Sly Rye Porter - Yazoo Brewing Company

MCDub

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

01-04-2013 20:30:04 | More by MCDub

brewskifan55

Mississippi

3.8/5  rDev -1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured into a Stella Artois glass

A: Dark brown with a tan one finger head that dissipates to foam. Great lacing.

S: Chocolate, cocoa, toasty.

T: Charred chocolate with light coffee notes. Malty. Sweet, Hearty. Rye slides in on the finish.

M: Medium with medium to heavy carbonation. Frothy. Dry.

O: A solid porter. Great with a chocolate chip cookie. Nice dessert beer.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2013 15:48:30 | More by brewskifan55

davemathews68

Ohio

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-16-2013 16:07:26 | More by davemathews68

THECPJ

Delaware

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

05-14-2013 16:41:31 | More by THECPJ

RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

05-10-2013 23:02:16 | More by RedneckBeerz

Gonzoillini

Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.2%

05-09-2013 22:09:45 | More by Gonzoillini

Brewsed

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -8.9%

05-01-2013 14:32:32 | More by Brewsed

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

3.68/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Black with a dark translucent brown along the bottom and a thin film of dirty white head

S - Roast, chocolate and a hint of smoke

T - Roast, chocolate, a hint of smoke and a touch of spice from the rye.

M - Light to medium body. Moderate carbonation.

Serving type: on-tap

04-29-2013 12:18:47 | More by TheSevenDuffs

Ajlvt

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

04-28-2013 04:51:06 | More by Ajlvt

addison1203

Mississippi

4/5  rDev +4.2%

04-20-2013 05:42:57 | More by addison1203

hopoilcrazy

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

Brewed on- 12/14/12

A - The porter pours out with clarity of fresh coffee...and about the same carbonation. The head never fully forms, instead islands of foam coalesce and then dissipate leaving nothing. The color is right on though.

S - The rich and roasty Maris Otter malts come wooshing up in the aroma hitting all the right notes: cocoa, leather, herbal. Even the belches smell good. Slight alcohol.

T - Creamy chocolate rounds out most of the taste profile, but there are other faint tastes of peaty-ness. Also a very mild hop presence, with a long mouth watering finish of roasty maltiness.

M - Thin and reminiscent of coca-cola. Lively carbonation with light body and a touch of smoothness.

I think that Yazoo does a great job of making solid beers that most people would approve of. But I think that drinkability is too important for them in most of their core beers. I would love to see them just crank it to 11 and see what happens...I know they want to.

Serving type: bottle

04-19-2013 04:59:57 | More by hopoilcrazy

Roman5150

Michigan

4.15/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

bottle

appearance: dark brown/black, 1 finger off white head

smell: chocolate, caramel, malt, bread

taste: chocolate, lots of bready notes, coffee aftertaste, very well balanced, somewhat watery taste.

mouthfeel: really smooth, sits well on the palate

overall: great balanced porter, but wish it had a higher ABV and it would be a truly outstanding beer, just a little too watered down for my liking. You can thank tennessee beer laws for that one. I'd rather have YAZOO's SUE anyday, even though that's not a porter.

Serving type: bottle

04-16-2013 00:41:38 | More by Roman5150

hef

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

04-12-2013 00:51:04 | More by hef

Ryan011235

Ohio

3.33/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

Poured into a nonic pint glass on 4/11/13

Bottled on date: 27 Sep 12

Dark tobacco juice brown with a short, 1/3rd inch head. The foam fizzles away quickly (not as fast as, say, Dr. Pepper). Come to think of it, it looks like cola. Not a speck of lace.

Tangy roast aroma with rye and cocoa. Nutty overtones. Hints of some subtle dark fruit; plum perhaps? Though it smells sharp, the taste is smoother. Dark roast, modest rye and bitter chocolate. Earthy finish. When coupled with the body the beer seems thin. Carbonation is reasonable by comparison.

Not too bad. I like it better as it warms up. Pretty dismal appearance though.

Serving type: bottle

04-11-2013 23:42:27 | More by Ryan011235

GRG1313

California

4/5  rDev +4.2%

04-10-2013 05:37:04 | More by GRG1313

Falcone

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +4.2%

03-21-2013 16:35:10 | More by Falcone

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%

03-15-2013 04:47:34 | More by grahamboudreaux

Auditgirl

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +4.2%

03-11-2013 14:44:13 | More by Auditgirl

EgadBananas

Louisiana

3.93/5  rDev +2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: black, mild lighter edges, dark tan head.

Aroma: chocolate, roast, spicy rye, coffee, and smoke.

Taste: sweet, lightly fruity and spicy, chocolate, roast coffee.

***nice feel, good balance, medium body, good drinkability. A nice rye porter.

Serving type: bottle

03-11-2013 01:41:04 | More by EgadBananas

Hopheadjeffery

Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.2%

03-01-2013 04:50:15 | More by Hopheadjeffery

jkermitj

Mississippi

4.25/5  rDev +10.7%

02-27-2013 00:36:08 | More by jkermitj

DmanGTR

New York

4/5  rDev +4.2%

02-10-2013 15:58:02 | More by DmanGTR

chrishensley

Texas

4.5/5  rDev +17.2%

02-01-2013 03:52:46 | More by chrishensley

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.2%

01-30-2013 05:23:26 | More by spycow

kylehay2004

Florida

3.75/5  rDev -2.3%

01-19-2013 20:49:40 | More by kylehay2004