Shoreline Rillo Rye

Brewed by Shoreline Brewery
Style: American Strong Ale
Michigan City, Indiana USA

Serve in Snifter, Trappist glass

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a cloudy, deep amber-brown colored body with a thin, creamy, light brown head that dissipates quickly and leaves a nice lacing throughout. Aroma is big on the Amarillo hops with a moderate rye spice as well. Grapefruits and some oranges with pine resins and a few floral notes. A light caramel behind the hops too. Flavor is similar. A bit more of a caramel sweetness up front, but still all about the hops. Lots of grapefruit pines and some orange florals with a nice rye spice. Finishes fairly spicy and fruity with a medium-high, piney bitterness and a light caramel sweetness. Lengthy aftertaste following a medium-light body and a light carbonation. Overall, a pretty solid beer. Very fruity with lots of hops and just enough of a caramel to balance. The rye spice adds a nice element and makes this really enjoyable. No hint of the ABV% at all too, which is pretty impressive.

Draft at Great Taste. Another odd beer. Pours a darker amberish. Nose is super orangey, almost like an orange dum-dum sucker or a dreamsicle. Caramelly candy type notes are strong here with the orange peel. On taste, it’s a bit different. Strong citrusy hops though underbittered with a nice dryness from the rye. Just a sloppy beer.

Tap at brewpub. Orange malt and grapefruit/pine hops aroma. Murky brown color with small head. Sweet orange, rye malt and moderately bitter orange/herbal hops flavor. Excellent.

Indy Brewers Fest 2009 - Aroma is sticky hops, citrus and pine with a rye and caramel malt back. Flavor matches but is cleaner with a sweet finish. A tasty brew.

Draft sample at IBGF 2009. Poured a clearcopper color with an average frothy off-white head that was mostly lasting and had good lacing. Good earthy and citrus hop aroma. Medium body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Moderate to heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration. Standout brew.

WOW! This one is a homerun. Syrupy and vinous pour, dark coppery red in color and floating a moderate off white head. The nose is apparent from across the table...huge Amarillo hops...pine resin and citrus...maybe a touch of cat box. But the malt bill on this must be equally enormous...sticky, syrupy sweet and thick, with a creamy texture that coats the tongue to ease the pain of the hops, which just buckled it a few seconds before. Big congrats to the brewer on this great brew!

The Rillo Rye is back. I had a sample of it last year, but I should have had a glass. You can smell the Amarillo hops in this one. The flavor is smooth, and the pallet is sweet and greasy. Very nicely done.

On tap at the brewpub. Poured dark amber with a resinous white head. Oranges, peaches, grass, and lots of sugar in the aroma. Very sweet, and the bitterness is like eating an orange peel. Heavy sweet body. High carbonation. Sweet finish. Desert beer.