Rye Bock
Portsmouth Brewery

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Portsmouth Brewery
 
New Hampshire, United States
Style:
Maibock
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
+1 rating needed
Avg:
3.73 | pDev: 8.31%
Ratings:
9 | reviews: 3
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jun 27, 2013
Added:
Feb 02, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by Rifugium:
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Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota

3.29/5  rDev -11.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
First had: on tap at Portsmouth

Clear coppery pour with a foamy white head that sank to a thin layer, leaving a few speckles of lacing on the glass. Aroma of pale malts, toasted grains, light herbal hops. Taste of toasted rye, a little pale malt sweetness, herbal and floral hop notes, a bit bland and cardboardy, but nothing really offensive going on. Light-medium body. Pretty basic stuff, but not too bad overall.
Feb 23, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by mklisz from New Hampshire

Jun 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by TobiasG from Massachusetts

Jun 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Kelp from New Hampshire

Apr 23, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Thorpe429 from Illinois

Mar 13, 2013
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Reviewed by deltatauhobbit from Maine

3.81/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Best by May 2013 on the bottle.

Pours a clear golden orange color with a good sized head, fades slowly yet doesn't leave any lacing on the glass.

Smell is dominated by sweet malt with hints of caramel and a light floral fruity aroma.

Taste starts out with a strong rye spiciness, balanced out by the sweet malt and decent caramel flavor, good and proper carbonation, decent body, finishes slightly dry and bitter.
Mar 09, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by DonFrap from Massachusetts

Feb 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by Rochefort10nh from New Hampshire

Feb 02, 2013
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Reviewed by Bierman9 from New Hampshire

4.22/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Stopped into the Brewpub today with Alewife for lunch. Rye Bock? Rye not?! Imperial pint, for $4.75... (x2!!)

Glass held a somewhat cloudy brew; color was medium copper, and carbo was fine and steady. Topping the bier was a thin layer of fine, light beige bubbles, with some decent lacing clinging to the sides. Aroma was a little light, but caramel was noticed, along with some floral hopping. Really liked the mouthfeel; body was medium-plus, and it felt quite smooth on the tongue.

More caramel and some toffee hit the palate, accompanied by a distinct rye-based spiciness. Malt action was solid all the way. Floral hops really blended in nicely, and this had a super Maibock lean to it. The rye added a different quality to a great style, and this one really hit the spot. Really? Yeah... grabbed a growler for home tonight! Prosit!!

4.26/5 rDev 0%look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

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Feb 02, 2013