Surf County Line Rye Pale Ale

Brewed by Surf Brewery
Style: Specialty Grain
Ventura, California USA

Serve in Shaker, Tumbler

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Draft @ Anacapa Brewing Company, Ventura, CA. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma with hints of caramel. Fruity malty hoppy rye caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy finish.

Tap. Pours clear deep amber, small off white head, decent lacing. Aroma of light pine, caramel. Flavor is the same, light sweet, medium bitter, light spice. Medium body.

Bottle from KegNBottle (NC): Poured a dense dark golden honey hue with a slight tint of amber red while a thick development of foam head which took several minutes to simmer down. Nose is faint with minor notes of whole grain wheat bread and perhaps a chance of rye, however, a notice of subtle hops is there as well. The drink is balanced smooth but allows more favor towards the bready like malts and suggests more evidence of the rye than the aroma would have led me to believe. This beer reminds me a lot of Rogue Ales which is a good thing since they’re one of my favorite breweries.

Hazed orange pour with a white head. Nice orange peel note, plenty of pine, and some rye. A bit of bread sweetness, light floral hops, and some body odor. Flavor is mostly orange peel, rye, and bread. But there’s some mild grass and a decent bitterness. Floral hops, light pine, and a moderate sweetness.

amber pour, white head. Nice spice aroma from the rye and tropical fruit and citrus in the nose. Flavor is citrus, tripical fruit, rye, caramel malt.

Clear medium amber color with ivory foam. Spicy grainy rye, floral hop aromas. Medium bodied with average co2. Rich malty, spicy toasted rye bread flavors with caramel, and nicely bitter floral hoppage--good.

Bomber from Me and Ed’s Pizza, Oxnard. Nose is citrus and yeasty rye bread mixed with some spicy notes. Clear orange with a medium beige head. Flavor is bitter with earthy rye notes and a moderately bitter finish. Very good rye PA.

(Draught) Pours a clear orange body with a small white head. Aroma of soap, grain, and orange. Flavor of grass, rye grain, light citrus, and bread with a somewhat bitter, dry finish.

An OK beer. Nothing really pops out though. Some bitterness and some spice. Easy drinking nut not terribly memorable.

Draught at the brewpub. Clear gold color. Earthy rye and dank, spicy, and light citrus hop aroma. Nice hoppy flavor all the way through with a malty, bready finish and an earthy rye touch as well. Pretty nice rye pale ale.