4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Served on draft at the brewpub. Pours a hazy amber-peach color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Hoppy citrus aroma with notes of peach and a rye note. The taste is citrus hops, toffee malts and a nice very sharp rye bite. Medium-full bodied and well balanced. I’m liking this one a heck of a lot.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled at the brewery. Dull amber with ring of white head. Sweet citrusy grapefuity hop with rye backbone. Well done for the style, even though I don’t care for rye beers.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
on tap-pours a retaining thin off white head with trailing lace and gold color. Aroma is citrus-lemon zest, some grain. Taste is citrus-lemon zest/pine, secondary sweet grain/rye with some sharpness. Dry finish. OK/soft carbonation.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub on 08/15/2008. Very clear golden amber body with a medium creamy off-white head. Light rye and faint caramel aroma. Sweet rye flavor, some floral and citrus hops. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
From growler 08/30/2008 from brewery taps courtesy of Maniac. Grainy fruity aroma with rye notes. Clear amber.
Nice fruity rye flavor with graininess and tea like hop flavor.Finish is fairly sweet and musty.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at brewery. Clear orange with a fizzy white head. Rye bread and fennel aroma and a pungent rye taste -- would be good with a patty melt.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sample produced from a growler courtesy of maniac. Medium orange, clear appearance. Slightly musty peppery aroma, clearly rye influenced. Flavor matches, dusty pepper, light toasty malts, and just a bit of soapiness, again a potential rye side effect. Not a bad brew, but could use some tweaking to hit my tastes more. Maybe more hops would have put it more in my ballpark. This description sounds worse than it actually was.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
One of my first Rye experiences, this pales in comparison to the Dock Street Rye IPA I had recently. Pours a light brown with an off-white head. Body and nose are composed mostly of dark malt, a bit of sour mash, and bread-like complexities. Hops are hard to come by and a think the "exceptionally crisp beer" descriptor is stretching it a bit. All in all, good effort... I love that they keep trying new things.
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