3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
12 ounce bottle purchased at Bruisin’ Ales in Asheville, North Carolina ($2.00). Pours a rusty red hue with two fingers of frothy off-white foam. Aroma of citrusy and grassy hops, caramel malts, and quite a bit of peppery and spicy rye graininess. Flavor has more citrus-earthy hoppiness and peppery-spicy rye balanced nicely with a good dose of caramel. Also has a hint of brewed tea in the taste. Finishes moderately bitter. A very nicely put together rye beer. (1141, 618)
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Belle couleur orange sanguine avec un petit collet perlé blanc mat qui se dissipe rapidement. En arôme les agrumes, le caramel mais surtout en sent la richesse de ce qui se trouve sous notre nez, l’impression d’avoir un lait frappé au chinook(?!). En bouche c’est rond avec toute la complexité du malt qui frappe au départ. La suite n’est qu’un bouquet de houblons fruité, florale qui nous mène à un fini très sec, très amer, presque poivré. Très vivifiant comme agencement. Buvabilité morbide.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Ruddy brown pour. Aroma is a piney hop and flow’ry esters with sweet, sweet caramel malt waiting. Flavor is sweet at first with a pretty serious hop bite. Sweet. :P
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz bottle pours a bright amber/ red with no head. Aroma of caramel, pine and BO, which is pretty off putting. Taste of resinous pine, caramel, all nicely balanced with rye and malt and a healthy spice. Taste is really nice, but something about the aroma made it hard to drink until in warmed a little.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Nice color. Pine and floral hops bouquet is quite strong. Balanced but intense rye, malty sweetness and bitterness. Awesome!
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
One of my absolute favorites. Great brew. Can’t get in TN, but bring back from Kentucky every chance I get.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
12 bottle from the shop. Pours out a nice amber/orange hue, white head, good carbonation. Citrusy nose, alot more hops in the nose, I’m thinking this one is going to be pretty smooth however being a rye beer. Pretty robust and hearty with a citrus spice on the finish. Certainly hoppy, but very balanced. My favorite grain beer to date, not too boozy. Fantastic.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Light brown with small head that disappears quickly. Grainy malt aroma and some red fruits.
Taste especially hoppy with apple, raisins and dry hop finish. More IPA like.
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