Dicks Rye Ale

Brewed by Dicks Brewing Company
Style: Specialty Grain
Centralia, Washington USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Young’s Brewing Company--Dick’s Brewing Company--Dick’s Rye Ale--2005 Release--12 oz. Bottle--4.50% ABV--25 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) Rye Ale--6-Pack--$8.99. Huge foamy lacy white head. Clear lively fizzy sediment flecked thin bright gold color. Spicy Rye ester mild hop floral front. Crisp tangy effervescent thin rich Rye caramel malt body. Tangy mild hot hop rye spice end refreshing clean end. Sampled 3/31/2008.

The rye compliments the hop additions to create a solid bitter full taste. If hop prices continue to rise, RyePAs may be an acceptable alternative.

Pours a light amber color with a small amount of white head. Aroma has hints of wheat, fruit, and hops. Sweet taste, with the rye taste standing out.

UPDATED: JAN 6, 2007 Draft at the Barking Dog. Pours deep dark gold with a platinum blonde head. There’s not a whole big pile of that platinum blondeness, but what’s there grabs your eye and sticks around for a minute. It hits you with that expected sour rye right from the nose. Not too awfully much else actually in the nose, in fact, nor in the attack...the mid-palate...nor the finish. This is a great beer, at least for me, because I still haven’t really gotten tired of rye yet. It’s just a nice, easy-drinking, mild ale that happens to taste like rye instead of barley malt. Nice stuff. Sessionable. What’s not to like?

Hop Rod Rye this ain’t, but it’s not bad. This Ale has just enough rye in it to make it interesting with its accompanying fruit esters. It’s very subtle yet refreshing. It has a touch of an aftertaste, though, that’s keeping me from rating it higher, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. I’ll be having a few more of these to help nail it down. Overall it’s pretty good and worth trying.

Pours clear gold with thin white head. The aroma is sugar sweet malts then mild crystal malts and I’m struggling to get any rye notes. The taste is more satisfying than the aroma with both malt and hops taking the form of rye malts, mildly roasted malts, then a bit more rye before some citrus grapefruit to lemon hops well up toward the finish. Enjoyable brew.

12oz bottle. Pours a lightly hazed gold color with a big white head. Coriander and citrus in the nose, a little over carbonated. Light sour notes, reminded me of a tasty Berliner!

(12 oz bottle: Dick’s Brewing Co. in Centralia, WA) This is a very tasty beer. Lots of toasty, bready malts easily leading the way, with only a slight tartness and no noticeable bitterness. The tartness stops short of being overly sour. Toasty and tart aromas are in good balance. Medium bodied, carbonation levels are solid, and the tartness keeps the palate refreshed. Light golden color and somewhat hazy. The creamy, off-white head pours to only about half an inch, and settles to a thin ring. A great session ale for me. Tasty, easy to drink, doesn’t tire out the palate, pretty low in alcohol, and just a very enjoyable brew.

12oz Botle - 99 Bottles
A deep amber color with a thin head. This was a crisp flavored brew with a good bitter finish. The Rye is a very different flavor this was one of my first Rye beers I hope to try others to really get a good comparison.

Crystal clear amber with a white head. Nice tropical fruit, honey sweet aromas. Rich, smooth mouthfeel. Grainy sweet rye flavors with mangos and honey. Easy drinking summer brew.