BC Craft Beer Review – Parallel 49 Rye The Long Face Imperial Rye IPA

Parallel 49 Rye The Long Face Imperial Rye IPA: This beer is brewed in Vancouver, BC at a strength of 8.5% abv with 86 IBUs worth of Chinook, Simcoe, Amarillo and Centennial hops. It uses both rye and barley malts to give it some different characters to a typical IPA and was just released a couple weeks ago.…

BC Craft Beer Review – Bomber Brewing Blood From A Stone Collaboration

Bomber Brewing Blood From A Stone Collaboration: In collaboration with Stone Brewing Compamy to celebrate their BC launch, Bomber Brewing released this 6.8% abv and 60 IBU Red Rye IPA in a screen printed bottle, keeping with the Stone Brewing tradition. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a clear amber colour with medium carbonation and two fingers of ivory…

BC Craft Beer Review – Bridge Brewing Black Rye IPA

Bridge Brewing Black Rye IPA: A new release from this recently expanded North Vancouver, BC brewery, this darker Rye IPA is brewed to a strength of 5.8% abv and 68 IBUs. Aroma and Appearance: This beer pours a very dark brown with 3 huge fingers of foam (pour carefully) and no visible bubbles. Its aroma consists of…

Craft Beer Review – Firestone Walker Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA

Firestone Walker – Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA: If you search this beer on the internet, you will notice that ratebeer has it on the top 10 Black IPA’s of the world which is always exciting to find a beer that higly regarded, however sometimes can cause you to over anticipate the beverage and therefore feel…

BC Craft Beer Review – Four Winds Phaedra Belgian Rye IPA

Four Winds – Phaedra Belgian Rye IPA: From what I believe to by their second Zephyrus series release beer, this Delta, BC brewed beer comes in at a strength of 7.2% abv with 65 IBUs. I had a lot of excitement built up for months over this one, finally it came out and I had to…

Craft Beer Review: Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Specialty Ale (IPA)

Bear Republic Hop Rod Rye Specialty Ale: Brewed in California at strength of 8% alcohol, this unfiltered Imperial Rye IPA was poured from a 22 oz bottle into a beer glass at home. Aroma and Appearance: This pours a cloudy dark copper, with a fingers worth of foam and oddly enough the bubbles come straight up the middle of the glass…