I've tried a few beers from He'brew. Most have been memorable for their humorous packaging which is replete with Jewish puns, and not so memorable for the actual beer in that bottle.
Since brewing a rye beer last month, I've been particularly keen to find other rye beers. And when I saw rye+IPA, I figured it must =amazing. It turned out pretty good.
Bittersweet Lenny's R.I.P.A. is a deep amber beer with a thick creamy head. It has a fairly full body which was definitely nice.
This beer has a strong biting bitterness, and I found that to really be the only way in which the hops came through. (this beer really didn't have much going on on the nose, and the rye took the lead on flavor)
The rye comes through a little like tannin in wine. It seems a bit earthy and oaky, although it's subtle compared to the hops. It is certainly a character I appreciate, bit it got pretty well lost or obscured by the hop bitterness.
All in all, this is a decent beer. I think it could be better if it allowed rye to be a bigger part of the beer's flavor.
Not bad. 6 out of 10.
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