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Samuel Adams Revolutionary Rye Ale
Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- From:
- Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Rye Beer
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 14.25%
- Reviews:
- 240
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 23, 2016
- Added:
- Mar 30, 2009
- Wants:
- 13
- Gots:
- 20
No description / notes.
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Ratings by ZeroSignal:
Reviewed by ZeroSignal from Pennsylvania
2.92/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev -16.8%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
12 oz bottle into a SA Perfect Pint
A - Coppery reddish pour with a dense, creamy looking off-white head. Good retention and a thick, sticky lace
S - Light pine and citrus scents in the nose with hints of a malty sweetness.
T&M - Lighter medium body with a defined crispness. Hop profile contains pine and citrus, and is a bit bolder then I would expect for a rye. Malt is also boldly present with a balancing sweetness. Finish is clean with just a hint of bitter and sour. I'm finding the rye character to be lacking...there is maybe just that hint of sour in the finish. Throughout the course of the drink a spicy character occasionally appears, but not enough to make me think "rye".
O - Even though there was not enough rye character for me, I still found this to be quite enjoyable, and very easy to drink. Negative points for being away from what I want for a rye, but bonus points for being overall tasty and easy to drink.
Apr 20, 2011A - Coppery reddish pour with a dense, creamy looking off-white head. Good retention and a thick, sticky lace
S - Light pine and citrus scents in the nose with hints of a malty sweetness.
T&M - Lighter medium body with a defined crispness. Hop profile contains pine and citrus, and is a bit bolder then I would expect for a rye. Malt is also boldly present with a balancing sweetness. Finish is clean with just a hint of bitter and sour. I'm finding the rye character to be lacking...there is maybe just that hint of sour in the finish. Throughout the course of the drink a spicy character occasionally appears, but not enough to make me think "rye".
O - Even though there was not enough rye character for me, I still found this to be quite enjoyable, and very easy to drink. Negative points for being away from what I want for a rye, but bonus points for being overall tasty and easy to drink.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.18/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev -9.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Throws down with the red and brown, 1/4" off white head that isn't here for a long time, its here, for a mildly good time. Aroma didn't do anything to make you think 'rye'.
Taste was far from revolutionary, came off more like the status quo for SA, that is, this is Boston Lager with an ale yeast an a smidge of rye. Mild hopping, a little bit of caramel, a smooth drinking affair.
Apr 07, 2016Taste was far from revolutionary, came off more like the status quo for SA, that is, this is Boston Lager with an ale yeast an a smidge of rye. Mild hopping, a little bit of caramel, a smooth drinking affair.
Reviewed by jzlyo from Iowa
3.66/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.66/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Aroma wasn’t very strong but the rye dominated in the flavor. More a of rye-based ale than a pale ale, the rye doesn’t make it too spicy and a has a good aftertaste to it.
Jun 28, 2015Reviewed by JLaw55 from Missouri
1/5 rDev -71.5%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1/5 rDev -71.5%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
This was the first drain pour I ever had in my life. It was horrible. It was super bready, pretty thick, high carbonation, and tasted as if someone took the whole spice cabinet and stuffed it into a beer bottle. This was horrendous.
Would Drink Again: No
Would Purchase Again: No
Nov 10, 2014Would Drink Again: No
Would Purchase Again: No
Samuel Adams Revolutionary Rye Ale from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
423 ratings
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