Beavertown 8-Ball Rye IPA
Style: Rye IPA
Alcohol Content: 6.2%
From: Hackney, London, England
Beautiful labels appear on all of Beavertown's Bottles |
Aroma: As the primary ingredient is rye, you can certainly pick out notes of wholemeal bread mixed with slight hints of wet mud and freshly grass. You can also pick out notes of tropical fruits and crisps pine needles. Although this beer is not overly aromatic, this beer certainly has enough to peeked my interest.
Body: This beer is slightly heavier than the normal IPA. Again this heaviness comes from the Rye used. If you have ever sampled German rye bread you will notice that it feels noticeably heavier in the mouth when you compare it to wholemeal bread. The mouth feel is very similar to that of an English bitter or mild, quite rich and satisfying. The drink is lightly carbonated and will leave you with a slight sticky resin coating the back of the mouth after every sip.
Taste: This IPA is quite rich and has a slightly different flavour profile to most drinks in this style. The first flavours that will strike you, will be those of toasted chestnuts mixed with subtle notes of salt. You can then pick up hints of earth mixed with fresh pine needles. As the drink warms, a slight sweetness will start coming though. This tastes slightly like strawberries that have been ripen under the summer sun. There is a very faint bitter after taste to this brew but this is very welcome in my book. This is one of those beers that reminds you of why you search for elusive one. Very tasty indeed and i would certainly go back for more.
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Body: This beer is slightly heavier than the normal IPA. Again this heaviness comes from the Rye used. If you have ever sampled German rye bread you will notice that it feels noticeably heavier in the mouth when you compare it to wholemeal bread. The mouth feel is very similar to that of an English bitter or mild, quite rich and satisfying. The drink is lightly carbonated and will leave you with a slight sticky resin coating the back of the mouth after every sip.
Taste: This IPA is quite rich and has a slightly different flavour profile to most drinks in this style. The first flavours that will strike you, will be those of toasted chestnuts mixed with subtle notes of salt. You can then pick up hints of earth mixed with fresh pine needles. As the drink warms, a slight sweetness will start coming though. This tastes slightly like strawberries that have been ripen under the summer sun. There is a very faint bitter after taste to this brew but this is very welcome in my book. This is one of those beers that reminds you of why you search for elusive one. Very tasty indeed and i would certainly go back for more.
You can see how dark this beer is in the above photo |
Different to: http://beefsbrewery.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/brewdog-international-arms-race.html
For the latest news on reviews follow me on twitter @beefsbrewery or like me on Facebook at Beefsbrewery
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