Samuel Adams Roggen Wolf
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

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From:
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Rye Beer
ABV:
7%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 7.67%
Reviews:
15
Ratings:
78
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 21, 2016
Added:
Mar 02, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  10
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Ratings by DrBier:
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Rated by DrBier from Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +2.7%

Aug 05, 2014
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Reviewed by mothmanscott from Georgia

3.64/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a deep amber or pale brown producing almost 3 fingers of off-white, frothy, somewhat lasting head that leaves a nice weby coating of lacing. Aroma is an earthy maltiness of caramel/toffee, musty rye spice, light roast & dried figs backed by floral, dank, pine, citrus & faint tropical fruit hops. Taste is variously sweet, bitter, dry & astringent progressing across the tongue from start to finish. Fronted by toasted brown bread, caramel, malty rye spice & raisin that soon mixes with earthy dankness, grapefruit & pine resin balancing by mid-sip where the malty sweetness balances only to be swallowed up by a clean, grapefruit & pepper finish that soon becomes an increasingly bitter & drawing pine aftertaste. Mouthfeel is medium-heavy bodied with moderate carbonation, oily & a little syrupy with astringency on the back & center of the tongue in the aftertaste. The bitterness lingers long in the drying aftertaste. The presentation builds high expectations that the aroma, taste & feel do not deliver.
Oct 21, 2016
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Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri

3.24/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Dark copper to light brown with an inch and a half of frothy and creamy beige head. Moderate lacing. The aroma features those earthy grainy rye notes very prominently. I don't smell any hops. The taste is also very rye forward. I'm thinking the hops might be German in nature and just barely detectable at the back of the palate. This is more of a rye ale than an IPA if you ask me. The mouth is moderately carbonated and slightly watery.
Sep 18, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by mdt88 from Pennsylvania

Sep 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by TheDogHouse from Florida

Jul 10, 2016
 
Rated: 3.56 by hozersr from Pennsylvania

Oct 31, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by jpuetz from South Dakota

Aug 06, 2015
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Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island

4.02/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On-tap 2/6/2015 at Doherty’s Ale House, in Warwick, RI, served in a snifter glass.

A: The beer is a deep amber color with a large off-white head that fades slowly and leaves a thick lace on the glass.

S: The aroma contains caramelized malts, rye spice, floral hops and citrus.

T: The taste starts out sweet with flavors of caramel, citrus and some spice. Then a hearty rye malt character comes in. The hops presence is significant overall but weak for the style and brings a good balance. The after-taste is slightly sweet.

M: Crisp and smooth, medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.

O: Tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, decent kick, good representation of style, this is a solid beer to drink for a while if you’re in the mood for the style.
Feb 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by Inglewood from Illinois

Jan 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.68 by BeerForMuscle from New Jersey

Dec 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Ironstutz from New York

Dec 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3.68 by Honeybourne from Scotland

Nov 05, 2014
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Reviewed by CTHomer from Connecticut

3.34/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
A: crystal clear; bronze; 1 finger off white head that receded to a thick collar; very nice lacing;

S: caramel malt;

T: caramel malt; somewhat sweet at mid-palate; not picking up any rye spiciness until the finish; slightly bitter at the end;

M: medium bodied; moderate carbonation; creamy;

O: I wanted more from the rye;
Sep 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by ffshore545 from Illinois

Sep 19, 2014
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Reviewed by scootny from New York

4/5  rDev +9.6%
A rye IPA. .A lovely deep dark amber. Brilliant clarity, virtually no visible carbonation. Billowing pale off white head and copious lacing. A light covering remains all the way down. Nose is sweet and tinged with caramel and toffee. Spicy rye and alcohol. Yeast esters and some toasted nuttiness. Piney hops. Great taste. Sweet chewy malt core brings toasted grains, cocoa and smooth mocha flavors. Rye malt combines with hop oil to add spice and pepper. Fruity English style yeast adds juicy cantaloupe. Finish is crisp and dry with hop oil mild grapefruit. Lingering oil and spice. Remarkably supple over my tongue for a beer of this weight. Light creamy carbonation with just enough zip to tickle lightly. Crisp swallow. A hearty, refreshing IPA. Nice job Jim!
Sep 05, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by justinm4bama from Alabama

Aug 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by stephenjmoore from Maryland

Aug 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Aug 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by krome from Illinois

Aug 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by dunlap926 from Illinois

Aug 02, 2014
Samuel Adams Roggen Wolf from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 78 ratings