Black Rye IPA
Redbeard Brewing Company

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From:
Redbeard Brewing Company
 
Virginia, United States
Style:
Black IPA
Ranked #42
ABV:
8.4%
Score:
90
Ranked #10,036
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 8.82%
Reviews:
3
Ratings:
17
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 24, 2022
Added:
Dec 16, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by Camjmorton:
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Rated by Camjmorton from Virginia

4.19/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Jan 13, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Nov 24, 2022
 
Rated: 3.9 by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

Jan 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.92 by Boone757 from Virginia

Jul 15, 2016
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

3.82/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Look: It pours dark brown with a creamy, brown head that produces good lacing.

Smell: IT has coffee, roasted malt, rye, and some alcohol aromas.

Taste: It has flavors that feature roasted malts and rye with coffee, floral, grass, and coffee hints.

Feel: It has a highly bitter finish with some alcohol warming.

Overall: This beer features the roasted malts and rye but produces several other background flavors that add to the complexity and enjoyment of this ale.
May 23, 2016
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Rated by tapcam from West Virginia

4.75/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
all you could hope for in a black rye IPA
Dec 25, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Rarrar from Virginia

Nov 18, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Ihadbeer from Virginia

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by siege06nd from Virginia

Oct 11, 2014
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts

3.85/5  rDev -5.6%
22oz bomber, sample from the brewery.

Very healthy looking head, stay a while. Black it is, as dark as it can be. Blood orange, chicory, spicy rye, toasted bread, roasted coffee and resin hop in the nose and the palate. Deep smoothness, full bodied though still very easy to sip. A whole lot of fun going on in this beer.
Sep 12, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by smithj4 from New York

Jul 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by JMUbrewz from Virginia

Jun 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by glf60 from Virginia

May 20, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by atrocity from Virginia

Apr 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Gatordaddy from Maryland

Apr 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by lillitnn92 from Virginia

Feb 10, 2014
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Reviewed by jasonguard from Virginia

4.5/5  rDev +10.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
The beer poured an opaque black with a deep coffee colored head that stuck around for a while.

The nose was inviting. Intense dark chocolate. Slightly burnt toast. Buttery caramel. Maybe a little Cà Phê Sữa đá (Vietnamese ice coffee with condensed milk). Hints of floral spices and Christmas tree.

Bold hops and deep roasted malt battle it out in every sip. Both sides win as the flavor is big and satisfying.

The mouthfeel ties it all together for me. Lots of carbonation rivals the relatively thick body. I'd call this one a sipper, but the savory flavor made me want to inhale it.

Falls somewhere between Firestone Wookey Jack and fellow VA brew, O'Connor's Great Dismal. A pretty high compliment (in case you're wondering). Worth a trip to the gem of a town, Staunton, to try Redbeard's ten or so beers and bring home a growler of this Black Rye IPA.
Dec 16, 2013
Black Rye IPA from Redbeard Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 17 ratings