Speakeasy Rum Runner Rye

Brewed by Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
Style: Specialty Grain
San Francisco, California USA

On tap. Warm orangey brown with a creamy beige head. Sweet caramel aroma. Medium body, sweet caramel and a little fruit with a warming alcohol in the finish. Delicious. 100709

From tap at the brewery. Pours hazy dark orange with a small tan head. Rum and rye aroma,light fruity overripe note. Rye malt flavoured with a light rum note coming through. Roasted malty and mild sweet fruity finish.

Date: July 10, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewery
Appearance: clear dark amber, frothy beige head, bits of lace
Aroma: sweet chocolate aroma, caramel sweetness, light spicy earthyness
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, touch of caramel sweetness, light earthyness
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Tap at Rattle N Hum. The nose is lightly spicy with a lot of heavy/chewy malts. A light rye spiciness that appears over a lean crisp crackery malt base. There is a little bit of earthiness and even a kiss of oak. The finish shows a little bit of grainy/tannic astringency that actually works to enhance the spiciness of the brew. Pretty nice stuff.

Sampled during RBSG 7/10/2009 on tap at the brewery. This porter pours a medium brown color from the tap. Medium sized beige head. Aroma is fruit and sweet. A medium bodied porter. The malts are fruity and sweet, touch of nuttiness. The hops are earthy. The nuttiness is balanced by the rye spiciness. Very smooth taste. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Draft. Pours an amber body with a tan head. Sweet malty body with chocolate, caramel and some slight rye. A vinous rummy etoh warming with some light vanilla and woody notes. Good stuff.

Draft. Rich brown beer with a light tan head. Malt aroma with light earth and light spice. Roasty flavor with light chocolate and light rum. Big mouthfeel that’s creamy and a bit spritzy. Roast and caramel lingers with chocolate, light barrel notes, and light earthiness.

Draft at Brouwer’s. Pours a murky dark brown with a nice dense creamy disc of mousse on the top. Mild brown rye bread nose, a little earthy, and ever so slightly sour. But definitely not all that powerful an aromatic. Creamy medium body, nice grainy quality to it. Nicely understated carb. The flavors here are almost muted, some sour rye, some nice brown rye sandwich bread. It’s a little on the mild side, and I couldn’t tell you what specifically makes it a pleasing beer to drink. It’s kind of a rye answer to a pretty decent brown ale. But I’d definitely order this fairly regularly...and now’s a good time to add that I am a sucker for a well-made rye beer.