Terrapin Rye Pale Ale

Brewed by Terrapin Beer Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Athens, Georgia USA

Location: 12 oz bottle from Greens Discount Beverage - Atlanta (Buford Hwy), 5/19/09

Aroma: Floral, rye, citrus, some earthiness and just a little spice
Appearance: A mostly clear orange color, with a this white head that dissipates quickly
Flavor: Similar to the nose, but the rye is more pronounced, a decent hoppy flavor here, and a nice balance from the rye malt
Palate: A little light, but lasts well, and drinks nicely.
Overall Impression: I liked this one, a nice well-balanced beer

Was an ok rye beer. the rye was really over powering and had a wet grassy nose to it. May have been the food I ate before hand but was expecting a little more .

12oz Bottle: Clear orange gold pour w/ a small biege head. Great peppery, floral hop aroma. Light bready, toasted malt & grapefruity hops. A tad on the thin side, but very well balanced. Leaves a sweet aftertaste behind. Pretty good.

This is a very floral pale ale with a considerable amount of pepper coming from the rye addition to the grain bill. With a light, clean malt sweetness, it has a considerably wide palate for the style.

Bottle. Amber pour. Aroma is slight buttery notes, spicy and floral hops, light earthiness, citrus notes, and toasted malt. Taste is citrus fruit, hop oils, toasted malts, spicy and earthy hops. Body is medium but the carbonation is rather light. This also could be a bit chewier. Ends with more citrus notes, earthy hops, toasted malt, bread, grass and spicy hops. Not bad!

Had many times in both bottle and draft A - Nice looking beer. On the darker end of the Pale Ale range, crystal clear, and nice carbonation. S - Has a very malty/bready aroma. Certainly not a bad smelling beer, just one that I would normally like out of an Amber rather than a Pale. T - Malty/bready flavor with hop bitterness. Not a lot of hop flavor, but the bitterness does balance out the malty flavors. M - Nice body for the style. D - Very drinkable due to it’s balance. For my money, I would rather have a hoppier Pale Ale but this is a fine APA.

Pours clear orange color with off white head. Floral hop aroma with some biscuit malts. Moderate hop flavor balanced nicely with the maltiness. Medium body with average carbonation.

Huh. Can’t say my experience with this beer jived with that of other users, judging from the ratings. I love rye beer and I love hops, but this beer seemed to me to be kind of lifeless and cardboard (oxidized?) tasting. I got a bottle of this at Mac’s Speed Shop and BBQ in Charlotte. It poured a dark amber with a pretty minimal head of big white bubbles. Aroma was cardboard, some hops, and a wheat-like smell that I’d say is a characteristic of rye beers. Flavor was nothing special; a lot of maltiness, not much hop, some of that chalky-flavor/mouthfeel I’d describe as similar to other rye beers I’ve had. Mouthfeel was a touch thin. OK, but nothing great. I had this beer at Mac’s Speed Shop and BBQ in Charlotte, NC.