R.I.P.L. Effect (Rye India Pale Lager) - Jack's Abby Brewing

scottfrie

California

4.2/5  rDev +4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

500ml bottle into SN tulip pint glass. Extra generously sent by SneezyAchew.

A: Pours a clear lemon golden with a very dense, very thick, off-white head that took forever to fade into a thick greasy film that left chunky of sticky, rocky lace down the glass. Epic lace. Looks good.
S: Citrus hops mixed with bready lager yeast fill my nose. Smooth and rich smelling, with maybe just a hint of rye.
T: Very well integrated and fairly complex notes of spicy rye, citrus hops and doughy lager. Rye is definitely noticeable on palate, with lightly bitter citrus rind hops bringing up the finish. The aftertaste has a lingering spiciness and is full of bready dough. My burps taste like tangerine.
M: Medium bodied, very smooth and fairly crisp, soft mouthfeel and suave carbonation.
O: Definitely a hoppy lager, and definitely a rye lovers beer. I thought this was very well executed with all the elements working well together. Thanks again Mike.

Serving type: bottle

09-19-2012 21:56:55 | More by scottfrie

Schmuckles

Rhode Island

4.43/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had this beer tailgating. Poured into a clear plastic cup. Nice color and great lacing even in plastic. The aroma is great. Some hops with nice rye none of which overpower the other. Taste at first sip is hops which then turns into a nice smooth rye. Good mouth feel and nice carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

09-18-2012 03:47:30 | More by Schmuckles

Gatch

Massachusetts

4.53/5  rDev +12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

August 2012

A: Clear, golden-yellow with a big, fluffy, sticky, white head. Good lace but little retention.

S: Rye, fresh hops, spice, grass. The hops have strong fruit and dry, pine notes.

T: Big fruity, juicy hops followed by spicy, delicious rye. A noticeable departure from Hoponius Union which I imagine was their intention. Hops play less of a role with the rye taking an equal part. So if you like rye or a twist on the heavily-hopped IPA with the smooth, clean finish of a lager, this is your beer. Perfectly dry and flavorful finish.

M: What needs to be said? Incredibly fresh, smooth, refreshing, and enough hops to satisfy any hop-head. Very dry with the right amount of carbonation. Hop oils cling to the palate. Delicious stuff.

O: Another incredible beer from Jack's Abby. I've had nearly every beer they've produced and continue to be impressed. I look forward to any new release this brewery creates...and the re-release of Kiwi Rising and Framinghammer!

I'm rating to the style of American Pale Lager (which seems unfair) so this gets really high marks.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2012 23:16:35 | More by Gatch

brewandbbq

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500ml bottle.

Pours hazy gold with some nice tattered sheets of lacework. A partial skimcoat on the surface for the duration.

Aromatics lead off with a blend of spicy hops, biscuity malt, and cracked grain. A hint of honey-drizzeled crackers follow through.

Medium bodied with a crisp, somewhat light mouthfeel.

Grainy, peppery malt, toasted biscuits, and sprucy hops start the palate. Crisp and sharpish with a good dose of rye pepper.

Finishes with fresh, crackery malt with hints of tropical fruit, pine, and pepper-dusted grains.

Nice beer, but after Hoponious Union I'm looking for more hops here.

Serving type: bottle

09-12-2012 01:13:24 | More by brewandbbq

Dope

Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Bottled August 2012. Quite fresh.

A: Pours a hazy pale golden. Big effervescent white head adorns it. Fades very slowly with excellent head retention. Perfect lacework left behind.

S: Loads of pine up front. Some resin and rye mixed in. Lightest hint of bread.

T: Loads of spicy rye up front. Tropical fruit for a moment, with some grapefruit and pineapple I think. A crap ton of pine and resin follows it. A bit of grainy bread towards the finish. Drying resin, pine and rye lingers in the aftertaste.

M: Medium bodied, slick hop oil coats the mouth. Drying finish.

O: Another wonderful hoppy lager from Jack's Abby. It's relatively simple at only 5.75% but it's loaded with a variety of super fresh hops. Rye adds an interesting aspect with a bit of extra spice thrown in there. It's crisp, light and refreshing otherwise. Great hoppy lager.

Serving type: bottle

09-10-2012 04:29:43 | More by Dope

OtherShoe2

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours medium gold with a good dense white head. Decent retention.

Nice citric rind hop nose, with some grain and even a little fruit.

Big hop bite up front, with the grainy malt come in to assert itself. Some spicy bite of the rye, but this thing dries out in a hurry to a bitter end. Grain, hops, rye bite. That is it. And it works.

Medium body, some tingly notes.

Good solid brew. Nice all around drink. Hope this becomes a regular release for them.

Serving type: bottle

09-08-2012 23:21:28 | More by OtherShoe2

cbutova

Massachusetts

4.4/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Jack's Abby is my new favorite brewery of MA. Will they keep it up with this brew?

A- Lager poured into a pint glass aggressively at first but evened out as the head forms quickly. A thick, creamy head forms to take up the top 25% of the glass, about three fingers or so. Retention of the foam is very nice and the cap never quite disappears, staying around about a centimeter in size throughout. Big patches of foamy lace cling all over the glass.

S- Like Hoponious Union, this opens up with a strong hop presence. Notes of tropical fruit/peaches, citrus/orange zest, floral and slight pine come off the top of the beer. Some caramel and bread can be sensed in the background.

T- The 35% Rye in the malt bill makes things very interesting here. The beer starts off with those tropical, mango, citrus, orange/lemon zest and generally fruity hops. Midway through and to the finish it transforms to have a great rye spice flavor. This lingers throughout the finish nicely along with the clean hop bitterness. A bit of caramel and bread in there as well.

MF- The looks of the beer got me excited. Usually such a creamy, thick head means the body will be pretty satisfying. Extremely creamy in texture, this lager really feels nice on the tongue. Moderately high bitterness in the finish but appropriate with the hop and rye flavors.

Similar to Hoponious Union in the hop bill but not in the grains. The rye makes such a big difference that this can be treated as an entirely different entity. I love how the rye and hops work with each other.

Serving type: bottle

09-06-2012 02:20:15 | More by cbutova

PeterIngemi

Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a .5liter bottle into a duvel glass

A: pours a very nice hazy golden with a light touch of orange, a delicate pour leavs me with a fingers worth of just slightly off white head that dissapates nicley and leavs some excellent lacing, looks delicious.

S: a very nice blend of citrus hops and a light rye spicyness, Grain aromas begin to become more pronounced as the beer warms.

T: much like the nose, very nice citrus hops, with a light touch of pine blending together with the spicy rye, the grain deffinatly is more prominent in the taste then it was in the nose. They grain tastes hearty to the point that I looked up triticale, not knowing what it was, and finding out that it is a rye/wheat hybrid, this makes sense after reading.

M: medium body with medium carbonation, a grainy, chewy, dry mouthfeel, with a bit of an bitter aftertaste.

O: a good hoppy rye brew, overall I wish the hops were dialed up a touch more as it seems the grain really stole
The show in the flavor profile, but delicious all the same, deffinatly worth a shot.

Serving type: bottle

09-01-2012 03:16:43 | More by PeterIngemi