kyzr (1119), Belgrade, Montana, USA May 17, 2007 Copper color with average head. Nose is of hops with some grain. Nice and hoppy up front with a slight sweet fruity, malty medium body middle. Tad bitter cirturs hoppy finish. Rather nice. peridot (17), Alabama, USA May 13, 2007 Orange-golden colour with a slight haze and thin head. There’s a good, strong hop aroma. Medium body and citrus-hoppy tasting, but the rye presence is lacking a bit. sdalloway (2), USA does not count May 12, 2007 Copper color; Foggy not cloudy; small head, white; very small white head;
well balanced hop and floral aroma;
A little sweet but good balance with hops and malt; More of a floraly taste than citrus; complex; Medium Body; a well made beer; the hoppy ending is apparent; though this is my first rye beer so I still need to do some exploring; complex; but I can see how this beer is well liked.
TampaBeer (181), Tampa, Florida, USA May 12, 2007 A touch of nice sourness may be this beers only important characteristic to make it slightly better than the average beer. Not much to say about the rest of its qualities. probstk (1005), Nepean, Ontario, Canada May 7, 2007 12 oz. bottle from Atlanta in Florida, cold, wine glass. AP28/07
App.: Light orange-amber, clear, small white head.
Aroma: Piney, slightly grapefruity hops, a bit of rye bread crust; lemony, some burnt sugar; some earthy funk.
Palate: Medium-light body, medium-soft carbonation.
Flav.: Pine/citrus hops in balance with the caramel and toffee; basically dry with moderate bitterness; a lemony/drank bread crust finish.
emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA May 3, 2007 Pours a copper with a thin creamy light amberish head. The aroma is sweet, you can smell the hop resin, pine/citrus hops, nice hop profile for a pale ale. Bitter taste, less than an IPA though. Nice solid taste, plenty of character, but leans toward a session brew. aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA May 3, 2007 The color was a dark galden. The head was fizzy, off white, and thin. The aroma was light citris. The flavor was clean, slightly bitter with a bite, and hoppy. The palate was thin bodied but smooth. The finish was bitter. Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA May 1, 2007 A straight forward pale ale, yet its exceptional in its style and flavors. Balanced between the malts and hops. quite a dry flavor. easy to drink.
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