Brewers Alley 1634 Ale

Bottle courtesy of Tim. Pours a mahogany with a small light tan head. Aroma of bread dough, biscuits, malt and rye. Taste of rye and bread dough, malt and light floral hops.

For all the atypical ingredients the beer is well integrated and not over the top. Drinkable with a hearty center and a decent spiciness.

On tap at the brewpub on 7/20/09: Transparent dark amber mahogany with a clingy-lacing off-white head. Dry toasty caraway spice nose. Tastes semi-dry with lots of caraway and rye flavor before a bready dry finish. An interesting brew but could use more sweetness.

An interesting historical brew, based on old recipes from colonial Maryland. Nice mahogany pour. Nose is floral and malty, with a little toast too. Mild, toasted rye flavor with a bit of sweetness and a dry finish. Overall feel is like a fairly light, but still tasty amber. An unusual and enjoyable brew.

Bottle - The Wine Source. Dark copper, thick lightly tanned head. Soft molasses and spicy rye notes warm to light swirls of earthy caramel. Soft bitter rye and spice flavors balance well on a touch of toffee grains and earth. Light to medium bodied, soft carbonation, lightly spiced finish. Well executed...

This beer pours dark amber/lighter brown. Very nice flavor and body. I actually enjoyed this one quite alot. The gem of my weekend in Maryland.

Nice looking average ale. Living in Maryland, I wanted to like this more, but I couldn’t. It does have a nice spicy ryeness to it. With the sweetness you would expect from the ingredients. Not bad, but not really great either.

Mahogany appearance with a small beige head and light lacing. Malty, molassas infused aroma. Lightly spiced, moderately sweet taste with rye prominent in its grain bill. Medium bodied, decently carbonated mouthfeel. Durable finish that avoided becoming too cloying.