Open It! Beer Review: Ryediculous IPA by Chameleon Brewing
Posted by SmallTimeDrinker in Open It! on April 30, 2011 2:33 pm / no comments
I picked Ryediculous IPA up in Wisconsin not noticing the rye on the label, like a chameleon it blended in. I split it with Bro and gave one to my Dad. As soon as I tasted it I regretted not getting a sixer for myself, I noticed the rye and I love rye. Chameleon Brewing is a side project of Sprecher Brewing. I only discovered it was Sprecher related after a Google search. There is no indication on the label except the same city for both breweries.
Recently I drank a sampler pack of Sprecher beers and felt disappointed. Sprecher makes good beer, but the beer did not do it for me, I was looking for more punch. The Chameleon line seems to be a line of beers with a bit more flavor. I feel the need to make a pun that Sprecher needed to camouflage this line of beer, but I do wonder why not come out with it under the already established name. I just told Beer Bitch the other day I probably would not go back to Sprecher, but as soon as I discovered the true maker of Ryediculous I said we needed to go back.
Tasting Notes:
Poured a burnt orange with lots of suspended floaters, and a couple fingers of head. The aroma lacked a strong hop aroma which surprised me, but there are notes of caramel. Take a sip of this and bam-up front spicy rye and bitter hops. The taste lingers on the tongue with peppery notes and ended a bit sweet.
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