Uncle Dave's Rye IPA
Discretion Brewing
- From:
- Discretion Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #2,380 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #20,721 - Avg:
- 3.91 | pDev: 9.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 05, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 18, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 11
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by bret27 from California
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Can from new leaf aptos. 20 days old.
Comes in 19.2oz can, which is cool.
Look: Ruby/amber. Clear. Minimal white head.
Smell: Rye bread, brown sugar.
Taste: rye malts really centered, accompanied by some tropical fruity sweet flavors. Mildly bitter.
Mouthfeel: medium, dry.
Overall: Better than expected. Kind of bought this because it was something local I hadn’t had before. Hops are weak but not bad overall. Kind of like a hoppy amber ale. Reminiscent of ipa’s 10 yrs ago. No Hop Rod Rye though. (One of the best I’ve had from Discretion though).
Jul 11, 2020Comes in 19.2oz can, which is cool.
Look: Ruby/amber. Clear. Minimal white head.
Smell: Rye bread, brown sugar.
Taste: rye malts really centered, accompanied by some tropical fruity sweet flavors. Mildly bitter.
Mouthfeel: medium, dry.
Overall: Better than expected. Kind of bought this because it was something local I hadn’t had before. Hops are weak but not bad overall. Kind of like a hoppy amber ale. Reminiscent of ipa’s 10 yrs ago. No Hop Rod Rye though. (One of the best I’ve had from Discretion though).
Reviewed by essjay from California
4.21/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours an amber color, within a good head. Definitely can taste the malt which nicely balances the hops. This a very good beer and a nice change from more hoppy west coast IPAs,
Apr 21, 2019
Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Copper filtered with a little carbonation and 2 fingers of off white head.
Smells of oranges and grapefruit, malt and caramel, very soft and inviting.
Tastes of oranges with a hint of tart lemon, grapefruit pith and pine, ending in a slightly char like bitterness.
Medium to light body with moderate to low carbonation.
I got this in downtown Santa Cruz a few weeks back, and am drinking it in Redding, Feb 5th, 2019. Excellent rye ipa. So glad I found it.
Feb 06, 2019Smells of oranges and grapefruit, malt and caramel, very soft and inviting.
Tastes of oranges with a hint of tart lemon, grapefruit pith and pine, ending in a slightly char like bitterness.
Medium to light body with moderate to low carbonation.
I got this in downtown Santa Cruz a few weeks back, and am drinking it in Redding, Feb 5th, 2019. Excellent rye ipa. So glad I found it.
Reviewed by centralvalleybrewer209 from California
4.42/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +13%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Had a few at the brewery and around Santa Cruz at a couple different restaurants.
A little darker than your typical IPA but also a little spicier due to the rye. Interesting IPA with a bit more malt backbone while still retaining hop aroma. I could drink this again and again and again.
Jul 28, 2018A little darker than your typical IPA but also a little spicier due to the rye. Interesting IPA with a bit more malt backbone while still retaining hop aroma. I could drink this again and again and again.
Reviewed by Stoutmaster9 from California
4.18/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.18/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Picked up a Growler direct from the brewery (Discretion) Poured into a pint glass.
Orange-brown amber, looks and tastes different from our typical West Coast IPAs (awash with convention) ...
Crisp, dry caramel-infused boldness, with typical IPA characteristics; fruity-pine grapefruit,
with a tropical, sour-tang aftertaste.
Takes a wee bit to sink in, but once one gets a taste for Unk's Rye, (for me, half way through the first pint), it certainly
rocks the casbah!
Aug 23, 2017Orange-brown amber, looks and tastes different from our typical West Coast IPAs (awash with convention) ...
Crisp, dry caramel-infused boldness, with typical IPA characteristics; fruity-pine grapefruit,
with a tropical, sour-tang aftertaste.
Takes a wee bit to sink in, but once one gets a taste for Unk's Rye, (for me, half way through the first pint), it certainly
rocks the casbah!
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