Kroovy
Rushing Duck Brewing Company
- From:
- Rushing Duck Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Imperial Red Ale
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 91
- Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 8.78%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 13
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 21, 2017
- Added:
- Feb 24, 2013
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 16
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Loaded with West Coast hops, it could really be called a “Red Double IPA”. Citrus and tropical fruit aromas are the first thing you’ll notice about Kroovy, but don’t overlook the slight caramel maltiness, or the body provided from adding 10% malted rye to the beer. Kroovy will satisfy even the biggest hophead!
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Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey
4.43/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I had this on draught at the brewery. Pint pour in a tulip glass. It pours a dark amber with one finger of foamy, eggshell-colored head and elegant lacing. It has a really pleasant aroma of lemon peel, grapefruit, mango, pine, and floral hops. The taste is really well-balanced with a base of fairly sweet malt and a hint of caramel, acidic citrus, pine, and biting hops that leave a bitter after taste. This ale is medium-bodied and creamy with moderate carbonation, and its 9% ABV gives it real substance. Overall, it's an outstanding Red Ale with great balance of sweetness, fruit, and bitter hops. First rate!
Jan 13, 2017
Reviewed by Billolick from New York
4.09/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev -0.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
1/2 growler filled at the Green Growler Grocery in Croton on Hudson , NY
Dark dark amber, moderate cap, leaving a tiny bubble film and nice looking fine sheeting.
Dark malt and waves of maple on the nose
Densly flavorful brew, seems most like a barley wine to me with a double IPA personality as well..mostly malty and densly flavorful to start, then some piney hop notes come forward. Nicely done, more quality brew from RDBC
Apr 30, 2016Dark dark amber, moderate cap, leaving a tiny bubble film and nice looking fine sheeting.
Dark malt and waves of maple on the nose
Densly flavorful brew, seems most like a barley wine to me with a double IPA personality as well..mostly malty and densly flavorful to start, then some piney hop notes come forward. Nicely done, more quality brew from RDBC
Reviewed by SammyJaxxxx from New Jersey
4.52/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a growler
Pours a light amber with a thick foamy head. The aroma is citrus and pine. Solid malt back none with rind citrus and pine. Barely any alcohol burn (at 9%).
Rushing Duck just might have topped Nugget Nectar in the imperial amber category.
Apr 15, 2016Pours a light amber with a thick foamy head. The aroma is citrus and pine. Solid malt back none with rind citrus and pine. Barely any alcohol burn (at 9%).
Rushing Duck just might have topped Nugget Nectar in the imperial amber category.
Rated by zotzot from Vermont
3.89/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Nice and juicy
Apr 21, 2015
Reviewed by orcrist_cleaver from New York
3.66/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -10.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A: Very dark, copper amber. Rusty brown. Finger or so of off white head. Slightly hazy.
S: Fruity and pungent floral hops. Underlying caramel malts and rye spiciness; slight phenol. Mango, berries, dank pine.
M: Med to full body. Oily and slightly heavy. Boozy bitterness that can get a little out of hand. May appeal more to some
T: Very piney. Lots of citrus pith. Lemon and tart apple. More astringent and bitter than sweet. Maybe some spearmint and anise; peppery.
Apr 14, 2015S: Fruity and pungent floral hops. Underlying caramel malts and rye spiciness; slight phenol. Mango, berries, dank pine.
M: Med to full body. Oily and slightly heavy. Boozy bitterness that can get a little out of hand. May appeal more to some
T: Very piney. Lots of citrus pith. Lemon and tart apple. More astringent and bitter than sweet. Maybe some spearmint and anise; peppery.
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