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In a similar vein, Crux released Banished
Lost Love earlier this year, a rye imperial
stout aged in rye whiskey barrels.
The focus on rye offers an interesting
variation on the usual expectations of an
imperial stout. Rye malt tends to add sub-
tle spicy and peppery yet refreshing flavors
(think of the taste of rye crackers or dark rye
breads) that can complement smoky, roasty
notes in dark beers.
A typical rye beer might consist of up to
10% to 15% rye malt in the grain bill. Ac-
cording to head brewer Cam O’Connor,
Lost Love has 23% rye.
It can be a tricky grain to brew with, due
to its relatively high levels of gluten and fi-
ber. It’s not uncommon for brewers to en-
counter a “stuck mash” when brewing with
large amounts of rye, which happens when
the sugary wort will not drain or filter prop-
erly from the grains after soaking. When
this happens, the run-off of liquid to the
kettle slows or even stops, requiring trou-
bleshooting and causing headaches for the
brewers.
I asked O’Connor if the rye presented any
problems with Lost Love. “Not really,” he
wrote via email. “The runoff does take lon-
ger than other beers. It is expected to do so
due to the really high gravity, rye malt and
plenty of dark malts.”
It also helps that Crux incorporates a
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The brewery provided me with a bottle of Lost Love, which I
recently opened to review. It starts with a black, viscous pour
into the glass with a brown head of foam that collapses quickly.
The aroma is simultaneously simple and complex, starting out
boozy, syrupy and spicy with pumpernickel notes, which unfold
into rich layers of chocolate liqueur, rye whiskey, charred oak,
Spanish coffee, and toasted grains.
mash press as part of its brewing process.
This is a special type of filtration system
that pumps the mash through a filter press
rather than straining the liquid through
the equivalent of a sieve—which can get
clogged. This forced filtration is faster and
more efficient and prevents problems such
as stuck mashes. It’s similar in concept to the
difference between using a French press to
brew coffee versus a traditional drip brew
that strains through a filter.
Of course, just brewing an imperial stout
with rye malt was only the first step in the
Lost Love experience. Crux’s Banished series
was named for the beers that are “banished”
to barrels to age until they are ready for con-
sumption. The brewery gave Lost Love the
banished treatment, aging it in Woodford
Rye Whiskey barrels for 10 months.
The effect, as O’Connor calls it, is a “rye
on rye” tour de force. The final beer tops out
at a whopping 14.5% alcohol by volume, the
strongest beer Crux has brewed to date, with
70 IBUs.
The brewery provided me with a bottle
of Lost Love, which I recently opened to
review. It starts with a black, viscous pour
into the glass with a brown head of foam
that collapses quickly. The aroma is simul-
taneously simple and complex, starting out
boozy, syrupy and spicy with pumpernickel
notes, which unfold into rich layers of choc-
olate liqueur, rye whiskey, charred oak,
Spanish coffee, and toasted grains.
The flavor offers up a bright, estery blush
of alcohol that blooms into a complex inter-
play of licorice, dark chocolate malts, rum
raisin, chocolate-covered espresso beans,
toasted oak, and spicy rye whiskey. The rye
is prominent, with dark bready spiciness,
almost peppery, with grassy grain notes. It’s
sweet and decadent and offers up a boozy,
lingering warm finish.
It’s a dark, indulgent treat of a beer, per-
fect for sharing as a nightcap or pairing with
dessert. It’s also an ideal beer for aging, and
would do well for a year or more — just be
sure not to lose this Lost Love if you do.
Jon Abernathy is a beer writer and blogger and launched
The Brew Site (www.thebrewsite.com) in 2004. He can be
reached at jon@thebrewsite.com.
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