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Terrapin Rye Pale Ale

Percentile
87
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6533.49/5.03.48/5.05.3%92.5Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
We Consider this an extreme version of an American Pale Ale. It has a very up front floral and citrus aroma from a late cascade addition and dry hopping with Amarillo. This beer also has a big malt background to balance the bitterness of the hops. The rye malt cleans up your palette after you swallow so the hop flavor does not stick in your mouth too long.
Now available in bottles.
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 jrmac (213), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Pours a light brown with an aroma of floral hops and malt. A little fruity and very good balance in the hop vs. malt category.


 Hophead22 (1087), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Oct 31, 2008  
12oz bottle, from TURDFERGUSON, thanks Sam. Poured gold with a white head. Slightly sweet aroma. Nice littlt hop bite to go along with the rye, very smooth and drinkable.


 Butters (1640), Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/510/20
Oct 30, 2008  
Near clear orange pour with thin off-white head. The floral hop aroma is not overbearing at all. Big hop profile is semi-well-balanced with the malt. Decent APA, though I don’t care much for it.


 Darkover (1311), Columbus, Ohio, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Oct 20, 2008  
Hazy orange color with a small beige head. Mild floral and citrus aroma. Flavor of rye, floral and citrus hops. Pretty good.


 KieferUGA (461), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/515/20
Oct 18, 2008  
12 oz. bottle. Don’t know how I haven’t rated this. Orange/amber color. Thin, white head. Malty aroma with some citrus hops. Flavor is a good balance of earthy, piney hops with some sweet notes. Finish is slightly bitter. The beer that put Terrapin on the map back in 2002. Great go-to beer.


tubehead (10), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 5, 2008  
Tap and bottle - this is a beautifully poured beer. It is dark copper color with a rich, earthy smell. The rye flavor is is an obvious differenciator vs. other pale ales. It is very smooth with minimal aftertaste, but plenty of hoppy taste. Buy the first for the flavor, the second because the first was so smooth, then the third because. well, why not? One of my favorites.


 Beershine (2686), Hue, Vietnam
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Bottle. Mainly clear with slight haze, orange-amber color and small head. Chewy, thick aroma is typically Terrapin. Slight oxidation present. Almost briny. Malty, saucy, earthy aromas. Highly carbonated but palate is not as chewy as it smells. Good balance. Is brisk with salty hops, preventing the heaviness of the malt body dominating. Remains sweet but cut by nice hops. Good finish. Is decent, and more quaffable than expected. Good fruitiness and juicy palate.


 austone (1036), Turku; Pori, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/513/20
Sep 25, 2008  
Bottle @ Ĝlbaren. Hazy golden, small pale head. Sweetish malty aroma, honey, fruity hops, very smooth. Quite simple honeyish flavor, hay, grassy hops, lightly fruity. Grainy and bitter finish. Easy and smooth PA, rye doesn’t show all that much.



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