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

merlin48

Kentucky

4/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle pours a clear amber body with a small almond head that is long lasting and leaves behind some creamy sheet lacing.

Aroma has citrusy and spicy hops, toasted caramel, and earthy rye.

Mouthfeel reveals a medium body and carbonation and a smooth creaminess.

Taste opens with some citrusy grapefruit hops that are complimented by a toasty caramel malt backbone. The spicy rye is understated but definitely apparent and adds a nice earthy edge.

I really like rye beers and don't think I've ever met one I didn't like. With that said, this one is far from spectacular but very solid and highly drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2011 01:16:05 | More by merlin48

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

Damian74Shensky

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

12-07-2012 15:55:07 | More by Damian74Shensky

JALIEN

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -7.9%

11-25-2012 23:32:32 | More by JALIEN

irishgreensoda

Washington

3.75/5  rDev +6.2%

11-20-2012 22:00:00 | More by irishgreensoda