Samuel Adams Revolutionary Rye Ale - Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)

Jacobob10

New Jersey

3.85/5  rDev +9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5

Amber colored ale with a medium creamy white head. Slight roasted malt aroma that gets taken over by a fruity hop presence. Coppery flavor with a slight bitterness from the rye. A little bit too heavy on the citrus from the hops. I would really like a bit more of the malt to come through in the flavor. Medium bodied and not too dry with good carbonation. Very drinkable despite the slight dryness. A good beer and something I would drink again, but could benefit from toning down the hops a bit.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2011 22:23:17 | More by Jacobob10

Jimbo4430

Virginia

3/5  rDev -15%

06-08-2013 23:34:35 | More by Jimbo4430

billbeers

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -15%

06-08-2013 19:51:47 | More by billbeers

Hopinista

Nevada

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

05-30-2013 04:02:15 | More by Hopinista

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-22-2013 15:16:03 | More by InspectorBob

Kingcurio

Oklahoma

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

05-21-2013 02:19:04 | More by Kingcurio

lucasj82

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev -22.1%

05-15-2013 01:47:08 | More by lucasj82

blknikon

Massachusetts

1.5/5  rDev -57.5%

05-07-2013 23:08:56 | More by blknikon

TheNightwatchman

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

04-23-2013 13:01:07 | More by TheNightwatchman

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

04-23-2013 06:15:16 | More by Kelp

Darkmagus82

Montana

3.81/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from bottle into a pint glass

Appearance – The beer is poured from the bottle as a lighter copper color with a two finger thick and creamy white head. The head fades slowly over time to leave a good level of lace on the sides of the glass.

Smell – The aroma is a mix of rye and s bit of almost wheat breadiness. There are some other lighter aromas of a caramel sweetness and some light pine and grassy aromas which produce a rather pleasant and balanced sweetly malty and bready hopped smell.

Taste – The taste begins with a big bready flavor mixed with some strong rye flavors. Upfront there is also a good level of caramel sweetness that fades ever so slightly as the flavor advances to the end. The bready flavor remains ever constant throughout the taste with the rye growing slightly stronger as the taste advances to the end. In the end the malty flavors are met by some hoppy flavors of a pine and citrus nature, producing in the end, a rather smooth rye bread flavor with a light bit of bitterness to linger on the tongue.

Mouthfeel – The body for an only 5.5 % abv brew was on the thicker and creamier side with a carbonation level that is on the was slightly lower then average. Both did well for the more malty flavors of the brew creating overall a creamy and smooth taste for the beer.

Overall - This is a smooth rye style beer accentuating a malty body instead of more hoppy flavor like many rye brews seem to focus on. While a tiny bit more hop and a bit more rye flavor would have enhanced the flavors a bit, overall it was rather enjoyable to drink and quite tasty.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2013 01:22:27 | More by Darkmagus82

beertardis

Rhode Island

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

03-18-2013 12:29:55 | More by beertardis

BeardOfZeus

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

03-15-2013 14:21:04 | More by BeardOfZeus

GFG

North Dakota

3/5  rDev -15%

03-02-2013 16:18:01 | More by GFG

Chris77McGrath

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

02-26-2013 21:23:17 | More by Chris77McGrath

boudreaux

Alabama

3/5  rDev -15%

02-19-2013 23:48:28 | More by boudreaux

cosmonick

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

02-12-2013 02:53:37 | More by cosmonick

bkc8182

Georgia

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

02-07-2013 01:55:30 | More by bkc8182

gtermi

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

01-28-2013 07:12:41 | More by gtermi

FlatRabbitRed

Arizona

3.26/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I have yet to come across a rye beer that really does it for me, I have even brewed one myself without luck. Glad Sam Adams took a crack at it, and I am certain there is some universal way rye needs to be brewed ...I just don't think that has been descovered yet.

Dry bitter malt, with a hint of hops in the background, lingering afterbite.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2013 19:46:42 | More by FlatRabbitRed

Chadhowie

California

4/5  rDev +13.3%

01-25-2013 22:15:53 | More by Chadhowie

rowingbrewer

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

01-09-2013 12:12:58 | More by rowingbrewer

Gravelost

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

01-03-2013 03:13:29 | More by Gravelost

TX-Badger

Texas

4/5  rDev +13.3%

12-16-2012 23:42:57 | More by TX-Badger

sendbeer

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -0.8%

12-14-2012 05:47:59 | More by sendbeer