Terrapin Rye Pale Ale

Brewed by Terrapin Beer Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Athens, Georgia USA

bottle 355 ml
Appearance: crystal bright darker toned amber with large presentable neatly matching crown. Fragmental lace shown. Almost perfect show. 4+
Nose: brilliant hop freshness, garden feel after rain, citrusy green feel. Hoppy but fairly mild and friendly with balanced caramel malt sweets. 8-
Flavor/Palate : full bodied. Smooth soft texture , full out well rounded malt , very soft with gentle leafy lip smacking hop feel. One of smoothers pale ale there is on market. I wish that top end hop character was noted bit more as malt here is very established. Solid brew.f-7+

Bottle. Pours a nice amber color with a rather large head. Aromas of hops, malts, and a very nice rye aroma. Mouthfeel is very smooth and a nice slick finish. Flavors of hops to start and then a nice malt finish.

This was purchased at Whole Foods to support John Mackey. It is my first Terrapin beer. The ale had a frothy head and amber color with a nose of grapefruit. The hops were just enough to be a pale ale. They say the rye malt helps to dull the bitterness of the aftertaste. I do not think I have had rye malt before to support this.

Bottle from Wine Warehouse, Charlottesville ($1.70). Golden amber with a small off-white head, Smells of grasses and sour grapes. Tastes of lemon peel, grass, ash, dirt, and orange. Interesting.

(Sample Date: 8/18/2009 Source:Capital Ale House - Downtown) Light caramel and citrusy hop aroma. Clear light amber golden with small white head. Big resiny hop flavor with some caramel and spicy rye notes. Finish is dry with light residual bitterness. Very hoppy pale ale!

Light golden pour with a crown of white foam, nice carbonation and lacing. Smells of earthy hops and corn? Tastes pretty much like that but seems very watery. Mouthfeel is medium as is carbonation level. Can’t say it isn’t easy to drink and would be a hell of a session beer, maybe even a good intro to craft beers, but I don’t see myself revisiting this one.

12 oz bottle after a long day of fishing. Pours an orange amber with a tall beige head. Full strong and inviting nose fruity, lemons, tropical fruit strong caramel and rye malts. The sweetness and bouquet of fruit blend really well with the caramel and rye. The bitter spicy strong rye is done just right in this beer. Bitter spicy citrus finish that’s longer than most IPAs i’ve had recently. Solid beer.

2009 Bottle - Pours a light orange with a small white head...aroma is full of grassy grains, lemon, tangerine, some dry malt...flavour is similar, rye grain on the front end, lightly sweet caramel malt and a residual bitterness that lingers...liked this one a lot!