Beers similar to RastafaRye Ale

Blue Point Brewing Company

Rye Beer·United States·7.5% ABV·One of 7 Rye Beers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share RastafaRye Ale's malty and spicy character. Spicy, floral hops meet hearty rye malt in RastafaRye Ale, a deep copper rye beer at 7.5% ABV and 45 IBU. Blue Point in Patchogue, Long Island, blends the rye with fresh West Coast hops, with just the right amount of rye flavor to offset the hops. The brewery donates a portion of all sales to They Often Cry Outreach, a charity for orphaned and underprivileged children. It won bronze at the 2014 World Beer Cup.

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10 beers like RastafaRye Ale

1

Triple XB (XXXB)

Batemans Brewery

United Kingdom · Strong Bitter · 4.8%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Alongside RastafaRye Ale on floral notes and spicy-hop notes: adds fruit notes, noticeably less bitter.

What carries overspicymaltyfloralspicy-hophoppy

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

Compared to RastafaRye Alefruitychocolatebreadycrisp

Structure: Very close — a touch less bitterness, a touch less body.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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Flying Dog Raging Bitch Belgian-Style IPA

Flying Dog Brewery

United States · Belgian-Style IPA · 8.3%

ALTERNATIVE

74%

FLAVOUR MATCH

As with RastafaRye Ale, same floral notes and hop character; adds dryness, a notch stronger, no malt character.

What carries overfull-bodiedspicyfloralhoppyspicy-hop

Structure: a notch stronger

Compared to RastafaRye Aledryfruitybittermaltycrisp

Structure: Very close — a touch less sweetness, a touch less bitterness.

Structure: a notch stronger

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3

Driftwood Brewery

Canada · Rye IPA · 7%

ALTERNATIVE

73%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Same hop character and spicy-hop notes as RastafaRye Ale, adds clove notes, but without the floral notes.

What carries overspicymaltyhoppyspicy-hopclean

Structure: very close

Compared to RastafaRye Aleclovefruitytropicalfloralfull-bodied

Structure: Very close — a touch more sweetness, a touch less bitterness.

Structure: very close

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American Pale Ale

Kitchen Brew

Switzerland · American Pale Ale · 5.5%

71%

MATCH

Mirrors RastafaRye Ale's hop character and spicy-hop notes — plus bitterness, a notch softer, minus floral notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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5

Texels

Netherlands · Blonde Ale · 7.5%

69%

MATCH

Like RastafaRye Ale on floral notes and hop character — adds noticeably less bitter, but without the spicy-hop notes.

Structure: less bitter, sweeter

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6

Abbeydale Brewery

United Kingdom · Golden Ale · 5.3%

67%

MATCH

A touch more fruit notes, noticeably less bitter, no spicy-hop notes — floral notes and hop character as with RastafaRye Ale.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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7

Harvey's Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 5.5%

63%

MATCH

Keeps floral notes and hop character like RastafaRye Ale, adds bitterness, noticeably less bitter, drops spiciness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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4 Pines Draught

4 Pines Brewing Company

Australia · Kölsch · 4.6%

62%

MATCH

Shares floral notes and spicy-hop notes with RastafaRye Ale; adds citrus notes, noticeably less bitter, but drops fullness.

Structure: less bitter, a touch lighter

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Blue Point Brewing Company

United States · American Pale Ale · 5.5%

62%

MATCH

Less bitter — same floral notes and hop character as RastafaRye Ale, adds citrus notes, noticeably less bitter, but without the spiciness.

Structure: less bitter, a notch softer

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10

Adnams Brewery

United Kingdom · Pale Ale · 4.1%

61%

MATCH

Lighter — same floral notes and hop character as RastafaRye Ale, adds citrus notes, lighter-bodied, but without the spicy-hop notes.

Structure: a touch lighter, less bitter

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