Grain-Brain Rye Wine
Drake's Brewing Co.
- From:
- Drake's Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- Rye Beer
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 12.15%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 22, 2012
- Added:
- Jan 26, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by charlzm from California
3.32/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.32/5 rDev -15.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Consumed February 12th, 2011 at Blue Palms, Hollywood, CA.
Beer is a beautiful transparent amber, somewhere between honey and caramel. One finger off-white head that frittered away to just a few stray bubbles.
Aroma is virtually non-existent. Just nothing at all.
Flavor is slightly sweet up front and satisfyingly bitter at the end due to lightly citric hops. In between, a melanoidin-rich flavor I can only described as "rye" washes up and out.
Mouthfeel is slightly thick and well-carbonated: a touch of tingle on the tongue.
Highly drinkable despite the high ABV. While lacking somewhat in complexity as compared to a barleywine, it's still an interesting experiment and surprisingly light on the palate.
Feb 17, 2011Beer is a beautiful transparent amber, somewhere between honey and caramel. One finger off-white head that frittered away to just a few stray bubbles.
Aroma is virtually non-existent. Just nothing at all.
Flavor is slightly sweet up front and satisfyingly bitter at the end due to lightly citric hops. In between, a melanoidin-rich flavor I can only described as "rye" washes up and out.
Mouthfeel is slightly thick and well-carbonated: a touch of tingle on the tongue.
Highly drinkable despite the high ABV. While lacking somewhat in complexity as compared to a barleywine, it's still an interesting experiment and surprisingly light on the palate.
Reviewed by brokensail from California
4.02/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
4.02/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at Pizza Port Carlsbad
A: The beer pours an orange-amber color with a slightly off-white head to go with it.
S: Lots of sweet caramel to start things off with plenty of toffee to go with it. There's a mild citrus hop aroma as well as some brown sugar, toast, and bread. I don't really get very much rye out of it, though.
T: Sweet bread, caramel, toffee, and molasses. Maybe some brown sugar, too. There's a definite booze quality to it, but it isn't overwhelming. Some citrus and pine hops provide a bit of bitterness. Again, the rye is conspicuous in its absence.
M: The body is medium to full with a moderate level of carbonation.
D: A pretty solid barleywine. Especially considering it's a Drake's beer (the kings of good and abysmal).
Feb 10, 2011A: The beer pours an orange-amber color with a slightly off-white head to go with it.
S: Lots of sweet caramel to start things off with plenty of toffee to go with it. There's a mild citrus hop aroma as well as some brown sugar, toast, and bread. I don't really get very much rye out of it, though.
T: Sweet bread, caramel, toffee, and molasses. Maybe some brown sugar, too. There's a definite booze quality to it, but it isn't overwhelming. Some citrus and pine hops provide a bit of bitterness. Again, the rye is conspicuous in its absence.
M: The body is medium to full with a moderate level of carbonation.
D: A pretty solid barleywine. Especially considering it's a Drake's beer (the kings of good and abysmal).
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