Triumph Jewish Rye Beer

Date: 01/18/2006
Mode: Growler
Source: Tasting

opaque burnt orange, whispy cream head, huge rye bread aroma complete with the caraway seeds and liquorish, flavor matches the aroma but not quite as strong, very unique and tasty,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **+/4

12 oz handbottle via dickinsonbeer (thanks!). Pours a hazy copper with a large head that tried to crawl out the bottle..ok it DID crawl out the bottle for awhile..most of it made it to my mug. Nose is mostly malt. Taste is spicy, ginger, some rye, and some earthy hops in the finish. A bit of lemon/lime in the aftertaste...and sourdough. Body is medium, carbonation is high.

From Growler, thanks to john_adam2002 for the trade. Cloudy orange, very thin head. Bready, toasty aroma. Big rye notes in the flavor - kind of a mix of rye and sourdough bread. Remians fairly sweet through out, but not overbearing. Some fruity notes emerge as it warms. Definate caroway seed flavor as it warms. Very enjoyable beer.

Hand bottled from a growler. Decent frothy off-white head of medium sized bubbles. Light carbonation. Light zippy rye flavor. Subtle yet very definate. Bit of spicy hops and light malts round out the aroma. Color is a hazy dark brownish orange. Light bodied with just enough rye flavor without making it dominate. Light fruit and spicy hops. Dry palate with some bitterness at the finish. Lively in the mouth. Finishes pretty clean and leaves a lingering light malt aftertaste. A very good and light bodied brew. Thanks to etowneraser for this one.

Great beer from a small brewery. Aroma and taste are of fresh jewish rye bread. Plain and simple. Easy drinking, and very flavorful. Wish more breweries were as adventurous.