Reviewed from notes.
This is supposed to be Dorchester’s version of the Roggenbier style. From my observations, here’s the rest:
The appearance was a ruddy dark amber to brown color with a sly transparency about it. Some carbonation was seen rising at a decent pace. Just a film of a little white foamy head. Not much lace.
The aroma attempted to pull some of the weizen yeast in to blend with some rye notes. Did it? Well, the floral, spicy and sweet portions of the rye came out which I liked and seemed good, but the weizen yeast didn’t reach it’s full potential to \"fully blend.\" Some leather and wood did show a sly presence.
The flavor leaned into the rye spice and sweetness while distracting the weizen yeast strength to pull the \"banana esters\" or some of the earthiness that’s normally associated with the style. Sly aftertaste of the spicy part of the rye. Finish was crisp and sweet with the rye.
The palate was between light and medium on the body with a fair sessionable sort of mobility along my tongue. Was smoother than I expected. Carbonation felt decent and so was the ABV.
Overall, damn hard to rate a Roggenbier to style by an American who has barely had any of these, but from what I know: they did a good job for the most part. Though I may have sounded a bit harsh in the aroma and flavor sections, this was a good beer that I would have again for me.