Terrapin Rye Pale Ale

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

Nice clean bitterness. Good balance, grainy rye character. Good with pizza.

Well, I have a lot of free time... So, let’s get another review down. Appearance: Hazy, copper-colored body with a fizzy white head. Smell: Good, though somewhat reserved scent of earthy hops, fruity esters, and a delicate rye aroma coming through. Taste: Subtle caramel sweetness. Grapefruit hop flavor imparting a low bitterness. The rye element adds a nice spiciness in the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Moderately carbonated. Drinkability: Not nearly as exhilarating as I’d like, but a solid American Pale Ale just the same.

Golden color. Smell of hops, rye, spice, bread, malt, honey and citrus. Tastes the same but with more flavor plus some orange peal. Very light but very enjoyable! Thanks to the Beercellar2!

Clear golden-amber pour. Buckwheat, caraway seed, candied almonds on the nose. Highlights of citrus. Tastes woody with resinous, earthy hops and a kind of nutty cheese undertone. Interesting. Coats the mouth with butter and wet grains at the finish. Palate sours slightly with warmth and begins to feel diluted. At times a sample pour is not enough - the full pint reveals the flaws in this case. Thanks John!

bread, nuts, resin, citrus, herbs, earthy, woody, amber, clear, aminimal head, light sweetness, medium bitterness, medium sourness,

Fairly hoppy citrus, pine aroma with sweet malt firmly in the background. The body is a murky, though not opaque, faded orange/yellow and holds a lasting, thumb thick, white head. Big bitterness up front is mostly grapefruit rind with some very light herbal notes. The flavor (not the mouthfeel) is a touch watery int he finish and the malt side of things is again buried behind the hops. Still it does have a somewhat approachable feel to it. Fairly narrow flavor wise, but enjoyable enough. Kind of a Kindergartener’s hop-bomb.

Bottle from shp555. Aroma is light pine. Golden brown body. Thin palate. Caramel malts, and very light rye tastes. No hps really to speak of--but easy to drink.

12oz. Bottle Enjoy Before 1/13/07 Poured a slightly hazed golden orange into a pint glass. Moderate amount of large carbonation bubbles rise to the 1+finger white head that formed on the pour. The head quickly died down to a half finger creaminess. The smell from this beer is pretty enjoyable. Raw frains and husks in the background. There’s actually a pretty solid rye spiciness in the aroma. Which I guess should be expected since it is a rye beer. As it warms the smell turns identical to rye bread. There’s a quick squeeze of orange juice on top of all the rye goodness. This is an excellent smell my only complaint is the aroma could be a little more pronounced. The flavor starts off with the raw graininess along with a complimenting caramel maltiness. This falls to the back fairly quickly when the spicy rye makes it’s appearence. This rye follows throughout the drink and is joined by a sweet citrus orange hoppiness. On the finish the rye takes over again momentarily. The body is on the lighter side of medium which is where I believe it should be for an APA. The rye adds a nice dryness that lets the hop bitterness become more pronounced. This is a good sessionable ale. It would be very easy to sit down and enjoy more than a few of these at a time. I love rye beers and this is a good solid example. Very enjoyable. I wish they sold it around here. I’d pick it up often. I’d love to try a brewery fresh bottle as this one was close to the best by date. Thanks for the sample Mikesgroove. Notes: This was brewed for Terrapin Beer by Fredrick Brewing Co. of Fredrick MD. 2/10/07