Founders Reds Rye P.A.

Brewed by Founders Brewing Company
Style: Specialty Grain
Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

Draft Pours copper in color with a small white head. Aroma of floral and citrus hops, caramel, pine and a touch of rye. Flavor has a good balanced between malty sweetness and hop bitterness with caramel malts, pine, citrus, grapefruit and notes of rye. Medium body with a dry and bitter finish. Decent brew

Straight out of the tap into a regular pint glass, this brew poured deep, dark , cloudy red with a thick foam that stayed around through the whole drink. It smelled very floral and hoppy. It had a heavy body and tasted wonderfully of hops and some cirtus hints. It finished hoppy but barely bitter and would very drinkable. I really enjoyed this one and will have it again.

Teh Our is a beautiful red, inviting. The Aroma of the hops comes through to the taste. Strong hops. Actually, this grew on me more in the second half of my glass. Good but not great...

Bottle acquired via polomagnifico...Ryan is an amazing trader!!! This one is a nice crimson colored haze with an small eggshell head. Taste is sweet roasted malt followed by a tart hop bitterness that lingers on the palate. Interesting spiciness...definitely taste the influence of the rye, although it isn’t as dominant as in the Founder’s Black Rye recipe. Tasty but not earth-shattering like some by this brewer.

This was a very interesting beer. I had a tough time telling myself that I was drinking a beer and not eating a grapefruit. The smell and taste both reeked of it. That is not a bad thing though. The aftertaste was even bitter and tart. It was refreshing as ’all get out’. Got to love the hops.

Deep, aromatic with hops galore...smells like wet, sticky hops. A field of fresh hops practically dropping off the vine. A bouquet of wildflowers with hop vines intertwined, handcrafted by me- for my girlfriend. Clear yet deep and mystique copper colour. Above view of the brew looks like a view from space showing a hurricane in process. Thin beige rim of foam that follows the brew to the bottom. "Take it to the end!" :) Rich mouthfeel with a hearty hop flavor. Like eating a steak. I don’t eat steak anymore but when i did, it was like this beer. A giant steak shaped pile of hops. Flavors absolutely tastey- full grapefruit citrus hop flavor. This brew inspired me, its well crafted, well balanced body was appealing in every way and a real treat.

Poured cloudy amber with a tan head. Aroma of pine hops and citrus. You can defininitely taste the rye in this one along with some pine hops. There is a pronounced hop bitterness.

!2 oz bottle

Paired with the second course was this gem. I’ve been meaning to pick up some for a long time now. After trying it I definitely will revisit it once the cellar gets thinned down a bit. Much like the IPA and Pale Ale it is one of those gateway beers that you could share with someone not really into craft products.

Aroma / Appearance - The brownish red body percolated with carbonation on a short lived head. Black cherry, slightly burnt wood and watered down caramel created a nice malty presentation.

Flavor / Palate - Brown sugar and molasses hit the throat first. Next came bittersweet chocolate. The final ingredient was an earthy finish. A little more complex than the other two it was a nice transition to Founder’s bigger beers. In some ways it reminds me of Stone XIth or other ’dark IPAs’. I’ll definitely have to pick up more at some point.