The SheRIff Of Rock Ridge
Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.
- From:
- Newport Craft Brewing & Distilling Co.
- Rhode Island, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Dark Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 12%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 8.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 04, 2018
- Added:
- May 16, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
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Reviewed by TheElectricOne from Rhode Island
3.81/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 220z bomber ($8.99 at I.M Gan Liquors) into a tulip glass:
Appearance: black in body, with some very, very dark molasses highlights on the edges. Packs a lovely little mocha-colored head that sticks around for a little while, along with plenty of lacing.
Aroma: kind of one-note, I got mostly oak and roast. Maybe, just maybe, a little bit of dark fruit on the end, but it's definitely got some heat on it, just by smelling.
Taste: again, it's not an incredibly complex beer, but it's flavorful in at least a couple ways. It's got lots of oaky, woody flavor on the finish, and before that, you get some solid raisin and caramel notes. Maybe a little burnt sugar, toffee-type flavor. It was pretty good, though most of the flavors were subdued.
Feel: definitely meant to be full-bodied at 12%, though it was even a little thin for my tastes. Medium carbonation, with a sticky mouthfeel.
Overall: a pretty solid BA-brew, though not one I'd actively seek out. I'd buy it again if I saw it at the liquor store and was in the mood.
Mar 19, 2016Appearance: black in body, with some very, very dark molasses highlights on the edges. Packs a lovely little mocha-colored head that sticks around for a little while, along with plenty of lacing.
Aroma: kind of one-note, I got mostly oak and roast. Maybe, just maybe, a little bit of dark fruit on the end, but it's definitely got some heat on it, just by smelling.
Taste: again, it's not an incredibly complex beer, but it's flavorful in at least a couple ways. It's got lots of oaky, woody flavor on the finish, and before that, you get some solid raisin and caramel notes. Maybe a little burnt sugar, toffee-type flavor. It was pretty good, though most of the flavors were subdued.
Feel: definitely meant to be full-bodied at 12%, though it was even a little thin for my tastes. Medium carbonation, with a sticky mouthfeel.
Overall: a pretty solid BA-brew, though not one I'd actively seek out. I'd buy it again if I saw it at the liquor store and was in the mood.
Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
4.2/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
22 oz bottle
pours a dark chesnut brown color. huge boozy aroma with nice whisky notes - oak, vanilla, caramel. taste is a little hot, but not in a bad way. nice rich malt taste. medium bodied.
Nov 26, 2015pours a dark chesnut brown color. huge boozy aroma with nice whisky notes - oak, vanilla, caramel. taste is a little hot, but not in a bad way. nice rich malt taste. medium bodied.
Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts
3.54/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
22oz brown bomber, sample from the brewery.
Sudsy tan froth, dark brown ... opaque. Smells of barrels and Christmas pudding. Boozy with a woody chocolate note to start, sweet with some wood tannins to keep some balance. Lots of dark sugar and roasted/toasted malt. Hints of brownie, rum, & dried dark fruit.
A massive brew with a lot going on, on the sweet side and clearly a sipper. Share this with friends is the best advise I can give.
Oct 03, 2015Sudsy tan froth, dark brown ... opaque. Smells of barrels and Christmas pudding. Boozy with a woody chocolate note to start, sweet with some wood tannins to keep some balance. Lots of dark sugar and roasted/toasted malt. Hints of brownie, rum, & dried dark fruit.
A massive brew with a lot going on, on the sweet side and clearly a sipper. Share this with friends is the best advise I can give.
Reviewed by sulldaddy from Connecticut
3.91/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
SAmpling a cellar temp bottle poured into a snifter. The beer pours a robust mahogany color with some deep garnet highlights. Beige colored foamy head of 3 cm foams up and fades to a sturdy edge layer.
Aroma is rich and malty with some booze. Figs and plums, brown sugar and some booze.
First sip reveals a velvety smooth body and very fine gentle carbonation. Beer finishes very sticky on the palate and lingers long after each sip. Hot hits of booze on the swallow too.
Flavor is rich and malty just like the nose. Molasses, brown sugar, and figs with a little bit of plum and roasted notes. The booze pepperiness flavor finishes the swallow and lingers with some heat down the gullet.
The beer is a sipper and very complex. Glad I found it and am enjoying the beer. Even though it is a little hot, the 12% isnt completely dominant.
Worth a try as a bigger boozy beer with malt dominant flavor profile.
Sep 27, 2015Aroma is rich and malty with some booze. Figs and plums, brown sugar and some booze.
First sip reveals a velvety smooth body and very fine gentle carbonation. Beer finishes very sticky on the palate and lingers long after each sip. Hot hits of booze on the swallow too.
Flavor is rich and malty just like the nose. Molasses, brown sugar, and figs with a little bit of plum and roasted notes. The booze pepperiness flavor finishes the swallow and lingers with some heat down the gullet.
The beer is a sipper and very complex. Glad I found it and am enjoying the beer. Even though it is a little hot, the 12% isnt completely dominant.
Worth a try as a bigger boozy beer with malt dominant flavor profile.
Reviewed by justintcoons from Pennsylvania
3.18/5 rDev -17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev -17.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
22 oz bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance
Deep copper with a short tan head that dissipates quickly. Very little light penetration.
Nose
Rum raisin, vanilla, and sugar coated fig.
Taste
Burnt sugar and caramel. Sweet Rum booziness with notes of charred oak and earth. Suggestions of raisin and fig, mostly covered up by sugary booziness.
Mouthfeel
Medium-light bodied, silky, sweet, and warming.
Overall
This has a pretty bland flavor profile. Rummy booze and sugar. It could definitely use some more dark fruit presence.
Jul 10, 2015Appearance
Deep copper with a short tan head that dissipates quickly. Very little light penetration.
Nose
Rum raisin, vanilla, and sugar coated fig.
Taste
Burnt sugar and caramel. Sweet Rum booziness with notes of charred oak and earth. Suggestions of raisin and fig, mostly covered up by sugary booziness.
Mouthfeel
Medium-light bodied, silky, sweet, and warming.
Overall
This has a pretty bland flavor profile. Rummy booze and sugar. It could definitely use some more dark fruit presence.
Reviewed by Newport_beerguy from Rhode Island
4.31/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
From the website description:
"With The SheRIff, our brewers wanted to dabble into natural spiciness adding in German chocolate rye, a malt never before used in the brew house, and an aggressive Belgian yeast strain. After 5 months in the heavily charred wooden barrels, big flavors of caramel, toffee, oak and aged rum gently seeped into the brew, creating complex layered flavors ready to be consumed!"
As a comparison to InfRIngement, the rum is more upfront in the nose and taste. The bitterness/sourness from the base beer seems to cover up some of the coconut so present in the previous barrel aged beers. However the base beer used here may be their best yet and I would be eager to try it sans barrel aging.
In any case, great job by the Storm crew again! These guys are quietly producing some nice big beers.
May 16, 2015"With The SheRIff, our brewers wanted to dabble into natural spiciness adding in German chocolate rye, a malt never before used in the brew house, and an aggressive Belgian yeast strain. After 5 months in the heavily charred wooden barrels, big flavors of caramel, toffee, oak and aged rum gently seeped into the brew, creating complex layered flavors ready to be consumed!"
As a comparison to InfRIngement, the rum is more upfront in the nose and taste. The bitterness/sourness from the base beer seems to cover up some of the coconut so present in the previous barrel aged beers. However the base beer used here may be their best yet and I would be eager to try it sans barrel aging.
In any case, great job by the Storm crew again! These guys are quietly producing some nice big beers.
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