Lakefire Dry Hopped Rye Pale Ale
Grapevine Craft Brewery
- From:
- Grapevine Craft Brewery
- Texas, United States
- Style:
- Rye Beer
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 21.58%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 13, 2016
- Added:
- Sep 26, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Beer-Revelry from Texas
4.27/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.27/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Has some characteristics of a very light Barleywine, honey, orange jam and light vanilla. The aroma is amazing and taste follows suite. Very good pale ale, would drink again.
Jul 03, 2015
Rated by AJNIDEK from North Carolina
2.28/5 rDev -37.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.28/5 rDev -37.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Neither Hops or rye comes through. Bland.
Jan 30, 2015Rated by MasonY93 from Texas
4.05/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.05/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
So smooth and relaxing. Will purchase again.
Dec 17, 2014
Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Texas
2.73/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.73/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Screw-top growler filled at The Growler Room in Austin, TX a couple days ago. Reviewed live; served into a pilsner glass at low altitude in me gaff in Austin, TX. Expectations are average given the brewery; I'm not very familiar with their work.
Served cold. Side-poured with extra vigor as carbonation issues are anticipated given this is a growler fill.
No bubble show forms as it's poured.
HEAD: 3.5 finger wide head. Off-white colour. Soapy foamy consistency. Airy bubbly complexion. Light webby lacing sticks to the sides of the glass as the head recedes. Retention is pretty good - about 7-8 minutes.
BODY: Translucent transparent copper of average vibrance. Clean; no yeast particulate or hop sediment is visible.
Appears well-carbonated (in spite of this being a growler fill review). It's not unique or special looking for a rye pale ale, but it's generally appealing.
AROMA: Pale malts, floral hop character, faint pine, a dab of caramalt, slight soapiness indicative that this may have spent too long in primary fermentation, and traces of rye malt's signature spiciness. Overall, it's a timidly light aroma, but a pleasant one.
No yeast character, spices, overt alcohol, or off-notes are detectable.
TASTE: Pale malts. Clean barley. Sweet caramalt. Traces of faint graham cracker. Floral hop notes. A kiss of pine. Hop bitterness is surprisingly evident given that this is a pale ale. It's imbalanced as a result, and while this build is cohesive, it's certainly not gestalt. I suppose I like it in a general sense, but it leaves a lot to be desired in terms of subtlety, complexity, intricacy, nuance, and depth of flavour.
Average intensity and duration of flavour.
No yeast character, overt alcohol, off-notes, or spices come through.
The naked hop bitterness is quite troublesome. And where is the rye?
TEXTURE: Smooth, lightly coarse (and even a biteen rough), overcarbonated (and this is a growler fill!), medium-bodied, fairly thick, and unrefreshing.
Not oily, gushed, hot, astringent, boozy, harsh, or scratchy.
Overall presence on the palate is okay. This texture isn't a very good companion to the taste, nor does it elevate the beer beyond the limits of the flavour profile. Gets the job done, but it doesn't feel custom-tailored specifically to the taste.
OVERALL: A downable but underwhelming and pedestrian pale ale with nothing to offer the discerning drinker in spite of being dry-hopped and brewed with rye. I'll finish the growler with some effort. I wouldn't recommend this to friends. It's decent. Won't turn any heads.
High C-
Oct 13, 2014Served cold. Side-poured with extra vigor as carbonation issues are anticipated given this is a growler fill.
No bubble show forms as it's poured.
HEAD: 3.5 finger wide head. Off-white colour. Soapy foamy consistency. Airy bubbly complexion. Light webby lacing sticks to the sides of the glass as the head recedes. Retention is pretty good - about 7-8 minutes.
BODY: Translucent transparent copper of average vibrance. Clean; no yeast particulate or hop sediment is visible.
Appears well-carbonated (in spite of this being a growler fill review). It's not unique or special looking for a rye pale ale, but it's generally appealing.
AROMA: Pale malts, floral hop character, faint pine, a dab of caramalt, slight soapiness indicative that this may have spent too long in primary fermentation, and traces of rye malt's signature spiciness. Overall, it's a timidly light aroma, but a pleasant one.
No yeast character, spices, overt alcohol, or off-notes are detectable.
TASTE: Pale malts. Clean barley. Sweet caramalt. Traces of faint graham cracker. Floral hop notes. A kiss of pine. Hop bitterness is surprisingly evident given that this is a pale ale. It's imbalanced as a result, and while this build is cohesive, it's certainly not gestalt. I suppose I like it in a general sense, but it leaves a lot to be desired in terms of subtlety, complexity, intricacy, nuance, and depth of flavour.
Average intensity and duration of flavour.
No yeast character, overt alcohol, off-notes, or spices come through.
The naked hop bitterness is quite troublesome. And where is the rye?
TEXTURE: Smooth, lightly coarse (and even a biteen rough), overcarbonated (and this is a growler fill!), medium-bodied, fairly thick, and unrefreshing.
Not oily, gushed, hot, astringent, boozy, harsh, or scratchy.
Overall presence on the palate is okay. This texture isn't a very good companion to the taste, nor does it elevate the beer beyond the limits of the flavour profile. Gets the job done, but it doesn't feel custom-tailored specifically to the taste.
OVERALL: A downable but underwhelming and pedestrian pale ale with nothing to offer the discerning drinker in spite of being dry-hopped and brewed with rye. I'll finish the growler with some effort. I wouldn't recommend this to friends. It's decent. Won't turn any heads.
High C-
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