Pastrami On Rye - Pipeworks Brewing Company

Chaney

District of Columbia

3.86/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

I picked this up at a Binny's in Chicago.

Batch #55

Served in a Delirium Tremens glass.

A: Much, much darker than I was expecting. Dark, dark brown, fairly consistent in its color distribution, with a cool mocha head on top.

S: Not as potent as I was thinking it would be. I got brown sugar and some roast. So far, it's not the rye bread, meat sandwich I thought it would be.

T: Tasted like a brown ale with a twist. Nice flavor, actually. I definitely identified the caraway and corriander. As far as reminding me of a pastrami sandwich, it definitely did not do that.

M: Thick, much thicker than I was expecting actually. Sticky, sticky, with a nice bitter fennel quality. The lacing was a nice screen of goo.

O: This totally didn't scream pastrami sandwich to mean, but it was still pretty good.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 01:22:59 | More by Chaney

facundoCNB

New Jersey

3.4/5  rDev -8.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

a deep brown almost black pour with a finger of head which quickly dissipated. smells of wood barrels, mustard seed is very dominant, getting some ginger too.. odd smelling beer, not quite the pastrami scent i was expecting. the flavor is a slightly charred, but sweet, malt profile with a rye bread type flavor.. definitely getting the mustard seed again, but not as dominant as it was on the nose.. not really getting any peppercorn or coriander, but i can taste the allspice.. almost a nutmeg flavor in there. medium body, low carbonation.

well, this was an interesting one. probably filled my quota with this style. not really what i was expecting honestly i was hoping to get mostly a peppercorn flavor, since that's my favorite part of pastrami. definitely worth trying once though, but i'd put it right up there with pumpkin beers, where it's more of a novelty thing than something you'll want to drink more than one of.

if you're like me, and was hoping for a slightly spicy peppery feel, go for their saison with peppercorn, now THAT is what i was expecting from this one.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 07:55:40 | More by facundoCNB

prender1482

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -12.9%

05-18-2013 00:34:38 | More by prender1482

THEOPTIMATOR88

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

05-16-2013 03:06:37 | More by THEOPTIMATOR88

GRG1313

California

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

05-15-2013 03:32:07 | More by GRG1313

GuzzLah

Illinois

3.2/5  rDev -14.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3

Brewer's description - A strong dark ale brewed with the 11 herbs and spices traditionally used in curing pastrami: Mustard Seed, Bay Leaf, Red Pepper, Coriander, Ginger, Allspice, Clove, Caraway Seed, Tellicherry Black Peppercorn, Cinnamon & Nutmeg + Rye, Dark Candi Sugar & some Smoked Malt.

Well, this didn't remind me of a pastrami on rye sammich. It mostly had the aroma and flavor of a winter warmer. It was sweet and had a big allspice/clove note with a semi-spicy finish. A little mustard was present in the aroma. That was fun. If it was drier, smokier and had more rye, less allspice and a bit of salt, then it *might* taste closer to what the label claims. Regardless, I can't say I enjoyed this beer even if it was called Ninja's Winter Warmer.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 20:45:02 | More by GuzzLah

UCLABrewN84

California

3.9/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Thanks to GRG1313 for sharing this one at his tasting.

Batch # 61.

Pours a murky brown with a foamy dark khaki head that settles to wisps of film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of toasted malt and spice aromas. Taste is much the same with spice flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of roasty bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good beer with solid aromas and flavors.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 00:34:21 | More by UCLABrewN84

cadaugherty

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

04-12-2013 04:06:06 | More by cadaugherty

IPx

Illinois

3/5  rDev -19.6%

03-29-2013 07:15:56 | More by IPx

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

03-26-2013 23:43:45 | More by calcnerd

wisrarebeer

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -19.6%

03-24-2013 18:56:05 | More by wisrarebeer

Sparky44

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

03-23-2013 18:53:56 | More by Sparky44

NSK79

Illinois

4/5  rDev +7.2%

03-19-2013 00:28:41 | More by NSK79

liamt07

Ontario (Canada)

4.2/5  rDev +12.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Bottle from buzze40, 650ml into a tulip. Batch 55.

Deep brown with burgundy hues, brown head with light retention and no lacing. Nose of rye bread, caramel, molasses and pastrami spices. Taste is bready, sweet malts, toffee, pastrami spices, mustard seed (thanks label!) and peppercorns are present, although minimal. Medium feel, great balancing malt sweetness. Love the spicing and hella tasty. Thanks Brian!

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2013 16:34:52 | More by liamt07

scruffwhor

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Handwritten: Batch# 55

Brown and garnet color mix. Makes me think of the crust on some dark rye bread with some pastrami or corned beef in between the slices. Very quick tan head, only a rinf of foam for the whole 22 oz. bottle. Can't mke out any bubbling from the dark, rusty and muddy color.

Smokey and spicey aroma from start to finish. I think I can almost smell the pastrami. Black pepper, carraway, dark rye bread. I must admit that I love pickles, but I'm glad I don't smell that final addition to and awesome beer sandwich.

Syrupy palate from start to finish. The middle to finish is heavy on the carraway and mustard seed. The peppercorn maintains continuity throughout the palate. The rye is a little bit much. Especially mixed with your pastrami herbs. Smokey, even meaty, but I love that part of the flavor profile. This beer makes me think of a liquid, alcoholic, pastrami sandwich of sorts. I like it. I recommend that all BA's try this beer if they can get their hands on it.

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2013 21:06:35 | More by scruffwhor

JohnnyHopps

Indiana

3.88/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from the bottle into a pint glass, the beer was a dark brown color with reddish hues. A very slight mocha colored head was present which faded quickly to tiny bubbles. The aroma smelled a little like the inside of a good deli. The smokey smell was faint, but the beer did smell strangely like cold cuts. In the initial taste, one detects the caramelly rye, coriander, caraway, and caramelized meat. I was a little disappointed by the lack of smokiness in the taste. The texture of the beer was thick enough of allow the taste to linger. The aftertaste was caramelly with the familiar spices making an appearance. Pipeworks produced an interesting beer here, but I would not say they hit it out of the park with their interpretation of pastrami on rye. Elements of the sandwich just are not present, but this did not prevent me from enjoying the beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 12:46:23 | More by JohnnyHopps

Nachos4two

Illinois

4/5  rDev +7.2%

02-07-2013 21:28:56 | More by Nachos4two

remitrom

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +27.3%

02-05-2013 20:40:38 | More by remitrom

Zuidman

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +20.6%

02-03-2013 04:44:15 | More by Zuidman

cosmicevan

New York

3.99/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

this was a must try for me as i have a weakness in my soul for a pastrami sandwhich. bottle picked up in chi-town a week or two ago. enjoyed from my pipeworks snifter.

a - pours brown with maroon highlights when held to the light. thin greyish cream colored head that was gone quick leaving an oil slick of bubbles and a ring of head around the surface.

s - wow. very unique. lots of spicing on a seemingly fruity base. all spice, corriander, candied sugar, rye. pleasing but not like the pastrami sandwich off the grill though.

t - yowza. i thought the nose had a lot going on, well i was mistaken, the flavor is nutty. it is like a sweet brown ale with some fruit, rye, all spice and other pot pouri spicing and a dash of smoke. it is a tad reminiscent of a pastrami sandwich, but i doubt i'd make that jump if it wasn't called what it is called.

m - zesty. medium bodied with a ton going on. seems too much is going on in this one.

o - overall, extremely interesting and different. reminds me somewhat of burly gourd with all that zip and zest. i like this, but i can see many people not digging this one. if nothing else, this was one of the more crucial ticks for me considering my obsession with pastrami sandwiches. cheers to pipeworks for doing something really out there.

Serving type: bottle

02-02-2013 03:57:27 | More by cosmicevan

auggie

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +20.6%

01-28-2013 19:07:32 | More by auggie

joeseppy

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

01-26-2013 14:47:31 | More by joeseppy

BeerOps

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

01-13-2013 21:14:34 | More by BeerOps

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

01-12-2013 01:40:50 | More by spycow

rhoadsrage

Illinois

3.13/5  rDev -16.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

(Served in a tulip)
Batch 50
A- This beer has a dense walnut brown body with a thin tan head that fades to a ring of tiny bubbles.

S- The cloth band aid aroma fills the nose and some dry slightly fruity spices grow after that. There is all spice and others are well blended and take on an old men’s cologne quality.

T- The nougat flavor has some mellow brewer’s licorice and caraway seed flavor. There is some deep toasted malt flavors that are buried underneath and as the beer opens there is a milk stout flavor that comes to the top. There are also some candy ester flavors that stay dry but lead to a cloth band aid finish that grow in the finish. There is a lingering herbal hop spice flavor.

M- This beer has a medium-full mouthfeel with a slippery texture and no alcohol heat noticed.

O- I’m not going to lie, I pulled this beer out of the DBF a few times only to put it back for fear of the train wreck that might be inside? It was a very interesting and odd beer but I’m glad I tried it and it was very interesting to see how all the flavors came together. The smoke was ok and with the Belgian yeast esters and spices flavors it was a lot of things all going on at once.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 17:17:03 | More by rhoadsrage