Might Meets Right - Russell's Reserve 6 Year Old Rye
Temperance Beer Co.

- From:
- Temperance Beer Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- 13.3%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 7.67%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 02, 2024
- Added:
- Dec 28, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
Aged in Russell’s Reserve® 6 Year Old Rye Barrels — The rich dark malts mellow and take on notes of allspice, pepper, and almond.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by Sound_Explorer:
Rated by Sound_Explorer from Washington
3.81/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 02, 2024
3.81/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Jun 02, 2024
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota
3.28/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.28/5 rDev -10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A 12 oz. can, only my third in this charming-looking series.
The black pour yields one of the larger, more persistent heads on a big beer I’ve seen in some time. The nose is caramel and/or toffee, brown leather. No barrel.
Might Meets Right – Russell’s Reserve Six Year Rye is a subtle knife. The malts stay low, not advertising the ABV at all, & the rye spice is gentle. The finish is oak – more wood than anything else, with a soft, rather thin mouthfeel. One could drink this by the bucket. If one so desired.
Overall no complexity & what’s there is understated. Pretty good, but I’m missing the punch of rye I was hoping for!
Mar 29, 2024The black pour yields one of the larger, more persistent heads on a big beer I’ve seen in some time. The nose is caramel and/or toffee, brown leather. No barrel.
Might Meets Right – Russell’s Reserve Six Year Rye is a subtle knife. The malts stay low, not advertising the ABV at all, & the rye spice is gentle. The finish is oak – more wood than anything else, with a soft, rather thin mouthfeel. One could drink this by the bucket. If one so desired.
Overall no complexity & what’s there is understated. Pretty good, but I’m missing the punch of rye I was hoping for!
Reviewed by GuyFawkes from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Canned 10/26/23; drank 12/27/23 @ the Yarchives.
Brown/black appearance.
An even pour yielded a small, noisy tan head; strong lacing remained.
Toffee, creme brulee & leather notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Tons of wood & creme brulee flavors up front; sweet bourbon & toffee notes on the finish.
Sweet, dry & boozy, somehow in equal amounts; this is less than the sum of it's parts, somehow. Not one I'll return to.
Dec 28, 2023Brown/black appearance.
An even pour yielded a small, noisy tan head; strong lacing remained.
Toffee, creme brulee & leather notes in the nose.
Medium mouthfeel.
Tons of wood & creme brulee flavors up front; sweet bourbon & toffee notes on the finish.
Sweet, dry & boozy, somehow in equal amounts; this is less than the sum of it's parts, somehow. Not one I'll return to.
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