Daily Archives: July 15, 2015
Rye Pale Ale from Terrapin Beer Co
Rye Pale Ale from Terrapin Beer Company out of Athen’s GA is one of my personal favorites for a nice sessionable craft brew that has a ton of great flavor and complexity. This amazing brew pours an amazing deep red almost amber in color with a nice off-white head that seems to stand on its own for a good bit before you go to take your first sip. With that first sip of this amazing rye pale ale you notice hints or citrus on your nose and you can almost smell the rye and caramel but once you do take a nice swig you will immediately notice it seems like this craft beer taste the caramel, rye and honey malts which blend together perfectly to give you a smooth bit complex rye pale ale. At only 5.5 ABV and 35 IBU (taste more like a 45) this can easily become your goto session beer without question. Terrapin is known for their use of rye in their beers and I believe they have become the masters of adding rye to any beer and making it work perfectly adding just the right amount for character and that pepper bite rye is known for. If you haven’t tried a Rye Pale Ale from Terrapin Beer Company you must put this on your short list of beer to try.
Rye Pale Ale from Terrapin Beer Co
Dragon’s Breath by William’s Orchards – Hard Apple Cider Spiced with Ginger
Dragon’s Breath by William’s Orchards – Hard Apple Cider Spiced with Ginger is an import from England. They appear to make at least 5 different ciders from apple ciders to pear ciders but today we are reviewing Dragon’s Breath a hard apple cider spiced with ginger which I will say although it isn’t my favorite cider it is still very good and extremely smooth with a nice ginger bite. If you haven’t tried a Dragon’s Breath by William’s Orchards – Hard Apple Cider Spiced with Ginger and you are a big cider fan I would say this is a must for the ciders currently available. I think this would be a bit more appealing if it had a bit more carbonation but it does have a mild bubble to it but the ginger really stands out and adds a lot of character to the cider as a whole.
Hard Cider with ginger
Red Rye IPA by Founders Brewing company
Sadly this beautiful craft brew from Founders isn’t available in bottle or can any longer as I was told by a Founder’s rep that they had problems with shelf life over 90 days. This may sound bad but I can appreciate any craft brewer that is devoted to the quality of their product after it is already on the shelf. My local World of Beer tapped a keg of Foudner’s Red Rye IPA and I just had to zip on over to try a pint even on 4th of July. I was not disappointed, as it was an amazing rye with pleasant citrusy grapefruit aroma and a crisp rye with amazing caramel notes with just the right amount of sweetness with every sip. If I could buy this by the keg I would without hesitation as this an amazing rye IPA that you just want to share with friends, it is just that good! If you drink IPA or Pale ales and haven’t tried one with rye added you are seriously missing out. This beautiful red rye IPA from Founders comes in at 6.6% ABV with an IBU of 70 and a “RateBeer” of 99! If you ever see a Red Rye IPA by Founders Brewing company at your local pub, just sit back and enjoy.
Founders Red Rye IPA
