Samuel Adams Revolutionary Rye Ale
Samuel Adams Revolutionary Rye Ale is the winner of our 2010 Beer Lover’s Choice® campaign. This deep reddish-hued ale has a nice balance of sweet and spicy flavors. The slight roastiness and sweetness from the malt blend is complemented by pine and citrus notes from the combination of German and American hops. The defining ingredient in this ale, malted Rye, imparts additional complexity by delivering a spicy and slightly drying finish to this medium-bodied brew.
3.4
233 reviews
Boston, United States
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(bottle) clear dark amber with medium tall brown head; aromas of smoked fruit, jam, bit metallic; dry flavour with bit sweeter finish
Clear amber with a slowly fading medium beige head. Aroma of rye, grains and caramel. Taste of rye, mild caramel, noble hops. Not very sweet with a fizzy mouth feel and a very mild bitter finish.
(12oz bottle) clear light amber, creamy tan head. Nose of caramel, sugar, cracker. Taste of cream, sweet grain, orange and cracker. Creamy body with a bitter linger.
12oz. Bottle: Aroma of malt and rye. Poured amber in color with a large, creamy, frothy, tan head that diminished but lasted throughout. Clear. Very sparkling. Excellent lacing. Flavor is lightly sweet. Tastes of malt, rye, sourdough, pretzel, and a hint of caramel. Medium body. Average texture. Average carbonation. Lightly sweet, malt, rye, and sourdough finish is slightly dry.
deep amber with a red tint and a thick cream head. nose is citrus, rye, malts, very grainy. very smooth on the palate, citrus and pine are the first flavors, backed by the rye and a grainy finish.
bottle at dak’s 1/19/11.
clear orange gold. no head.
faint aroma of pine, orange, caramel, toast, spice and lastly, minty rye. it is mild but it is there when the brew finally warms.
the flavor is the same... just kinda meh. minty spice and light bitterness show up in the finish. 5/3/6/3/13
draft at Coles, lighter amber pour. roasty aroma with caramel sweetness. Citrusy bitterness in the flavor. Lime, lemon, & Pine mainly. Nice flavor here. Pretty good
Sweet and sharp rye and malt aroma. Clear orange color with a medium white head. Sweet flavor throughout with a strong bitterness in the middle.
THOUGHTS: Very nice and fairly different. Nice balance. Hops have a little bit of an odd, off-putting, slightly metallic finish. I prefer rye as something to smooth out an existing style that doesn’t normally use rye, instead of using it as the main star in a beer with no particular style other than just existing to showcase the rye.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, light to medium amber with an average, ream-colored head that mostly diminished, but kept a thin sheet and left good lacing. The aroma was fairly weak, but had moderate to heavy roasted and toasted malts, caramel and rye; and moderate pine, resin and citrus hops. The initial flavor was light to moderately sweet, slightly acidic and lightly bitter; while the finish was moderately sweet, moderately bitter and lightly acidic with an average to long duration. There was caramel, roasted and toasted malt, citrus, pin and resin hops, metallic hops , rye and spices. The medium body was a little syrupy with sort of soft carbonation and a metallic finish.
Appearance: light copper, with a thick, two-finger off-white head, excellent lacing. Aroma: toasty malts and warm rye bread, with notes of good spicy heat and a generous bit of fruit: cherries in light syrup and even some citrus. Taste: as the aroma indicated, with sweet and toasty malts over peppery rye spice and tart fruit notes; there are some slightly hoppy notes of pine and citrus. Finish: smooth, chewy, with sweet malts slowly giving way to a last gasp from the spice. Notes: Sweet, spicy, fruity, toasty, crisp, and drinkable. Wonderfully flavored, wonderfully balanced. Liked this a ton. Very much like a rye lager meets a watered down barleywine, but in a very good way.
[Bottle] Pours a light shade of amber with a rocky white head. Dry and grainy aroma provides hints of rye malt and breads. Caramel malts, rye, cereal grains, moderate hopping and dried fruits in the taste. Average body. Mild alcohol in the finish. A decent beer.
12oz Bottle - Costco – Olympia, WA
Reddish amber in color, clear with a thin head. Nice rye malt flavors. Easy drinking this was tasty. Has a good dry rye finish. Nice drinkable brew.
This beer pours a deep amber with a thin off white head. The aromas are rye, bread. The mouthfeel is slightly bitter and dry with a medium body. Thus was a very nice beer. Cheers!
Amber looking pour with decent head and lacing. Grainy, but lacking a distinctive rye presence. Lots of caramel and toasty flavors bit surprisingly not very sweet. Okay, but not great.
12oz. Clear, deep amber color with a good sized off-white head, leaves sheets and rings of lace, fully lasting. Aroma is caramel malt, musk, rye. Body is medium-light, a bit syrupy/wet on the finish, lightly carbonated. Flavor is caramel sweet, some rye, some hops, alcohol doesn’t go in well. Unpleasant aftertaste. Sticky on the lips. Well, it looks really good.
Red and copper hue with a frothy beige head and plenty of carbonation adds to a good looking ale. Predominately hop based aroma with aclover and mint tingles over a slight green apple smell and finally a mild malt wheat. The taste displays a highly malted taste mixture that is well hopped and combined with pine. I also taste the mint that is noticed in the aroma. We have a heavy sided palate to the malty ale. A well balanced and somewhat unusual mint type beer, kind of like a menthol beer.
On tap. Pours with clear copper hued body with a large, creamy, off-white head. Aromas of rye, esters, molasses, bready, lemon, spicy. Light hop notes (pine & noble). Flavors of iced tea, bready, grainy, dry. Malty, lightly spice, a hint of esters. Pretty basic/bland. Lively bubbles, thin and dry.
Sampled on 5/12/2011. This rye beer pours a medium copper color from a 12oz bottle. Medium to large sized beige foamy head, with nice lacing and good retention. The aroma is grapefruity, spicy, cereal and grassy. A medium bodied rye beer. The malts are grassy and grainy, caramel and fruity. The hops are earthy and spicy. Nice carbonation. You can really taste the rye in this one. Clean and crisp. Light and refreshing, with a nice crisp dry finish. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.
Appearance: ambers and oranges. Nice lace of foam crawls up side of glass. Clarity reflects and she swirls lovely.
Nose: generally faint. Red apple skins, rye bread crust. Tangerine and apricot skins. Crunch underneath.
Palate: medium body and mouthfeel, soft and frothy. Typical Samuel Adams malty sweet profile undercurrent. Apricots and tangerine underneath, faintly mouthcoating. Spice of rye isn’t there. Growing sweetness of apples and generic canned fruit.
Final Thoughts: overall nothing special for a rye ale. Underwhelming and once more that Samuel Adams malt character. Even for a beginner rye beer I’d have to say not really because how is one going to savor appreciatively the unique character rye adds to beer when it’s not there to appreciate.
Samuel Adams Revolutionary Rye Ale is a very clear and very sparkling amber ale with a foamy, yellowish, off white head that has excellent retention and lacing. It has an aroma of rye, lemon, grapefruit and grass. It has a smooth, lively, medium-light body with a crisp, dry finish. It’s a simple, well balanced flavor that’s pretty dry with rye flavor throughout. It seems like there are American hops complementing the rye, but there’s also something pretty grassy going on in there. It’s amply bitter and it leaves me thirsty enough to need another sip. This is really easy to drink. I could have a few of these and not blow my palate.
Tap. Nice slightly off-white head with great lacing, on a mostly clear orange brown body. Hoppy aroma with some floral and spice, and a touch of toffee. Hoppier in the flavor, with some grapefruit notes, but a good deal of sweetness and heavier malts show up. Slick, lighter to medium body with soft carbonation.
Bottle from sampler pack. Pours medium copper with off-white head. Nose is caramel malts, dark fruit, spice. Tastes medium bodied, not terribly complex, with caramel, mild spicy and fruity notes.
Bottle. Just ok, odd mix of everything... sweet malt, spicy, hops. Wouldn’t be able to describe this as a rye without having known up-front.
Pours a copper color with a very large white head. It has a pine and citrus aroma with a resinous hop aroma. It has a orange citrus hop, resin & pine flavor that blends wonderfully. I really liked this beer.
Yeasty, Hoppy, and Dry... one of the most interesting brews I have had in awhile.
12 oz bottle from a Sampler Pack from Costco. Nose of light citrus and floral hops with a very light caramel note. Clear copper with a medium, lightly lacing beige head. Flavor is light bitterness and caramel. Finishes with light bitterness.
The beer pours an orange-amber color with a white head. The aroma has a lot of bready malt as well as a lot of rye. The flavor is more of the same. I get a lot of rye and toffee, as well as some bready malt and a little bit of orange citrus hops. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Not the best beer from Boston Beer Company, but I am a sucker for rye beers and I found this one to be very nice.
0.355l bottle. Pours a semi clear copper body with a small white sidesticking head. Aroma is slightly fruity with notes of grass, peach, citrus and thin caramel. Medium bodied with a somewhat watery and slick texture. Carbonation is low. Tastes thin caramel with notes of rye and a thin but nice peachy and medium bitter finish . Quite alright but no revolution.
Tap @ CCB: Dark amber color, light head. Spicy malts and a thin body. Balanced with no hops and a lingering spicy herbal finish. Decent.
Bottle; Pour is essentially golden with amber highlights ; frothy tan head with spotty lacing in this snifter. The rye does dominate the nose; with a mild hop profile taking a back seat, I suppose. Slightly spicy, slighty bitter, slightly sweet ; this brew seems to be balanced well. I continue to enjoy the German/American hop blend present here, as well as other brews I’ve had recently; a nice twist. However, the body of this brew is a little on the average side - basically it starts off better than it finishes. Nice, though.