Picked up a 12er earlier this week and cracked a couple last night at our club meeting. Very, very nice. I generally have not liked most Rye IPAs in the past, but this one is tasty - enough to maybe make me want to try making that variation one more time.
The rye is very subtle - a little in the nose, a bit of dry bite in the finish. Nice fresh hop aroma - I couldn’t identify varietals, but I’m sure its on the website - will have to check. Much drier and crisper than Torpedo - while I’ve read a lot of people compared it to Torpedo + Rye, to me it has more of the malt flavor and similar hop flavor to Celebration.
Anyhow, maybe not the best “Rye IPA” but its a solid IPA in its own right.
Pick up a sixer last night and really enjoyed it. One of my favorite SN beers as of late and hands down my favorite hoppy style beer from them. Way better than Torpedo for my tastes. Rye is in the back ground and hops are very fresh in the nose. Premium rocky head and outstanding lacing all the way down the glass. I’m jealous of SN incredible foam forming properties.
I tried some at the brewery when they were still working on the recipe. I admit to being underwhelmed. Guess I’ll pick some up to see what they finally came up with.
I can see that, particularly if you are looking for a big rye character. Certainly, if you compare it to your recipe, its lacking. The rye that is there seems to add a twist that is subtle and not overbearing. I like that. And then the hop flavor and aroma is excellent.
Funny that this thread appeared today. I almost started one yesterday. I went to the grocery store last evening and looked for Celebration. It was gone, but Ruthless Rye IPA had taken its slot in the reach-in. $7.99/six-pack too.
Very nice beer. Very fresh too. I like how they rye and hop flavors combine and compliment each other. I like the bitter finish. Time to grab a couple of cases today. This beer will go very nicely with my tradional [u]Frogmore Stew[/u] on Superbowl Sunday!
The aroma of this beer reminds me of the SN pale ale. In my opinion this beer has peppery like notes, with a bitter, drier finish when compared to the SN pale ale. At 6.6% abv I think it needs just a bit more body or mouth feel to balance out. I guess I’m just not a fan of the style. It has cool art work on the label.
“Very nice beer. Very fresh too. I like how they rye and hop flavors combine and compliment each other. I like the bitter finish. Time to grab a couple of cases today. This beer will go very nicely with my tradional Frogmore Stew on Superbowl Sunday!”
How the heck do you know what Frogmore Stew is living in Hawaii? I am from SC.
I have a hanai brother who flew in a squadron stationed at MCAS Beaufort for many years. I love that area! We started the Frogmore stew/Superbowl tradition while the Raiders destroyed the Redskins in Superbowl XVIII.
A low country boil is easier here in Hawaii cause mudbugs are hard to come by, but shrimp are easy to get here. Plus, January is pretty early in the year for mudbugs anyway.
I wasn’t that fond of Torpedo either. I do like celebration, and in fact my first 5 gallon brew ever is a celebration clone, almost ready for bottling.
Anybody got a good partial mash/extract recipe (or even all grain, for future use) for the ruthless rye IPA?
Sipping on one right now. I like it. There’s a definite malt sweetness & slight spiciness from the rye but it’s more than balanced by the substantial hopping.
I picked up a sixer on Friday and had one so far. It has a firm hop bitterness with a bit of a spicy rye flavor in the finish. Also has some hop flavor. It could use more hop flavor to help balance the bitterness IMO but I like it. I’m glad I picked up a six pack. It is crisp and dry in the finish. Very fresh beer.
Yeah, I agree, or a little less bitterness. But that’s something that I commonly think with SN beers. My east coast brain would like them to dial it down a bit