Nimbus Rye Pale Ale

Tasted on tap at the brewpub/brewery. This pale ale pours a medium gold color. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is fruity, floral hops and citrusy hops. A medium to full bodied pale ale. Malts are fruity and sweet, touch of caramel and orange. Hops are fairly aggressive, citrusy, grapefruity and floral. The rye adds a spiciness to the beer, and a fullness to the mouthfeel. This is one big aggressively hoppy beer. Nice soft carbonation. Very flavorful for a 4.5% beer. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

The beer is a pretty, lightly hazy, light copper color that is topped by a wispy pale head. The aroma is nice and fruity with lots of sweet citrus notes, I get tangerine, orange, and grapefruit. The taste is a well done mix of citrus fruit, pine, and a subtle complimenting malt sweetness, which really accentuates the citrus hop notes. This has a solid bitterness all throughout as well. The rye is only slightly noticeable in the body, and I have a feeling that this would be a little thin with out it. As it is though, this is a light refreshingly hoppy beer from Nimbus. This beer is definitely quite tasty and is certainly the best hop focused beer I have ever had from Nimbus.

Nimbus has finally proved that it can brew a tasty hop focused beer, let’s hope the trend continues.