Harpoon Rich & Dan's Rye IPA - Harpoon Brewery

Slatetank

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I picked a bottle of this up at Mt Rose quick six, enjoyed chilled in a willybecker.

The color is a golden glowing orange shade with hazed appearance and thick collar of about 2 fingers of beige which leaves a nice coating of lace on the glass. The smell is very fragrant with hop fruitiness which provides a slight piney odor with mild citrus and grapefruit elements but a gentle malt odor provides some sweetness in the nose. The feel is good, nice bitter elements combined with gentle toast and malt sweetness with a light spiciness and moderatly high carbonation level with some oiliness from the hops.

I really like how this takes a little bit of influence from Harpoon ipa and adds a new dimension, the rye adds to the spice flavor of the hops which are bitter in flavor and a little citrus tasting at times too. I like the gentle orange rind element with hints of pine and the malt adds a nice caramel tinge in the back end. Overall I was pleased with this ipa, pretty solid for the style and enjoyable with a nice rye presence.

Serving type: bottle

07-23-2012 16:51:32 | More by Slatetank

Sludgeman

District of Columbia

2.75/5  rDev -27.8%

05-23-2013 01:40:16 | More by Sludgeman

Headgoober

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-20-2013 01:25:38 | More by Headgoober

civicm87

New York

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-19-2013 19:44:43 | More by civicm87

jburd19

Ohio

4/5  rDev +5%

05-17-2013 16:38:34 | More by jburd19

gdub

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-16-2013 14:10:18 | More by gdub

tnbeatty

Vermont

4/5  rDev +5%

05-15-2013 13:41:09 | More by tnbeatty

hphilip456

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

05-15-2013 01:11:27 | More by hphilip456

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +5%

05-12-2013 17:57:36 | More by mikeburd1128

Brian15

Virginia

4/5  rDev +5%

05-09-2013 03:06:57 | More by Brian15

enelson

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5%

05-08-2013 23:14:57 | More by enelson

Guden

Maryland

3.95/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A- Slightly hazy copper in color with a big egg shell head that fades slowly leaving impressive lace.

S- Big nose of American hops, lots of pine and fruit, with some spicy and sweet breadiness.

T- Smooth and light up front, with a strange pit fruit character that is quickly whisked away by a refreshingly bitter and fairly smooth bitterness.

M- Thin and dry with medium low carbonation, this one goes down pretty easily.

O- An enjoyable IPA thought I don't get a huge amount of rye, just enough to poke around the hops. This beer could also use a little more hop flavor up front rather than just the finishing bitterness.

Serving type: bottle

05-08-2013 22:58:31 | More by Guden

williamjbauer

West Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

05-08-2013 16:55:03 | More by williamjbauer

cadaugherty

Illinois

4/5  rDev +5%

05-08-2013 00:54:56 | More by cadaugherty

Celtics76

Rhode Island

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

05-04-2013 19:34:23 | More by Celtics76

jordanmckell

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

05-03-2013 01:17:05 | More by jordanmckell

Segelstrom

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

05-01-2013 21:32:46 | More by Segelstrom

greenbr

Texas

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

04-24-2013 01:09:08 | More by greenbr

rondufresne

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

04-20-2013 22:19:32 | More by rondufresne

SSSBR1509

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -14.7%

04-20-2013 02:05:57 | More by SSSBR1509

Wortman1998

New York

4/5  rDev +5%

04-17-2013 20:09:31 | More by Wortman1998

huggies

Texas

4/5  rDev +5%

04-16-2013 13:44:57 | More by huggies

tfsimpkins

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +11.5%

04-15-2013 00:15:38 | More by tfsimpkins

Ajlvt

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -1.6%

04-14-2013 22:24:46 | More by Ajlvt

safaricook

Netherlands

3.5/5  rDev -8.1%

04-14-2013 20:18:26 | More by safaricook