 MI2CA (1260), Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Sep 10, 2009 Indy Brewers Fest 2009 - Aroma is sticky hops, citrus and pine with a rye and caramel malt back. Flavor matches but is cleaner with a sweet finish. A tasty brew.
Tmoney99 (4659), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Aug 9, 2009 Draft sample at IBGF 2009.
Poured a clearcopper color with an average frothy off-white head that was mostly lasting and had good lacing. Good earthy and citrus hop aroma. Medium body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Moderate to heavy bittersweet flavor with a medium to heavy bittersweet finish of moderate to long duration.
Standout brew.
RAYBOY01 (1813), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Oct 27, 2008 WOW! This one is a homerun. Syrupy and vinous pour, dark coppery red in color and floating a moderate off white head. The nose is apparent from across the table...huge Amarillo hops...pine resin and citrus...maybe a touch of cat box. But the malt bill on this must be equally enormous...sticky, syrupy sweet and thick, with a creamy texture that coats the tongue to ease the pain of the hops, which just buckled it a few seconds before. Big congrats to the brewer on this great brew!
jezmez68 (332), Chesterton, Indiana, USA
Oct 24, 2008 The Rillo Rye is back. I had a sample of it last year, but I should have had a glass. You can smell the Amarillo hops in this one. The flavor is smooth, and the pallet is sweet and greasy. Very nicely done.
tjthresh (1748), Greenfield, Indiana, USA
Dec 31, 2007 On tap at the brewpub. Poured dark amber with a resinous white head. Oranges, peaches, grass, and lots of sugar in the aroma. Very sweet, and the bitterness is like eating an orange peel. Heavy sweet body. High carbonation. Sweet finish. Desert beer.
railcat1 (578), Orlando, Florida, USA
Dec 5, 2007 This was a strong and hoppy with a strong sweet finish I was surprised to see on tap and had to try very stong and needs some aging,but a overall good experience.CHEERS!
MoDog (909), Griffith, Indiana, USA
Dec 1, 2007 On tap at Shoreline Brewery and served in a tulip. This brew poured a hazy, reddish brown color with a thin, lasting tan head. A small amount of decent lacing was left around the glass. The aroma of the beer was made up of sweet caramel notes, rye malt, and pine. The flavor included a large amount of rye notes, caramel, light pepper, pine, grapefruit, and also some warming alcohol. The mouthfeel was full-bodied and sticky with minimal carbonation. An interesting beer with a nice, sweet, hoppy rye flavor. As BBB63 mentioned, some age would definately help to smooth out some of the rough edges. Still a tasty brew though.
BBB63 (4199), La Porte, Indiana, USA
Nov 28, 2007 Tap at brewery and served in 10 oz tulip: 1) I was told the beer is 12% ABV and 2) This should be listed as a Speciality Grain despite the alcohol level.
Muddy brown with some reddish hues with minimal head or lace. The aroma has notes of grapefruit, mango, and dusty esters, noticeable rye bread, pepper, pine and flowery vapours.
The taste is very pungent with acidic bitters and lots of twangy rye. Layers of bready and caramel malts as well. There is a hint of mint and grains of paradise upon the finish. WOW, this is just too harsh on the palate right now, medicinal and a tad phenolic. Age would do it good but I don’t think that will happen. The mouth feel is chewy and warming with a weird boozy finish.
Huge and different for sure. This very aggressive beer needs to chill out.
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