Lancaster Rare Rooster Summer Rye Ale

(draft) Crystal clear apple juice body topped by a white head that leaves nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, grain/cereal, some berry. Taste is moderately sweet, berry, some rye, toasted caramel, light bread. Watery light-medium body.

On tap. Poured a medium amber color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of toasted grains, caramel, and some citrus. Tastes of toasted grains, caramel, and a trace of rye. Thinner body.

Draft @ Frisco Grille. Pours crystal clear light amber. Faint sweetness to the nose, but overall it smells very plain and empty, with a light dusting of toast, some light rye, and some light, clean yeast, whatever is left. Flavor is moderately thick, a little “chunky” on the palate, with a really, really faint and subtle flavor of rye grain, cracked barley and toast. There’s not a lot of flavor showing up overall, and after a pint I was tired of the subtle coarseness that seemed to creep up. Nothing special.

Draft at Capone’s. Clear dark straw pour with small off-white head. Aroma is pale malt, tannins, hopcitrus, slight fruit. Tastes pale malty, tart in the British bitter sense, with hints of light syrupy apricot, but it gets very tannic at mid-palate, and stays that way, providing a lack of complexity or flavor. Not the best effort from these guys.

12oz bottle-pours a foamy white head and amber color. Aroma is grain-caramelized, rye, some musty. Taste is somewhat sweet rye malt bomb and dryness which balances nicely. Slight amount of bittering hops, maybe some spicy hops. Mild carbonation.