Sly Rye Porter
Yazoo Brewing Company

Sly Rye PorterSly Rye Porter
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From:
Yazoo Brewing Company
 
Tennessee, United States
Style:
English Porter
Ranked #66
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
86
Ranked #18,716
Avg:
3.83 | pDev: 10.44%
Reviews:
89
Ratings:
325
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 17, 2023
Added:
Jan 24, 2005
Wants:
  17
Gots:
  58
A rich, chocolaty English Porter with a clean finish. We use the finest floor-malted Maris Otter malts from England, the same malts used for the best single-malt scotch. A portion of malted rye gives a spicy, slightly dry finish.

28 IBU
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Reviewed by BloodSoakedAleMug from New York

4/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Look: Pours a cola shade of brown that's slightly tawny around the edges with a nice one finger head of beige foam. Leaves very little lacing.

Aroma: Sweet tobacco, caramel, chocolate covered raisins.

Taste: Moderately sweet notes of tobacco followed by red fruit flavors of caramel apples, raisins, and even dates. Ends on some smoky/dry notes of black coffee.

Feel: Light bodied but somewhat hearty, low carbonation. Slick mouthfeel that isn't slimy or anemic. Refreshing.

Overall: Really pleasant to drink, great little porter.
May 17, 2023
 
Rated: 4.16 by Thirstygoat from Illinois

Sep 17, 2022
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois

4.08/5  rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
12oz bottle
thanks to MaryLou & Kim for the beer!
L: brown hues body with a thinner tan head
S: chocolate, roast, grain, spicy rye
T: more chocolate, toasty & toasty grain, spicy/earthy rye, cola, caramel, earthy hops
F: medium body, ample carbonation, balanced & dry finish
O: I really like this one
Feb 20, 2022
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Reviewed by Sabtos from Ohio

3.98/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Clear cola brownish-black with a tall puffy tan foam head.

Just a simple, classic porter with a slight rye accent. It's got a light cola tang over notes of cocoa and a sort of root bitterness with a tobacco twang and roast. Nothing out of the ordinary here.

The light body has a mild froth and finishes semi-dry.
Feb 14, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by JohnnyForeign from New Jersey

Jan 20, 2022
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois

3.86/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
slightly strong porter - great malt taste very enjoyable beer to drink
Jan 19, 2022
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Rated by Chocolatefreak from Tennessee

3.9/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Chocolate, rye, dark grains with slight tangy bitters at the end. Well done!
Jul 25, 2021
 
Rated: 3.59 by entenduintransit from Tennessee

Nov 03, 2020
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

4.16/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
12 oz bottle purchased from Kroger's in Nashville.
Ommegang Snifter.

Has a dirty dark brown color with a tall creamy head of 3 fingers, receding to 1, leaving connected splashy lacing.

Chocolate, marshmallow, and spicy rye on the nose in spades. Nice. Smells like a hot cocoa with something extra.

Flavor brings a nice milk chocolate presence, which falls away to mild spicy rye and graininess, with more cocoa/marshmallow and some roasted coffee.

Feel is empty and thin but makes up for it on the back half with a roasted, dry finish that coats the palate with mild stickiness and very mild heat.

Overall a super enjoyable porter that I'll be sure to pick up more of next time I'm down that way.
Mar 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by tgdavis from Tennessee

Feb 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.91 by buckyp from South Carolina

Jan 28, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by rdoggg from Pennsylvania

Nov 08, 2019
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Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana

3.65/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Sly Rye has a thick, beige head, a dark brown appearance, and no lacing. The aroma is of spicy dark malts, but the flavor is mainly of water, with some dark-roasted malt and cream. Mouthfeel is light to medium, and Sly Rye finishes medium dry.

RJT
Oct 06, 2019
 
Rated: 4.44 by deg from New Hampshire

Aug 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.75 by Sammy from Canada (ON)

Jan 27, 2019
 
Rated: 4.64 by tzbel013 from Tennessee

Dec 09, 2018
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.69/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
On-tap at The Flying Saucer, Memphis, TN

A: The beer is black when viewed from afar but when held up to a bright light it is very dark red in color. It poured with a thin off white collar around the edge of the glass.
S: Moderate aromas of chocolate and malt extracts are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has a little bit of associated sweetness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and somewhat smooth on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is nice and chocolatey and malty, but I didn't get any rye or associated spiciness, which would have lended an interesting contrast to the taste.

Serving type: on-tap
Nov 01, 2018
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Reviewed by Mitzvahman72 from California

4.73/5  rDev +23.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
While having a Coca-Cola brown color, it’s similar to enjoying creamy light coffee with some rye, caramel and chestnuts to round it out. Roasty grain, light roast and subtle rye is part of the aroma, as it finishes with a light coffee and rye aftertaste to compliment its subtle carbonation. This is a refreshing porter and a much better example of how to use rye in a beer. Other good use of rye is the Rebel Kent the 1sts from 3 Sheeps Brewery and the Rye-on-Rye from Boulevard Brewing Company.
Aug 13, 2018
 
Rated: 3.7 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Nov 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4.35 by aletrailky81 from Kentucky

Nov 23, 2017
Sly Rye Porter from Yazoo Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 325 ratings