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L’Chaim!

Hanukkah ended this weekend, but we’re still celebrating. 8 Malty Nights is a rye chocolate porter with some ripe fruit on the nose and a nicely flavored grain mix — chocolate and a hint of rye, but a little watery, a little flat. Deep dark and smokey with coffee notes — interesting but disappointing. I can see how it scored well in the Drank blog guide to Christmas, but this bottle was a little weak for my tastes.

High-res This is another beer that interested me. Captured by Porches Miskatonic Dark Rye is only one if two non IPA rye beers I’ve ever had. I always wondered what rye tastes like because so many other beers cover it up with hops.  It reminds me of Upright #6 down to the tangy finish. It doesn’t have the yeasty tang of the Upright, but the special rye flavor is there. 

This is another beer that interested me.

Captured by Porches Miskatonic Dark Rye is only one if two non IPA rye beers I’ve ever had. I always wondered what rye tastes like because so many other beers cover it up with hops.  It reminds me of Upright #6 down to the tangy finish. It doesn’t have the yeasty tang of the Upright, but the special rye flavor is there. 

Sierra Nevada’s Ruthless Rye IPA has a very bold flavor I’ve been missing recently; it attacks the taste buds in a pleasant way. The a tongue coating mouth feel isn’t bad either. The rye flavor isn’t too hidden either. The rye flavor and the bitter hops work together nicely.