Terrapin Rye Squared Imperial Pale Ale | Beer Geek Nation Beer Reviews Episode 185

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Rye Squared Imperial Pale Ale
Terrapin Beer Co
8.5% ABV
Beer Geek Nation Rating: B-
Beer Advocate Rating: B+
Rate beer Rating: 98/100

Double the malt, double the hops, and double the flavor of the original Rye Pale Ale recipe. (Hence the name Rye Squared.) With its mammoth hop aroma, bitterness and flavor, this beer is not for the faint at heart. The Rye Squared clocks in at a hefty 8.5% ABV so double your pleasure and double your fun because Terrapin went a little crazy with this one! The first keg of Rye Squared went on tap at Tasty World in Athens on Monday April 25th 2005. A special thank you goes out to the newly formed Terrapin Keg Killers. We were told that Tasty World would put the Rye Squared on as soon as they finished off a keg of a "Select" beer they had on tap. When the Terrapin Keg Killers heard about this they went to Tasty world and finished off that other keg in record time. By 10pm on Monday they were enjoying the fruits of their labor when the first ever Rye Squared keg went online. Malt: 2-row pale, Munich, Malted Rye, Bisuit Malt, Honey Malt. Hops: Amarillo, Cascade, East Kent Goldings, Fuggle, Magnum

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[TheJDPerspective]

A little late to the party on this review, but I think that starting with the notion that it's an Imperial IPA is going to throw you off a bit. I take this beer to be an imperial rye. For me, it succeeds in that context. I taste a loaf of thick rye bread in each glass, and it doesn't require me to deal with grapefruit flavors as I enjoy my liquid rye bread sandwich. Since there's very little hop profile, I'd avoid the IPA or Pale Ale classification. It's more like an rye imperial lager.

[BeerGeekNation]

@TheJDPerspective Your right. I guess this is technically an imperial rye. But I really dont think there was enough hop bitterness to highlight the rye in it. I just expected more out of it I guess.

[crimsonflare506]

got this one today. was looking for a single bottle of The Hopsecutioner but they only had a 4 pack, so I settled for this one.,

[BeerGeekNation]

@crimsonflare506 Let me know what you think I wasnt crazy about it

[moviemaker1989]

Which Avery is that to your left? One of the "Demons of Ale?" -- Jeff

[BeerGeekNation]

@moviemaker1989 Yeah its a 2008 Memphistopheles (SP?). I managed to get it for $3 on clearance at a local shop hahah!!

[TheJDPerspective]

A little late to the party on this review, but I think that starting with the notion that it's an Imperial IPA is going to throw you off a bit. I take this beer to be an imperial rye. For me, it succeeds in that context. I taste a loaf of thick rye bread in each glass, and it doesn't require me to deal with grapefruit flavors as I enjoy my liquid rye bread sandwich. Since there's very little hop profile, I'd avoid the IPA or Pale Ale classification. It's more like an rye imperial lager.

[tehbigjiga]

@BeerGeekNation i thought it was called lace? i could be wrong i just never heard that

[moviemaker1989]

@moviemaker1989 I meant to reply to BGN...

[moviemaker1989]

@moviemaker1989 Nice! Missed out on that one when it was on tap locally, but I will be having some Samael's Barleywine from the same series this very evening!