Rye Of The Tiger IPA - Great Lakes Brewing Company

Lob

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

01-20-2013 03:22:30 | More by Lob

Andrew99

New York

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

06-19-2013 21:18:08 | More by Andrew99

Dirtinabottle

New York

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

06-19-2013 04:44:20 | More by Dirtinabottle

chefhatt

Pennsylvania

4.19/5  rDev +4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

This beer has a hazy orange body with a nice white head that quickly lays down to a nice thin lace around the top of the body. The smells has a great grapefruit, citrus aroma to it.
The taste is bitter and citrus all day. The rye comes through really nicely closer to the back. The mouthfeel is good, the beer is a little thicker than other ipa and leaves a nice bitter after taste on the tongue. Overall this is a damm good beer.

Serving type: bottle

06-19-2013 01:46:51 | More by chefhatt

normaldotcom

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

06-19-2013 01:14:17 | More by normaldotcom

RWACKO

New York

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

06-18-2013 23:57:50 | More by RWACKO

mjm47

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

06-17-2013 13:00:07 | More by mjm47

DruD

Illinois

4/5  rDev -0.7%

06-17-2013 12:57:53 | More by DruD

Pencible

Virginia

3.73/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

A: This poured hazy gold with a little white head.
S: It smelled like bitter grapefruit and citrus zest, with some bready yeast and spicy earthy rye.
T: It tasted like bitter grapefruit and waxy hops, with some spicy rye and earthy bread. It had a lasting bitter aftertaste.
M: It was thick with a little carbonation. Nice full body.
D: This was a decent rye IPA, but not great. The scent and taste were alright, but the body was excellent. The finish was a little rough, so it wasn't to easy to drink. Meh.

Serving type: bottle

06-16-2013 18:50:56 | More by Pencible

weezarc

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

06-15-2013 13:49:36 | More by weezarc

tobelerone

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -6.9%

06-14-2013 21:59:48 | More by tobelerone

rypkr

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -0.7%

06-13-2013 21:52:43 | More by rypkr

ValpoExpo

Ohio

3.31/5  rDev -17.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

This beer always kicks my butt. One of the hoppiest beers to come out of GLBC. The 7.5% ABV is deceiving (I think its more than that because it always takes me close to a half hour just to finish one). I still prefer Lake Erie Monster and Alchemy Hour over Rye of the Tiger.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 21:21:34 | More by ValpoExpo

AuzBlackhand

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

06-13-2013 20:40:32 | More by AuzBlackhand

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

06-13-2013 01:20:58 | More by calcnerd

Cramerican

North Dakota

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

06-12-2013 21:48:21 | More by Cramerican

sendbeer

Georgia

4/5  rDev -0.7%

06-12-2013 17:55:56 | More by sendbeer

JMUbrewz

Virginia

4/5  rDev -0.7%

06-12-2013 17:00:10 | More by JMUbrewz

Bburns87

Illinois

5/5  rDev +24.1%

06-11-2013 21:42:42 | More by Bburns87

tswater

Colorado

4.25/5  rDev +5.5%

06-11-2013 18:56:22 | More by tswater

I_BYE_MI_BEER

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

06-11-2013 17:23:28 | More by I_BYE_MI_BEER

MooseBoose

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -13.2%

06-11-2013 13:29:09 | More by MooseBoose

tectactoe

Michigan

3.78/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Thanks to Mike for tossing me a bottle. This one pours a highly cloudy shade that perches somewhere between amber and orange. The head is slow to form, but emerges to a size of at least three fingers before it slowly begins its descent to a ring. Lacing rings are splattered nicely at different intervals down the glass.

Once you dip your nose in the glass and smell Rye of the Tiger, there's no denying that this baby is loaded up with rye. A very spicy, dry aroma elevates from the brew and entwines with the also-spicy hop characteristics; leafy, herbal, and ashy to the core. Some bitter, white-pepper covered grapefruit peels hang in the periphery... This beers smells like it's either going to be highly spicy, highly bitter, or perhaps both.

Well, the first sip tells me that it's going to be both, but not quite in the capacity that the nose was leading me to believe... Turns out that may actually be a good thing. Spicy, highly herbal and peppery hops bonk the palate quickly and provide a nice little bitter jolt up front; the bitterness lasts softly for the duration of the sip and well into the aftertaste. It's not a high or abrasive amount of bitterness; it's actually quite nice in this amount.

The rye doesn't take long to kick in, and it meshes abruptly with the spicy characteristics of the hops to really create a cut and dry experience. It's definitely dry and spicy, so get ready for some serious tongue-scraping action. Citrus is a bit more buried, but you can still find some bitter grapefruit pith if you dig far enough into the flavor. Malt provides a slight, finishing bready sweetness for balance, but not much else. The mouth feel is just shy of sticky; it's actually almost creamy, too, with decent carbonation and a dry, warming finish.

Decent brew, although I'm not terribly fond of heavy-handed rye beers to begin with, so this is possibly a somewhat biased viewpoint. Still drinkable, although the dryness and spice from the hops and rye might begin to wear your palate down after a bottle. Something I wouldn't mind having again, but wouldn't actively seek it out myself. I enjoy things like Ruthless Rye or Reds Rye PA more than this.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 23:56:30 | More by tectactoe

BeerNDoggerel

Illinois

4/5  rDev -0.7%

06-09-2013 23:58:56 | More by BeerNDoggerel

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

3.86/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Best before 07/08/13.
Poured in to tulip.

A - Slightly hazy medium orange colour with one finger of cream coloured head.

S - Pine, mango, pineapple, spice and some caramel sweetness.

T - Moderate bitterness for the style with a fairly sweet caramel malt backbone. Pine, tangerine, musk and a touch of mango with a significant spice presence.

M - Medium body with some good resinous hop oils. Light carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

06-09-2013 17:34:26 | More by TheSevenDuffs