Big Boss Sack Time Amber Rye

Brewed by Big Boss Brewing Company
Style: Specialty Grain
Raleigh, North Carolina USA

Serve in Shaker, Tumbler

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Pours a dark amber with hints of red to it. Despite being on draught, I get a slight metallic smell coupled with a lot of grains. Slight bitterness to it, like it was overmalted.

Sample at the Harris Dist. Craft Expo. Soft light amber pour with one finger of sticky off white head. Nose shows diacetyl and some bready notes with a mildly spicy character. Diacetyl shows in the flavor as well. Light astringency with some citrusy notes.

Poured from my home tap, this one looks great in the glass, with a deep mahogany-amber color and a thick, creamy, foamy, sand-colored head. The aroma is light and fresh albeit usual, with a light citric acidity (primarily lemon) being complemented by some bready malts. The light bready sweetness and subtle bitterness again balance each other in the flavor, but there is also an ashy, almost smoky earthiness, which presumably is contributed by the rye. The contribution isn’t substantial, however, and only provides some nuance to an otherwise common flavor profile. The carbonation is a bit high initially, but the texture also gets a bit syrupy in the finish, although not terribly so. Overall, this is a light and pleasant amber that is plenty drinkable, but only the subtle earthiness from the rye addition sets this apart from any other solid amber ale.

A copper ale with a thin off white head. A sweet nutty caramel malt with light herbal hops, nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with British hops, nice and balanced. On tap at Twin City Brewfest, August 13 2011.

Tasted at twin city taps. Good beer has some rye dryness to it taste a little bitter.

Orange and cloudy, decent sized white head. Smells like rye bread and pine resin, in a good way. Flinty, rye-ish flavor and a dry, clean finish. Nicely full bodied. Brewgrass 2010.

Aggressive spicy rye notes jump from the amber body, made crisper by the grassy hop character. Full bodied but very drinkable.

pint at Horniblows Tavern. Ok aroma, sweet, spicy, kind of caramel, rye mix, little nutty yeast, not overpowering. Clean brownish red color, ok head spotty lace. Bitter sweet flavor. Medium body, smooth mouthfeel, bitter dry finish. Meh, dulled as it warmed, particularly aroma, flavor held up, rye had zing about it, caramel malty base.....just didn’t grab my attention....

Hazy amber pour. Frothy off white head and spotty lace. Tropical fruit aroma. Hoppy flavor with a zesty rye finish

Sampled at the brewery. Pours a hazy amber color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is hoppy with strong rye notes and a grainy finish. Spice rye notes in the taste with a hoppy finish. Medium bodied.