Yakima Rye IPA
New Albanian Brewing Company - Pizzeria and Public House
- From:
- New Albanian Brewing Company - Pizzeria and Public House
- Indiana, United States
- Style:
- Rye Beer
- ABV:
- 7.5%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 15.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 15
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 08, 2015
- Added:
- Apr 18, 2011
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.93/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
22oz bottle. Poured out a clear, golden-copper color with a small, off-white head of foam. It smelled of spicy rye, toasted caramel and citrus. Sweet caramel and citrus up front with a spicy bite in the finish.
Jul 10, 2013
Reviewed by Chaney from District of Columbia
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked this one up at Varsity Liquors in Evansville while in town visiting family in Henderson during Christmas vacation 2012.
Served in an Elysian tulip.
A: Poured a very, very cloudy, dark orange color, with a nice 1/2 finger head that stain the glass with webbing all the way down.
S: Lots of malty citrus (oxymoron?), fairly rich in potency, but still rather nice. Smells fresh.
T: I liked this a lot. Sure it had a huge malt backbone, but that starts to separate at the end, leaving a big citrus attack from the mid to late palate. The rye was especially strong here, especially once I swallowed the liquid and all that was left was sugary film. Nice.
M: Not too bitter, but still enough there to please the hophead in most of us. The bitterness and rye funk started to heat up the most gulps I took, which was fine by me. The carbonation was perfect for the style and lacing was ridiculous.
O: I really dug this and think it deserves more respect here. To be honest, I don't remember how much I paid for this but I don't think it was too obscene. I'm only stating that because NA has a reputation for charging an arm and a leg. Just sayin...
Jan 07, 2013Served in an Elysian tulip.
A: Poured a very, very cloudy, dark orange color, with a nice 1/2 finger head that stain the glass with webbing all the way down.
S: Lots of malty citrus (oxymoron?), fairly rich in potency, but still rather nice. Smells fresh.
T: I liked this a lot. Sure it had a huge malt backbone, but that starts to separate at the end, leaving a big citrus attack from the mid to late palate. The rye was especially strong here, especially once I swallowed the liquid and all that was left was sugary film. Nice.
M: Not too bitter, but still enough there to please the hophead in most of us. The bitterness and rye funk started to heat up the most gulps I took, which was fine by me. The carbonation was perfect for the style and lacing was ridiculous.
O: I really dug this and think it deserves more respect here. To be honest, I don't remember how much I paid for this but I don't think it was too obscene. I'm only stating that because NA has a reputation for charging an arm and a leg. Just sayin...
Reviewed by Raven3464 from Japan
3.89/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Appearance: Holy carbonation, Batman! The beer pours a two-finger body and an eight-finger head. Seriously, the body is a beautiful hazy-straw color but the excessive carbonation almost ruins it. It ends up looking more like an ice cream soda float than a beer. Retention is decent as well.
Smell: Citrus (mainly grapefruit) and an earthy hop aroma dominate the nose. The rye becomes more noticeable as the carbonation dies down and the beer warms.
Taste: Much like the nose, citrus notes are followed quickly by a massive hop punch. A hint of rye lingers on the tongue together with the hop bitterness. To be honest, the rye flavor could stand to be a bit more aggressive. Malts take a back seat in this beer but they are slightly noticeable. While the 130 IBU count seems exaggerated, it is still bitter enough that hop heads will love the experience.
Mouth feel: It is medium bodied. The excessive carbonation refreshingly compliments the dry aftertaste but it still seems a bit excessive.
Overall: Being a hop head, I enjoyed this beer. It is certainly not the most complex IPA but the overabundance of hops and the rye hint make for an interesting change of pace. I would gladly have it again.
Nov 02, 2012Smell: Citrus (mainly grapefruit) and an earthy hop aroma dominate the nose. The rye becomes more noticeable as the carbonation dies down and the beer warms.
Taste: Much like the nose, citrus notes are followed quickly by a massive hop punch. A hint of rye lingers on the tongue together with the hop bitterness. To be honest, the rye flavor could stand to be a bit more aggressive. Malts take a back seat in this beer but they are slightly noticeable. While the 130 IBU count seems exaggerated, it is still bitter enough that hop heads will love the experience.
Mouth feel: It is medium bodied. The excessive carbonation refreshingly compliments the dry aftertaste but it still seems a bit excessive.
Overall: Being a hop head, I enjoyed this beer. It is certainly not the most complex IPA but the overabundance of hops and the rye hint make for an interesting change of pace. I would gladly have it again.
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