Willimantic Rail Mail Rye

Brewed by Willimantic Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Willimantic, Connecticut USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tulip

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Draft at the brewpub. Light orange amber color. Not much to it at first. After two IPAs this seems a bit vapid. Suffices as a decent sessionable drink. A bit rough around the edges. (#4907, 1/15/2013)

on draft at brewery, you cant really go wrong with rye and ipa. These guys really make a great ipa and rye adds such a great spicy component. Good thickness, awesome pale ale

On tap. Pours hazy golden/amber with a small head. Aroma of spice and light hops. Flavor of dough, hops, and some spiciness at the end. Full bodied.

Listed at 5.6%, growler from the brewery. Hazy medium golden with a 1/2 finger off-white head, low retention. Aroma of some sweaty Cascade hops, moderate sweet rye notes, and some caramel malt, though not too spicy. Flavor still has plenty of Cascade hops adding a bit of a floral note with moderate rye presence,some toasty malt and light caramel following. Bitterness peaks at a 5 in the dry finish. Light to moderate carbonation with a medium body. Pretty good, considering I get whiny when Cascades are used

Serving: Draft at the brewpub
It pours a cloudy gold color with a pillowy white head. The nose has some spicy rye notes, grains, a good bit of florals, and some pale malt. The florals really come across in the taste. Light honeysuckle, pale malt, and an understated rye note round out the flavors. Light to medium body with soft carbonation and a lingering floral finish. A very nice rye ale. All I would ask for is a touch more rye.

Draft at the brewpub. Pours an orange body with an off white head. Earth y spicy tones with some light rye and pine resins. Dry with a hint of earth and some light citrus tones. Okay.

Tap at Willi. Pours a peachy light amber with a good lasting head and lacing. Aroma is lightly earthy, spicy hops, sweet toasty malts, light honey floral, earthy spicy rye malts, citrus and light pine needle. Toasty malt flavor, earthy rye, light spice floral and citrus cascade- mostly clean finish- as warms gets a slight soapy finish.

Draught @ Brewpub: This one poured a cloudy, darker golden color. There was a small white head on it, and only a little lacing from it. The aroma is lighter. Some citrus and rye to the nose. The taste has rye, and some citrus tartness to it. Medium bodied. A Very Nice brew.

A hazy golden ale with a thin white head. Light hoppy aroma with herbal malts. In mouth, a good rye malt with fruity esters and light English hops. Medium bodied. On tap at brewpub, Inbièrenationale IV, May 2007.

Poured an almost clear orange with relatively no head. Flavor was way more reminicent of an IPA, didn’t get the rye as much as I expected.