Founders Reds Rye P.A.

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Specialty Grain
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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Bottled 355ml. It pours a deep amber beer with a beige head which leaves some poor spotty lace. Strong inviting aroma where caramel, citrusy hops, grapefruit and juniper show up. Good balance between malt and hops. Medium to strong bitterness. Peppery on the swallow. Reminiscence of juniper in the finish which is dry.

Red Orange in color. Grapefruit hops and some mild malts spice. Strong smooth bitterness with just enough rye to be noticeable but not overwhelming.

on tap, pours fairly red with foamy head. aromas of citrus and piney hops, a touch rye. smooth medium bodied with a smooth easy drinking finish.

12 oz bottle from tarheels86. Pours a clear amber/orange with a dense off white head. Aroma of sweet caramel, citrus, pine and a light spicy rye. The flavor is very full, lots of caramel malt, bitter hops and the rye adds just a light spice at the end. The rye is most noticeable in the mouth feel, very full and thick but not really heavy. This is a very interesting and excellent beer, can’t say I’ve ever had anything like it.

Bottle. Pours a cloudy brownish amber with an off-white head. Decent lacing. Nice hoppy aroma with a candy-like sweetness, on a malty background. Bitter hoppy flavour with liquorice notes. Full-bodied without going over the top. Fruity and faint metallic notes develop as it warms, as well as a slight tartness. Bitter liquorice finish. Lingering grassy notes mixed in with the bitterness. A bit too much carbonation. Overall pretty good. 15.09.10.

355 ml bottle from Voldby. Hazy amber/brown/red with small lasting off-white head. Flavour is malt, caramel, bitter, grass and hops.

Decent beer but it doesn’t stand out to me. I have no clue of how fresh the bottle was though. Pours a nice brownred with a good head. Hearty malt base where the rye does come through, but not a lot of hop aromas to accompany. Decent amount of bitterness, but it feels a little bit harsh.

Draft at the KC F.S. I could not stop drinking this. Phenomenal. Big sweet hoppy aroma. Tastes like a big hopped amber with a grainy finish.

Full disclosure...I’m a sucker for rye ales, followed closely by west coast IPAs. This beer represents the best of both worlds for me. Just writing about it is initiating a Pavlovian response (ie. drooling)...sadly, unavailable in Alberta, last time I enjoyed it was while living in Boston.

Pours a nice georgia clay copper (you like that) with a nice off white head. The aroma is a pleasant spicy hop and a touch of floral underneath.Great spice laden start and finishes with sweet hoppiness.I think I’ll have another.