 verymerrymonk (187), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Oct 25, 2007
Pours a deep red with a bubbly off-white head. Hops in aroma. Slightly sweet, then a bitter, very dry finish. Nice.
nbutler11 (40), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Jul 23, 2008 Agressive from the start, much like their Pale Ale, but completely darker in color. Complex taste with a smooth finish that grew on me the more I sampled.
flatmatt (46), Northville, Michigan, USA
Jul 18, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours hazy orange red with a fairly large light tan head. Aroma very muted at first, but I think I can detect some hoppy aromas, then the rye comes out as the dominant aroma as the head subsides. The rye is in the flavor up front, with spicy and grapefruit hop flavors lending a hand and even going a bit more lemony. Caramel in there as well. Bubbly palate, lacing down the glass. Definitely puts the rye up front as intended (I assume), and makes a very good beer while doing so.
aracauna (2221), Georgia, USA
Jul 15, 2008 The first thing that you notice is the grapefruit rind and pine hops in the aroma. but in the flavor the malt takes over with an almost chewy caramel malt. This is a very satisfying beer.
urraca (36), New Jersey, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Cloudy, ruby-colored pour. Smells of hops, pine, and sweet caramel.
Definitely has a hoppy kick in the taste, with maybe some grass/pine wood and rye. Sweet undertones of caramel.
raymow (733), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Much hoppier than I expected (both in aroma and appearance). Also malty with a decent reddish color. Not exactly what I was expecting but then again, what the hell do I know?
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