Founders Reds Rye P.A.

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

This one certainly lives up to hype. Essentially what we have have here is a darkish/red IPA that is nice and dry especially on the finish. Those that like dry, bitter, and aromatic IPAs will love this beer. One of the best hop bouquets that I have encountered in a while.

Poured beautifully ... deep red with a waterfall cascade of a head that stayed airy and stuck to the glass. The aroma is grand ... like a blooming citrus grove. This is flavorful, yet restrained, with a floral hop burst up front, but a settling fruit salad bitterness to finish.

has a kick-ass centennial dry-hopped aroma that really gets up in your face. in fact, i think i have a hops cone stuck in my nostril. very smooth and surprisingly thick malt body, belies the aroma, which would seem to be more proof of dry-hopping. still a strong spicy rye presence, very interesting brew. more balanced than an over-the-top IPA like hop devil or two-hearted. another great founders beer.

bottle...deep garnet red pour with a nice frothy tan head, nice lacing. Floral hop aromas. Very well balanced, hoppy to start, then sweetening out in the middle with the malts and then bittering and spicy to finish. This is almost the best balance for me, as I enjoy the bittering finish and a little sweetness. A masterpiece from Founders...I can’t wait to try the Black Rye.

I like rye, and combined with a hopped up beer, you got a bold satisfying beer. Rye, full citrus mouthfeel and some lovely bitter aftertaste

I hav found I am very partial to rye ale and this is a very good beer. this reminds me of Bears Hop Rod Rye as the rye gives this a level above other red ales. Full of flavor with an almost medicinal hop twange. Hop flavor, rye aroma and taste, with a memory that will last a long time this is a beer that will call me for a long time.

From the NEPA case split club and wow: pine needle, flowers, citrus, bitter rye and some nice bitter oily hops (centennials?). Aroma has some yeast and banana/citrus in addition to the garden bouquet that comes with the flavor. The body has some dryness and delivers some carbonation with the spicy kicks reminding me of needles on a pine tree.

wow, a beautifully hopped red ale. piney and floral with moderate citrus enumerations this beer is a hop lovers whore. sweet, beautiful and there whenever you need it. dry and refreshing as it helps you see the light. fruit and clean of finish (when it goddamm feels like finshing). just a touch sweet and malty. gotta try it , cause it has a great malt ecoutrament.