Terrapin Rye Pale Ale

Reviewed By: Herr Mike
Style: American Pale Ale
State/Country: Georgia
ABV: 5.3%
Serving Type: 12 oz Bottle


Look: 8
Light orange color, fluffy head that dissipates quick, good lacing

Smell: 8
Malt, citrus, honey, pine, bread

Taste: 8
Up Front: Malt, green apple, orange, toast. Finish: Slightly spicy and sweet

Mouthfeel: 7.5
Dry, bready, slight carbonation

Drinkability: 8
This is an OK quaffer. It goes down easy and has a low ABV

Overall Score: 7.9

Value: 10
Cost/12 oz serving: $1.52

Overall Impression:
Pale Ale is not my favorite style, but the slight rye flavor made it interesting. This is a beer I would bring to a mortal barbecue, because it’s not too over the top.

The Bruery Rugbrød

Reviewed By: Herr Rick

Style: Rye Beer
State/Country: California
ABV: 8%
Serving Type: 750ml Bottle

Look: 7.5
Medium brown color, lighter than I expected. Clear, not much head, with low retention, and little lacing

Smell: 8
Roasted malt and a touch of dark brown sugar

Taste: 9
Up Front: Dark fruit, slightly tart, subtle earthy flavors

Finish: Toasted malt, more fruit and mild spiciness

Mouthfeel: 8.5
Medium body with low carbonation, and a tad oily

Drinkability: 8.5

Smooth, pleasant, and quite quaffable. Alcohol very well hidden

Overall Score: 8.3

Value: 7

Cost/12 oz serving: $5.05

Overall Impression:
It had more flavor than expected considering the look and smell. This was a very interesting beer. More like a Brown Ale than your typical Rye Beer, which often has caraway added. Thankfully that was not the case here. Although I'm not big on Brown Ale or Rye Beer, I did enjoy this beer quite a bit. You probably will too!

Blue Point Rastafa Rye Ale

Reviewed By: Herr Mike
Style: Rye Beer
State/Country: New York
ABV: 7.5%
Serving Type: 22 oz Bottle

Look: 8.5
Nice golden orange color, big fluffy head, good sticky lacing

Smell: 8
Bread, citrus, hops, malt

Taste: 8.5
Up Front: Sweet, hoppy, very little rye flavor going on
Finish: Dry with a slight kick at the end

Mouthfeel: 7.5
Thin and very clean

Drinkability: 8.5
This is quaffable. It’s more like an IPA with decent ABV

Overall Score: 8.2

Value: 8
Cost/12 oz serving: $2.14

Overall Impression:
Bwai, ya done know seh mi deya gwaan easy, and this was easy to drink! Not the “Rye Monster” I thought it would be, but it was tasty! It was like a sweet IPA, but that wasn’t bad! This brew was “Irie”!

Bear Republic Hot Rod Rye

Reviewed By: Herr Rick
Style: American IPA - with Rye
State/Country: California
ABV: 7.5%
Serving Type: 22 oz Bottle

Look: 10
Dark amber, clear, big fluffy head with staying power, and excellent lacing (the camera made it look brown, but it's not)

Smell: 9.5
Huge hop aroma! Mostly pine with some citrus, and bready malt

Taste: 9
Up Front: Pine, orange rind, sweet malty goodness
Finish: Pepper (from the rye), lingering malt, and hop bitterness

Mouthfeel: 9
Medium body, creamy with medium carbonation

Drinkability: 7.5
Resinous astringency character in the finish.

Overall Score: 9

Value: 7.5
Cost/12 oz serving: $3.20

Overall Impression:
Rye just ain't my thing. Luckily this is way more like an IPA than a Rye beer, and I love IPA's. At 8% ABV this one is close to being a Double IPA, which is one of my favorite styles. This one is just a little too astringent and bitter in the finish for my palate, but overall it was outstanding!

Founders Red Rye

Reviewed By: Herr Mike
Style: Rye Beer
State/Country: Michigan
ABV: 6.6%
Serving Type: 12 oz Bottle

Look: 8.5
Dull copper color, small head, light lacing

Smell: 8.5
Hoppy, citrus, pine, whiskey

Taste: 9.5
Up Front: Malty, rye bread, pine, sweet
Finish: dry, slightly bitter

Mouthfeel: 8.5
Slightly chewy, sticky

Drinkability: 9.5
This is a session beer for sure! Where’s the pastrami?

Overall Score: 8.9

Value: 9.5
Cost/12 oz serving: $1.79

Overall Impression:
Another winner from Founders! It has a good malt backbone and a little hoppiness , with the unique twist of rye. It’s a Jewish deli explosion in my mouth! Oye Vey!