Midnight RYEder
Crossroads Brewing Company
- From:
- Crossroads Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
- ABV:
- 6.9%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.35 | pDev: 3.68%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 12, 2015
- Added:
- Feb 13, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by orcrist_cleaver from New York
4.17/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
A: Shades of black walnut and deep mahogany. Clarity seems good with modest use of crystal malt. Creamy, dense tan head.
S: Rye bread and pine.
M: Medium body and coarse feel. Grainy throughout wits a good bitter aftertaste.
T: Malt backbone is stern with some raisin and spice. Rye flavor is more toasty bread than crusty. Sharp pine and grapefruit peel. Lychee fruit, earthy and floral.
Nov 12, 2015S: Rye bread and pine.
M: Medium body and coarse feel. Grainy throughout wits a good bitter aftertaste.
T: Malt backbone is stern with some raisin and spice. Rye flavor is more toasty bread than crusty. Sharp pine and grapefruit peel. Lychee fruit, earthy and floral.
Reviewed by Kendo from New York
4.21/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Got the half-growler at Westmere Beverage in Guilderland (just outside of Albany).
According to their website, this is the low-down on the beer:
"Midnight RYEder is a Black Rye IPA featuring grains grown right here in New York State! NY 6-row malted barley and NY Danko Rye malt form the dry spicy backbone of this ale. A touch of crystal malt and roasted barley add sweetness and a nice jet black color. American Simcoe, Mosaic, Centennial and Cascade hops add a firm bitterness, pleasant aroma and hop flavors of grapefruit and pine. Look for a full flavored black IPA with robust hop character and the dry spicy flavor of rye."
A: Poured into a Sam Smith's nonic-style pint glass. Body appears black, but when backlit it's more of a dark brown with mahogany edges. Half-finger khaki-colored head on top leaves nice thick lace.
S: Nice ABA nose: roasty, earthy and piney hops. Touch of spice, presumably from the rye.
T: Roasted malt, charcoal, hint of ash. Spicy, earthy bite. Rye is definitely noted. Finishes with a quite-dry bitterness. Hops are citrusy-juicy, show up faintly after the ashy-dry finish, and after a few sips I notice them more "underneath" everything, if that makes sense. This is a tasty Black IPA that fits in my wheelhouse. As it warms I even start to get some chocolate malt, thereby covering all my ABA bases.
M: A little bit on the thin side; call it medium in heft, but on the light side of medium. Carbonation is modest and smooth.
O: Thumbs up.
Feb 13, 2014According to their website, this is the low-down on the beer:
"Midnight RYEder is a Black Rye IPA featuring grains grown right here in New York State! NY 6-row malted barley and NY Danko Rye malt form the dry spicy backbone of this ale. A touch of crystal malt and roasted barley add sweetness and a nice jet black color. American Simcoe, Mosaic, Centennial and Cascade hops add a firm bitterness, pleasant aroma and hop flavors of grapefruit and pine. Look for a full flavored black IPA with robust hop character and the dry spicy flavor of rye."
A: Poured into a Sam Smith's nonic-style pint glass. Body appears black, but when backlit it's more of a dark brown with mahogany edges. Half-finger khaki-colored head on top leaves nice thick lace.
S: Nice ABA nose: roasty, earthy and piney hops. Touch of spice, presumably from the rye.
T: Roasted malt, charcoal, hint of ash. Spicy, earthy bite. Rye is definitely noted. Finishes with a quite-dry bitterness. Hops are citrusy-juicy, show up faintly after the ashy-dry finish, and after a few sips I notice them more "underneath" everything, if that makes sense. This is a tasty Black IPA that fits in my wheelhouse. As it warms I even start to get some chocolate malt, thereby covering all my ABA bases.
M: A little bit on the thin side; call it medium in heft, but on the light side of medium. Carbonation is modest and smooth.
O: Thumbs up.
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