Founders Reds Rye P.A.

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

Bottle. Pours a deeply hazy amberish/reddish/orange color. Almost what one would assume Joan’s vag from ’Mad Men’ would look like. Nice. Numerous amounts of sediment freely floating around the glass. Notes of citrus and spices on the nose. A somewhat surprisingly crisp, hop characteristic is what followed on the palate. Wow. For a "red rye" beer, is it ever hoppy. Wasn’t expecting this. After having a few other beers from founders, and really only being impressed by the breakfast stout, I had fairly low expectations. However, I must say that my impression of founders has been raised after drinking this fine beer. I guess I should probably watch "Mad Men" now......

Cloudy brownish-red with a thick, foamy tan head. Light aroma of malt and hops. Taste starts sweet and malty then gets bigger and more bitter as the hops and rye hit. Nice lingering bitterness. Different and interesting.

TN tasting at maniac’s. Reddish amber pour. Great floral hop nose. Very much follows in flavor. Well balanced. This is the first rye beer that i’ve thought " Wow, I like this". Medium chewy body. Impressed here.

Red pour with a sticky white head that clings to the glass. Spicey, hoppy aroma, with some citrus notes. Dry, bitter flavor, with lots of rye, spice, maybe some dirt? Also a lot of grapefruit, sugar, some pine. Mouthfeel is nice.

Pours a cloudy, dark amber with a thin, off-white head. Piney hops and sweet malts in the aroma. Tastes of piney and citrus hops, caramel, toast, cereal, sweet malts, with a bit of earthiness and hop bitterness in the finish. A rather unique brew and was definetely a treat for me.

A red amber in color the beer with a modest off-white head. Aroma is very resiny with lots of bitterness, some floral notes, a light rye coming through with the caramel sweetness of the malt at the end. Flavor starts off with a strong resiny bitterness, slight grapefruit bite in there as well but the middle is pretty dominate of malt sweet caramel malt and some rye malt with a bitter tongue puckering ending. Overall a solid beer and one I will enjoy again as a consistent beer to pick up.

Wow. Amazing red color and head. Amarillo hop nose, great bitterness, malt balance, touch of sweetness. Excellent beer. Honestly I’m not sure how the rye plays into all of this, but if it has any role whatsoever, bully for them.

Bottle into Sam Adams Lager glass. Pours a very hazy dark copper bordering on brown, with a nice, rocky off-white head that eventually fades into a creamy cap. Nose is floral, citrus and spicy pine notes, a bit of rye. Taste is sweet up front - lots of spicy rye, slightly toasty, rich, bit of caramel underneath the rye, with a spicy, resiny hop note that sits lightly on top of the malt without dominating, until it really comes out to shine right before the finish. Finish is long, lightly bitter, but with the spicy rye hanging around as well. Mouthfeel is creamy, just enough carbonation bite to let you know it’s there, medium-full body. Very nice beer.