 Swalden_28 (510), McKinney, Texas, USA
May 11, 2008
Bottle, Thanks to Buckeyeboy.
Pours a hazy amber with nice off-white head with good retention. Semi-lace on glass. Aroma of nice hoppy grapefruit. Flavor is very nice, Malty with strong hop citris of grapefruit, with nice strong bitter, similar to a nice IPA. Palate is full bodied, medium carbonation. Tasty brew!
flatmatt (43), Northville, Michigan, USA
Jul 18, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours hazy orange red with a fairly large light tan head. Aroma very muted at first, but I think I can detect some hoppy aromas, then the rye comes out as the dominant aroma as the head subsides. The rye is in the flavor up front, with spicy and grapefruit hop flavors lending a hand and even going a bit more lemony. Caramel in there as well. Bubbly palate, lacing down the glass. Definitely puts the rye up front as intended (I assume), and makes a very good beer while doing so.
aracauna (2219), Georgia, USA
Jul 15, 2008 The first thing that you notice is the grapefruit rind and pine hops in the aroma. but in the flavor the malt takes over with an almost chewy caramel malt. This is a very satisfying beer.
urraca (36), New Jersey, USA
Jul 15, 2008 Cloudy, ruby-colored pour. Smells of hops, pine, and sweet caramel.
Definitely has a hoppy kick in the taste, with maybe some grass/pine wood and rye. Sweet undertones of caramel.
raymow (733), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 8, 2008 Much hoppier than I expected (both in aroma and appearance). Also malty with a decent reddish color. Not exactly what I was expecting but then again, what the hell do I know?
StFun (265), Indiana, USA
Jul 7, 2008 I’ve been looking forward to this one for some time, and was a little let down that I didn’t like it more than I did. The only thing that really stood out about this one was the GIGANTIC head that forms after pouring. A good 6 inches. After it settles down, I was treated to what I thought was an average brew. Nothing bad about it, just nothing outstanding either. The hops seemed to have faded from the aroma and the flavor, and the rye wasn’t enough to hold the beer up on its own. Maybe I will try this one again when I can get it fresher.
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