Blue Ridge (SC) Rye Pale Ale

Brewed by Blue Ridge Brewing Co. (SC)
Style: American Pale Ale
Greenville, South Carolina USA

Name: Rye Patch Pale Ale
Date: 08/16/2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: hazy gold, scant head,
Aroma: light sweet crystal malt aroma with soft floral hops,
Flavor: dry crystal malt flavor, nice rye character keeps it dry, good floral and earthy hops, touch of caramel sweetness sneaks in on the back end

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

On tap at the pub in Greenville: Another copper colored brew. Decent hop aroma. Medium body, nice lasting head. Flavor leans toward the hops with a long bitter finish. Not bad.

draught. Pours a cloudy dark copper with a peristent white head. Aroma is very, very bready with distinct fresh yeast. Some zesty grapefruit and other citrus are present. The flavor is quite malty with loads of dinstinct rye which combined with the fairly assertive hops, culminates in a rather dry finish. This is clean and well balanced. I’d say the rye stands out more here than any other beer I’ve had, maybe due to the lack of deep complexity.

On tap at the brewpub in downtown Greenville. Has the same house aroma as the ESB, kind of a musty feet smell. Light copper appearance, slightly sparkling, solid white head. Some citrsusy notes in the flavor, some mintiness. Not bad at all. Clean mouthfeel, goes down much smoother than the ESB.