simple, straight-up rye beer that's easy to swig & in the sessionable range, & doesn't sting the wallet like most bombers? Sign me up. A very good beer, & I'm looking forward to more Epic Brewing here in Minnesota.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
After a tasting an the Ale Jail in St. Paul (thanks, by the way!) I was excited to see Epic bombers arrive in Minnesota. Seeing them at Zipp's, this was my first choice, being a rye freak. Evidently batch #3 brewed 4/22/11 per the website; like that, would like a date on the bottle better!
Poured into a couple New Holland glasses as an after-dinner brew post brat/corn. Looks like Lake of the Woods water after a strong wind, like muddled brown tea. Odors are unadultered rye & a bit of damp hoppiness.
Rio's Rompin' Rye is a shot of rye bread. That distinct rye spiciness kicks the snot out of any other subtlety that might be lurking in its depths. Trying harder, there's a spritz of lemon-lime, those gentle muddy hops trying to stave off the rye tide, & that's about it.
A simple, straight-up rye beer that's easy to swig & in the sessionable range, & doesn't sting the wallet like most bombers? Sign me up. A very good beer, & I'm looking forward to more Epic Brewing here in Minnesota.
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3.78/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Beer #2 in the great Utah Brew Hunt.
I feel like I want to say that this beer is a rye pale ale. It has the rye tones to it, but it's mellow and smooth and not overly obnoxious, as many ryes tend to be. Easy to drink, and a nice low abv make it an easily sessionable ale. I could have dealt with a bit more punch from the rye, but I'll take this as it is.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Beer #2 in the great Utah Brew Hunt.
I feel like I want to say that this beer is a rye pale ale. It has the rye tones to it, but it's mellow and smooth and not overly obnoxious, as many ryes tend to be. Easy to drink, and a nice low abv make it an easily sessionable ale. I could have dealt with a bit more punch from the rye, but I'll take this as it is.
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3.75/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Cloudy dark amber in the glass like a Hefeweizen. Handsome foamy lacing and a nearly creamy mouthfeel. Lots of malt, though a bit murky, and plenty of hops. The rye seems to give it that special tangy graininess and enhances the bitter hops. A sharp taste like sourdough bread. A little malty sweetness in every sip followed by the long bitterness. A pleasant quaff and a good example of adding some rye flavors without tipping the boat over.
From the Salt Lake state liquor store along with several other Epic brews. I think it's Release No. 5 at 5.4% ABV.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Cloudy dark amber in the glass like a Hefeweizen. Handsome foamy lacing and a nearly creamy mouthfeel. Lots of malt, though a bit murky, and plenty of hops. The rye seems to give it that special tangy graininess and enhances the bitter hops. A sharp taste like sourdough bread. A little malty sweetness in every sip followed by the long bitterness. A pleasant quaff and a good example of adding some rye flavors without tipping the boat over.
From the Salt Lake state liquor store along with several other Epic brews. I think it's Release No. 5 at 5.4% ABV.
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3.65/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
The color is a brown-hued dark orange, essentially bronze. This beer has a creamy light tan head , dense and tightly bubbled. It's a full finger tall and falls slowly, but never very far. There's a thick pillow resting on top the entire way, and creamy, clumpy lacing is left in plenty well down the glass.
The smell is pretty unusual to begin with. considering how well that translates to the flavor, it's a little unusual in general. I get the rye, with the peppery bite and the earthiness. I also get fruits, not quite estery, with some herbal notes and a little bit of chalkiness. I think it might be the yeast, and I don't know if that's typical, but it's what's going on here. The herbal note might be from the very light hops, which also impart a little floral bitterness.
The mouthfeel is good, imparting both crispness and creaminess in a body that's medium or close to it. It also takes on a bit of dryness and an interesting minerality.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
The color is a brown-hued dark orange, essentially bronze. This beer has a creamy light tan head , dense and tightly bubbled. It's a full finger tall and falls slowly, but never very far. There's a thick pillow resting on top the entire way, and creamy, clumpy lacing is left in plenty well down the glass.
The smell is pretty unusual to begin with. considering how well that translates to the flavor, it's a little unusual in general. I get the rye, with the peppery bite and the earthiness. I also get fruits, not quite estery, with some herbal notes and a little bit of chalkiness. I think it might be the yeast, and I don't know if that's typical, but it's what's going on here. The herbal note might be from the very light hops, which also impart a little floral bitterness.
The mouthfeel is good, imparting both crispness and creaminess in a body that's medium or close to it. It also takes on a bit of dryness and an interesting minerality.
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3.65/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a deep amber, with massive reds and slight oranges around the edges. There is about a half finger of foam that settles quickly into a thin film along the top of the beer.
S: The nose is rusty, metallic, malty, and spicy. Honestly, that's exactly what I am picking up form it. This beer smells like it's been sitting in a tin can for quite awhile.
T: It's sweet and buttery to start, with solid kick of rye coming in after. There is a subtle heat, and a definite rust bucket quality to this beer. The finish is sweet with mild spice.
M: Medium bodied beer. It's sweet to start, gets spicy and metallic in the middle, and backs down to mild spice and more sweetness in the finish. Caramels linger on the palate.
O: Mehh. This beer is middle of the road. I kinda like it, but it's nothing I'd ever buy again.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a deep amber, with massive reds and slight oranges around the edges. There is about a half finger of foam that settles quickly into a thin film along the top of the beer.
S: The nose is rusty, metallic, malty, and spicy. Honestly, that's exactly what I am picking up form it. This beer smells like it's been sitting in a tin can for quite awhile.
T: It's sweet and buttery to start, with solid kick of rye coming in after. There is a subtle heat, and a definite rust bucket quality to this beer. The finish is sweet with mild spice.
M: Medium bodied beer. It's sweet to start, gets spicy and metallic in the middle, and backs down to mild spice and more sweetness in the finish. Caramels linger on the palate.
O: Mehh. This beer is middle of the road. I kinda like it, but it's nothing I'd ever buy again.
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3.58/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Date tasted: 5/28/13
Brewery: Epic Brewing Company Salt Lake City, UT
Beer: Rio's Rompin' Rye Beer
Served from: 22oz bottle
Bottled on/born on date: “Release #21”
Appearance: Amber color, cloudy with a slightly off white head. Good head retention
Smell: Hops and a hint of malt
Taste: Starts smooth, finishes with a nice bite of rye spiciness. Lingering hop bitterness in the after taste.
Mouthfeel: smooth, with a bit of bite at the end
Overall: A drinkable beer, but could use a little bit more rye especially given the “rompin'” in the name. The beer is decent, but could use a little something more.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Date tasted: 5/28/13
Brewery: Epic Brewing Company Salt Lake City, UT
Beer: Rio's Rompin' Rye Beer
Served from: 22oz bottle
Bottled on/born on date: “Release #21”
Appearance: Amber color, cloudy with a slightly off white head. Good head retention
Smell: Hops and a hint of malt
Taste: Starts smooth, finishes with a nice bite of rye spiciness. Lingering hop bitterness in the after taste.
Mouthfeel: smooth, with a bit of bite at the end
Overall: A drinkable beer, but could use a little bit more rye especially given the “rompin'” in the name. The beer is decent, but could use a little something more.
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3.58/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a very hazy orange color, with some floaters, and a small head. Not very appealing to look at.
Aromas are bready, spicy, and doughy with some earthy tea like hops.
Tastes like an amber ale. Light tea, spices, and creamy caramel malt sweetness. Finish is earthy, crisp, and dry, slightly bitter as well.
Mouthfeel is crisp, with nice body, not heavy.
Overall, this beer redeemed itself after the bad pour. But still, kind of a middle of the road offering.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a very hazy orange color, with some floaters, and a small head. Not very appealing to look at.
Aromas are bready, spicy, and doughy with some earthy tea like hops.
Tastes like an amber ale. Light tea, spices, and creamy caramel malt sweetness. Finish is earthy, crisp, and dry, slightly bitter as well.
Mouthfeel is crisp, with nice body, not heavy.
Overall, this beer redeemed itself after the bad pour. But still, kind of a middle of the road offering.
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3.53/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
1 pint 6oz bottle
Served in a perfect pint glass
A - It has an amber to deep amber body with three inches of tan head.
S - It smells like a loaf of marble rye on the end of a fishing pole (Seinfeld reference).
T - I taste all malt, but it is not too sweet. The rye does a decent job of balancing it out.
M - Thin to moderate
O - When I think of rye beers I guess I think of rye IPA's. This is not an IPA. It is a solid beer and a steal for the price, $3.99.
★ 462 characters
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
1 pint 6oz bottle
Served in a perfect pint glass
A - It has an amber to deep amber body with three inches of tan head.
S - It smells like a loaf of marble rye on the end of a fishing pole (Seinfeld reference).
T - I taste all malt, but it is not too sweet. The rye does a decent job of balancing it out.
M - Thin to moderate
O - When I think of rye beers I guess I think of rye IPA's. This is not an IPA. It is a solid beer and a steal for the price, $3.99.
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3.53/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer pours a dark amber color. The head is one inch of eggshell white foam that recedes slowly into a small cap of lacing. The aroma is of caramel, toffee, and spicy rye. The taste is similar to the aroma. There is a lot of toffee and caramel with the rye playing a secondary roles. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with a smooth texture, and moderate carbonation. Overall, this is a nice beer, but it is more of a typical amber ale than a rye beer. I prefer rye beer to showcase the spiciness of the rye, and this beer falls short of that. I can see how people would like this beer, but personally I can't see myself drinking it again.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer pours a dark amber color. The head is one inch of eggshell white foam that recedes slowly into a small cap of lacing. The aroma is of caramel, toffee, and spicy rye. The taste is similar to the aroma. There is a lot of toffee and caramel with the rye playing a secondary roles. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with a smooth texture, and moderate carbonation. Overall, this is a nice beer, but it is more of a typical amber ale than a rye beer. I prefer rye beer to showcase the spiciness of the rye, and this beer falls short of that. I can see how people would like this beer, but personally I can't see myself drinking it again.
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3.5/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - dark amber with a thin lacing of off white head that quickly fizzles away
S - faint bread and citrus
T - apples, faint bread, faint citrus, faint pepper
M - crisp, medium bodied
I bought this in the discount section at Bestway in Greensboro so it may have been a bit dated. The rye was not very pronounced. The flavor wanted to be complex, but it each element was rather faint. I'll pass next time.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A - dark amber with a thin lacing of off white head that quickly fizzles away
S - faint bread and citrus
T - apples, faint bread, faint citrus, faint pepper
M - crisp, medium bodied
I bought this in the discount section at Bestway in Greensboro so it may have been a bit dated. The rye was not very pronounced. The flavor wanted to be complex, but it each element was rather faint. I'll pass next time.
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3.45/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
bomber purchased at the brewery
a: into an avery snifter, the pour produces a finger deep, frothy head of khaki colored carbonation, receding to a complete layer and ring around the glass and spotty lace, good retention, conditioning yeast spilling from the neck of the bottle, the beer itself a hazed, medium maple-amber in color
s: nose heavy on the rye, with a pleasant sweet/spicy character, lots of bread, some toasted and nutty caramel, hops earthy and grassy, a solid yeast aroma, fruity esters with notes of apple, grape and a touch of green banana, I like it
m: carbonation low-moderate, smooth and creamy on the tongue at first, with a lighter medium body that finishes a little watery
t: opens with a big hit of spicy rye on a backing of bready pale malts, nutty and toasted grains, quite dry from the midpoint with some very metallic (especially when cold) hop flavors growing towards the finish, moderately bittered with lingering flavors of grain and metal
o: the nicely done aroma sets up the slightly less moving flavor experience, which lacked the depth of the aroma where the unpleasantly metallic hops take over midway, not a bad beer but could use a little reworking in parts
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
bomber purchased at the brewery
a: into an avery snifter, the pour produces a finger deep, frothy head of khaki colored carbonation, receding to a complete layer and ring around the glass and spotty lace, good retention, conditioning yeast spilling from the neck of the bottle, the beer itself a hazed, medium maple-amber in color
s: nose heavy on the rye, with a pleasant sweet/spicy character, lots of bread, some toasted and nutty caramel, hops earthy and grassy, a solid yeast aroma, fruity esters with notes of apple, grape and a touch of green banana, I like it
m: carbonation low-moderate, smooth and creamy on the tongue at first, with a lighter medium body that finishes a little watery
t: opens with a big hit of spicy rye on a backing of bready pale malts, nutty and toasted grains, quite dry from the midpoint with some very metallic (especially when cold) hop flavors growing towards the finish, moderately bittered with lingering flavors of grain and metal
o: the nicely done aroma sets up the slightly less moving flavor experience, which lacked the depth of the aroma where the unpleasantly metallic hops take over midway, not a bad beer but could use a little reworking in parts
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3.25/5 rDev -10%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance has a hazy dark amber brown color supporting a fair dissipating head leaving spotty lace. Smell of mainly the rye, citrus with light malt, citrus and hop in the back. Taste is of bitter rye, sweet malt with a balance of hops. mouthfeel is medium with good carbonation. Overall a fair rye.
★ 299 characters
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance has a hazy dark amber brown color supporting a fair dissipating head leaving spotty lace. Smell of mainly the rye, citrus with light malt, citrus and hop in the back. Taste is of bitter rye, sweet malt with a balance of hops. mouthfeel is medium with good carbonation. Overall a fair rye.
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3.09/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3
Release #6,5.2% ABV per bottle label.Poured into an imperial pint glass murky bronze with anice tight formed 1/2 finger white head atop that clung well to the glass.Aromas are really muted with just a faint shot of sharp rye,really other than that nothing.A nice meary creamy mouthfeel makes for a rich feeling if not flavored beer.Light citrusy hops along with light lactic rye flavors,again light is the main word used here,faint toasty grain rounds out an uninspring palate.This beer has things going on for it but the aromas and flavors just dont pack any punch in my opinion.
★ 580 characters
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3
Release #6,5.2% ABV per bottle label.Poured into an imperial pint glass murky bronze with anice tight formed 1/2 finger white head atop that clung well to the glass.Aromas are really muted with just a faint shot of sharp rye,really other than that nothing.A nice meary creamy mouthfeel makes for a rich feeling if not flavored beer.Light citrusy hops along with light lactic rye flavors,again light is the main word used here,faint toasty grain rounds out an uninspring palate.This beer has things going on for it but the aromas and flavors just dont pack any punch in my opinion.
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2.96/5 rDev -18%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Release # 11. 5.5% ABV per the label.
Pours a murky light brown with a 1/2 inch foamy khaki head that settles to an oily film on top of the beer. Small foamy streaks and dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is pretty subtle with some grain, rye, and corn tortilla aromas. Taste is of grain, rye, and a slight herbal hop flavor on the finish. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty average rye beer with some pretty weak aromas and flavors. One of my least favorite Epic beers so far.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Release # 11. 5.5% ABV per the label.
Pours a murky light brown with a 1/2 inch foamy khaki head that settles to an oily film on top of the beer. Small foamy streaks and dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is pretty subtle with some grain, rye, and corn tortilla aromas. Taste is of grain, rye, and a slight herbal hop flavor on the finish. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty average rye beer with some pretty weak aromas and flavors. One of my least favorite Epic beers so far.
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2.86/5 rDev -20.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
To me this was a classic example of a beer that tries far too hard and accomplishes far too little. For a rye base, the rye was remarkably faint which was not welcoming whatsoever. If I buy a rye beer, I intend to appreciate the complexities in the rye, but with this flavoring it was simply not possible. The intentionally numbing of the rye was intended to sharpen up the palate so it could appreciate both the citrus and earthy bready components. The other flavors however do not mix well with each other creating very separate unpleasant flavors. I was unimpressed here and will skip it next time.
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look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
To me this was a classic example of a beer that tries far too hard and accomplishes far too little. For a rye base, the rye was remarkably faint which was not welcoming whatsoever. If I buy a rye beer, I intend to appreciate the complexities in the rye, but with this flavoring it was simply not possible. The intentionally numbing of the rye was intended to sharpen up the palate so it could appreciate both the citrus and earthy bready components. The other flavors however do not mix well with each other creating very separate unpleasant flavors. I was unimpressed here and will skip it next time.
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1.61/5 rDev -55.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.25
This is one of the worst tasting beers I have ever had! couldn't even finish half a glass. I think this is only the second time I have poured freshly opened craft beer down the drain. Tasted soapy, and a bit like urine. Maybe I just got a bad batch?
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look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.25
This is one of the worst tasting beers I have ever had! couldn't even finish half a glass. I think this is only the second time I have poured freshly opened craft beer down the drain. Tasted soapy, and a bit like urine. Maybe I just got a bad batch?
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Rio's Rompin Rye Beer from Epic Brewing Company
3.61
out of 5
based on 60 ratings.
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: A touch hazy with a nice bronze color. Could use a little more carbonation.
S: You can smell the Rye, a bit yeasty and very pleasant.
T: I really love the taste of this beer, smooth and subtle. The flavor matches the smell, but with a very slight citrus and spice element. With the low bitterness, it is very much like bread.
M: Smooth and perfectly good.
Overall: I've made this a standard session beer for me. It could use a bit more spicy rye character and just a slight bit more carbonation, but others may disagree. I think this beer is a total success for a session beer.
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