Terrapin Rye Pale Ale

From bottle : Pours a medium gold, somewhat clear with a small white head that quickly dies to a white foamy ring but leaves nice lacing on the glass. Nose of big floral and citrus hops. A little bit of bitterness up front then a big wave of sweet malts calm the bitterness down, and has a very nice finish. Palate is thicker than most APA that i have had, a little sticky towards the end but nothing too bad. Quite good.

Not a bad beer. The first thing that hit me was the sweet citrus nose and I was thinking "this will be way too much" and it was (but not in a bad way). Sweet malty flavor with a wee bit of hops, the body was a little heavy and cloying and the finish seems to be a long sweet ending. I’d drink it again.

Had this both from 12oz bottle and from draft. Can sense the rye much more in the draft, but the bottle is still a great find. Pours a nice golden color with a creamy head. Aroma features a base of bread and hops with some sweetness in there. Flavor is sweet with a bit of bitterness..definitely gets a bit sticky palate to match the sweetness as it warms. Great choice.

Draft, Barley’s Taproom, Greenville SC. Bright gold with white head, definitely lighter than a traditional pale ale. Really bright grassy and floral/herbal hops in the nose, along with a metallic twinge to the malt. Flavor is nice bitter hops, with a tart, clean malt in the finish. Interesting stuff, and pretty tasty.

12 ounce bottle in pint glass. Light copper color with lasting flat head. Malty aroma with mild rye essence. Fruity malty flavor with slight rye spiciness in finish. Medium body and carbonation. A tasty beer and a little bit different.

Bottled. Clear golden orange color, short off-white head. Aroma of hop, rye, bit floral, some citrus indeed. Thick body. Caramel malty taste, bitter, rye. Obvious malty character, which makes it totally different from other pale ales. Good flavored beer for only 5.3% alcohol.

12oz bottle, courtesy of Schutzenliesel (I think). Thanks, Tom! Pours a murky, orangish-golden color; small off-white head with fine-bubbled lacing. The hops seem like they’ve dropped out of this one, leaving chewy candy sugar and caramel in the aroma; quite pleasant. Medium-to-full mouthfeel: lively burst of citrus and carbonation at the tip of the tongue, giving a solid acidic presence on the perimeter; inside is chewy rye and grain-based maltiness, balancing things out; the hop presence, while tempered, still shows resiny hop oils; well-matched to the malt character, making for a very drinkable and pleasant pale ale with minimal astringency; medium finish, showing rye and some earthy hops, with mild acidity.

floral hoppy aroma with some citrus, followed by some rye that builds as the hop aromas dissipate. Flavor is assertively hoppy, but quickly giving way to an unusual grainy flavor; slightly sweet, moderately acidic, quite refreshing and pleasant. Overall, this is a very interesting brew and equal to or greater than the sum of its parts.