22 oz. Bottle
I've been on a Rye IPA kick recently, primarily sticking with Red Rye IPA's. This one stood out for me for two reasons: 1: I haven't encountered too many black rye IPAs and 2: Firestone Walker is well known for fantastically crafted beers (including several world class IPAs).
Pours black with some khaki colored bubbles that form a bit of a foam head up top. Smell of pine, along with some spicy rye on the nose - really nice contrast and harmony. On the taste, there's definitely hints of spicy rye that work really well with the moderately high hop finish. It's a really bread-y beer, strong rye bread taste to this one, blends nicely with the malt profile. Really nicely balanced beer - gives me a good amount of hop without being incredibly hop heavy. There's a small bit of sweetness in there as well, can't really put my tongue on it - potentially molasses, but not quite sure. It does, however, work really nicely with the other flavors in the beer. Moderate carbonation, alcohol is essentially completely hidden at 8.3%.
Firestone Walker definitely does not disappoint on this one. A very nice, complex, and balance beer. While I don't have too many Black Rye IPAs to compare it too, I plan on changing that in the very near future.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
I've been on a Rye IPA kick recently, primarily sticking with Red Rye IPA's. This one stood out for me for two reasons: 1: I haven't encountered too many black rye IPAs and 2: Firestone Walker is well known for fantastically crafted beers (including several world class IPAs).
Pours black with some khaki colored bubbles that form a bit of a foam head up top. Smell of pine, along with some spicy rye on the nose - really nice contrast and harmony. On the taste, there's definitely hints of spicy rye that work really well with the moderately high hop finish. It's a really bread-y beer, strong rye bread taste to this one, blends nicely with the malt profile. Really nicely balanced beer - gives me a good amount of hop without being incredibly hop heavy. There's a small bit of sweetness in there as well, can't really put my tongue on it - potentially molasses, but not quite sure. It does, however, work really nicely with the other flavors in the beer. Moderate carbonation, alcohol is essentially completely hidden at 8.3%.
Firestone Walker definitely does not disappoint on this one. A very nice, complex, and balance beer. While I don't have too many Black Rye IPAs to compare it too, I plan on changing that in the very near future.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
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