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Zeno's Rye Ale
Otto's Pub and Brewery
- From:
- Otto's Pub and Brewery
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Rye Beer
- ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.14 | pDev: 8.7%
- Reviews:
- 19
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 24, 2021
- Added:
- Sep 20, 2008
- Wants:
- 13
- Gots:
- 14
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Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
3.74/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
16oz can into a pint glass. NO freshness dating
Body looks a bit disturbing. Murky orange brown color. Small off white head persists in good form throughout, leaving a sheet of lacing.
Malty aroma with a light hop note.
On tasting, not bad, but the rye aspect is far lighter than I would prefer. Slighty sweet, with a nice balanced hop note.
Overall, not a bad drink. Rye beers are getting harder to find, so kudos to Otto's for putting one out. Could be an older beer where the rye has faded.
Oct 24, 2021Body looks a bit disturbing. Murky orange brown color. Small off white head persists in good form throughout, leaving a sheet of lacing.
Malty aroma with a light hop note.
On tasting, not bad, but the rye aspect is far lighter than I would prefer. Slighty sweet, with a nice balanced hop note.
Overall, not a bad drink. Rye beers are getting harder to find, so kudos to Otto's for putting one out. Could be an older beer where the rye has faded.
Reviewed by colts9016 from Idaho
4.52/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I am excited to try another new beer from Otto's. I received this beer from a recent BIF, and this beer is fresh. I pulled the from the fridge and served it in Otto's pint glass, about 44 degrees. The pour of the beer formed a two-fingered head with excellent retention. The foamy and creamy tan head dissipated slowly, leaving chunky lacing on the glass. The color is SRM 12, medium amber with dark golden hues. The beer is clear. The appearance of the beer is excellent.
Initial aromas in the beer are rye, toasted malts, and caramel. Nosing further in the glass, I smell biscuit, herbal, pine, spicy hops, cereal, and earthiness.
I taste spicy rye, toasted malts, caramel, toasted crackers, spicy floral esters, bay leaves, pine cereal, earthiness, and morning dew in the beer.
The mouthfeel of the beer is slightly astringent and dry.
The body of the beer is medium, medium carbonation, and medium-light finish.
I could see myself sitting on a bar stool consuming quantities of this beer at the pub. I am surprised how well made this beer is. The balance and how easy it is to drink. I Never heard of this place, but I want to visit. Excellent rye beer!
Dec 27, 2020Initial aromas in the beer are rye, toasted malts, and caramel. Nosing further in the glass, I smell biscuit, herbal, pine, spicy hops, cereal, and earthiness.
I taste spicy rye, toasted malts, caramel, toasted crackers, spicy floral esters, bay leaves, pine cereal, earthiness, and morning dew in the beer.
The mouthfeel of the beer is slightly astringent and dry.
The body of the beer is medium, medium carbonation, and medium-light finish.
I could see myself sitting on a bar stool consuming quantities of this beer at the pub. I am surprised how well made this beer is. The balance and how easy it is to drink. I Never heard of this place, but I want to visit. Excellent rye beer!
Reviewed by Bluerabbitbell from Pennsylvania
4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Industry Public House, Robinson. Stopped for lunch before our trip to Oregon to see Jordyn and Hannah.
Deep copper color. Leah gets a nose of peach. The rye and hops sits well. The lingering taste is really good on the back of the tongue.
Sep 01, 2019Deep copper color. Leah gets a nose of peach. The rye and hops sits well. The lingering taste is really good on the back of the tongue.
Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
4.24/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Dogfish tulip
L: Cloudy dark copper brown pour. Thin off-white head. Spotty lacing.
S: Grains and rye... spicy and sharp.
T/F: Rich caramel malts with a sharp and spicy rye-tinged hop profile. Nice and bitter... some evergreen notes with the rye standing out. Very clean... finish is crisp and bitter. Well carbonated.
O: One of Otto's best beers... brewed for Zeno's downtown (only place you can have it on draft).
Mar 19, 2017L: Cloudy dark copper brown pour. Thin off-white head. Spotty lacing.
S: Grains and rye... spicy and sharp.
T/F: Rich caramel malts with a sharp and spicy rye-tinged hop profile. Nice and bitter... some evergreen notes with the rye standing out. Very clean... finish is crisp and bitter. Well carbonated.
O: One of Otto's best beers... brewed for Zeno's downtown (only place you can have it on draft).
Reviewed by ajm5108 from Pennsylvania
3.36/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.36/5 rDev -18.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pretty straightforward, fairly pedestrian beer. The spice & heft that you'd normally associate with rye is mostly absent, it plays as a nondescript pale ale with some medium hop bitterness being the only thing that really stands out.
Dec 15, 2015
Zeno's Rye Ale from Otto's Pub and Brewery
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
55 ratings
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