Terrapin Rye Pale Ale

bottle, via trade with beerbill, orange color with small white foam, aroma of sweet sugary fruit and bread, flavor of fruit , sweet hoppiness, dry malt finish

Bottled. Poured medium orange with a short cap of off-white head. The aroma picked up sweet caramel and bready notes with layers of tangerine, grapefruit, and floral hoppage above.. spicy rye, redder fruits, and a touch of smoke on top of that. The flavor found a touch of honey on red fruits at the core, surrounded by dry bitterness (citrus and floral primarily) and peppery rye.. short-ish finish with tacky malts and grainy residual bitterness. Light-medium bodied with dense carbonation on the palate.. quite dry and grainy.. OK feel and somewhat tasty, but not great.

Bottle from Canals. Nice crisp hoppy rye aroma. Medium body with a toasty finish. Interesting beer. I am starting to like this brewery.

aged a year by Knightly Spirits.. pours a hazy gold tan .. . light honey and stale bread.. . very light foam. . like when you graze a nut reacting to a good play by the other team.

355ml bottle bought at the USA bar at GBBF 09. Cool label design. Amber-golden body. Decent, white head. Smell of wet forest with hints of dark berries. Succulent fruits and berries in flavour followed by grainy malts and ending with a dry, hop bitterness. Rounded and smooth textured. Pleasant and a bit unusual (Earls Court, hotel room 07.08.2009).

(bottle) 09/13/09 A clear amber body with a good sized cream head. An aroma of round floral and pine hops, and clean rye malt; notes of bread and fruit. Shows a persistent but smooth hop flavor. The rye malt flavor makes for a highly drinkable beer; slightly sweet but clean and simple. Full-bodied, smooth and creamy. (draft) 09/08/09 This was the first Terrapin I had had and I did not have much expectation. But I was instantly fell in love. Full, creamy, almost chewy body. Easy smooth flavor with nicely balanced rye malt and floral hops.

Bottle from Bellingers nr Wantage, Oxfordshire. Amber coloured pour with average white head. Slight hop aroma. Fruity, slight hop, a little bitter, perfumey. Not too brilliant to be honest. This bottle was close to use by date.

Bottle at Pinhook. Cloudy orange hue with not much head. Nose is big rye with wort-like sweet pale malts and grape-nuts grain. Flavor is big time rye and malt balanced by a grassy-chalk hop presence, can anyone say Hop Deli? Medium-bodied with a smooth texture. Unique rye flavor embodies this rare style, and this is quite balanced. Delicious and standout much like most of Terrapin’s beers!