Midnight Ryder - Indeed Brewing Company

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130 Ratings

rAvg: 4.07
pDev: 10.57%
Reviews: 38
Hads: 92

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Brewed by:
Indeed Brewing Company

Minnesota, United States

Style | ABV
American Black Ale | 6.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. can (24), on-tap (9), bottle (3), cask (2).

Notes:
80 IBU

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Reviews by emerge077:

emerge077

Illinois

4.01/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Brown-edged black into the glass, plenty of head on top and lots of lasting lacing in the glass. Good coverage, with long lasting head retention.

Roasty coffee aroma, with an undercurrent of green herbal hops. Dry and bitter, not at all sweet. Flavors are similarly dry, roasty, and hoppy. Lasting residual bitterness in the aftertaste. Bitter unsweetened chocolate and dark roast coffee up front, herbal pine in the middle and finish. Dry ashy roast, vague hop oils and bitter orange peel. Light and drinkable with ample hop character. Overall a nice and tightly put together black IPA.

Thanks for this one Eric!

Serving type: can

01-27-2013 21:19:23 | More by emerge077

More User Reviews:

ZombiesAteMyDog

Indiana

4/5 rDev -1.7%

05-25-2013 00:58:41 | More by ZombiesAteMyDog

e30todamax

Virginia

4.25/5 rDev +4.4%

05-19-2013 21:37:41 | More by e30todamax

Showboat66

Minnesota

4/5 rDev -1.7%

05-16-2013 02:05:50 | More by Showboat66

Humulus85

Minnesota

4.25/5 rDev +4.4%

05-10-2013 03:18:52 | More by Humulus85

cofeeguru

Minnesota

4/5 rDev -1.7%

05-09-2013 00:55:45 | More by cofeeguru

sparx1100

Minnesota

4.25/5 rDev +4.4%

05-07-2013 04:13:43 | More by sparx1100

iL0VEbeer

New Jersey

4.25/5 rDev +4.4%

05-07-2013 03:22:12 | More by iL0VEbeer

jimmah120

Minnesota

4.1/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12oz can, very fresh stuff

glugs out black like oil. pine tart, husky/musty bitter hop flowers with a slight metallic tinge. smells like an old cellar where you spilled some hop pellets once.

like licking below mike piazza's eyelid, in a good way.

Serving type: can

04-29-2013 04:11:52 | More by jimmah120

AndyH

Minnesota

4/5 rDev -1.7%

04-26-2013 00:51:01 | More by AndyH

4DAloveofSTOUT

Illinois

4.01/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

thanks to hopazoid for this extra!

poured into tulip glass.

Appearance: black bodied beer with 2 fingers of tan head. Sticky lace and great staying power.

Smell: Concentrated pine needles. Citrusy hops mostly grapefruit rinds. A hint of malty sweetness. Little bit of char from the malts as well.

Taste: Big resinous piney hops with moderate bitterness that just ripps through everything and dominates this beers flavor profile. The pine transitions into a light char note, but the resinous pine never really goes away. Then a hint of semisweet chocolate and some roasty notes starting to build from the malt profile. The beer finishes with more pine hops and remains moderately bitter just as bitter as its started off. Would like a little bit more balance between the hops and malts.

Mouthfeel: medium bodied beer with moderate carbonation. Just a touch thin on the mouthfeel. I think this beer would really benefit from a think and creamy mouthfeel. Dry finish that builds the bitterness of the aftertaste.

Overall: This is a really really solid local beer. I still give the nod to New Glarus Blacktop because it has a better mouthfeel and is much more balanced than Midnight Ryder. I did enjoy the art on the can. It looks like Teddy Roosevelt riding a bear drinking coffee from a mug. Classic! Some minor teaks to this beer and it would be world class. Better than average example for this beer style. If you love resinous pine hops this is a must try beer, but I prefer balance and complexity for a beer in this beer style.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 05:11:14 | More by 4DAloveofSTOUT

WallE89

Minnesota

3.75/5 rDev -7.9%

04-23-2013 04:04:41 | More by WallE89

NorthWoodCommons

North Dakota

4.21/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

From a can.
Smell of malt and hops. Has that "warm" smell. Fairly sweet smell.
taste of roasted malt and piney hops. Some chocolate notes. A good bitter finish.

Overall- A great beer as I expected. I really like what I have had from indeed. Plenty of substance to go with the taste.

Serving type: can

04-23-2013 02:47:54 | More by NorthWoodCommons