6

Bottled. Strong rye aroma. Serious malts and that keam rye tsre. Pretty decent.

5

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Deep dark brown coloured body with a bit of a copper glow and a small, but noticeable two centimetre tall off-white head. Aroma of light grain, rye, a bit of bread, some noticeable yeast and a small amount of caramelised sugars, but not much hops at all in this one. Medium-bodied; Sharp rye flavours at first with more grain and pungent notes along with some herbal qualities, but very little in terms of hops or sugars, this one is focused on the grain/rye properties. Aftertaste shows more of a dry and bitter beer, but that is from the malts/rye than from any hops, which are slightly noticeable at the end and show up as grassy. Overall, a decent beer when looking at it in terms of a specialty grain beer, but not so good in the IPA light or even as an APA, which this just didn't have enough hop flavours to even make it in that category. Not really worth trying unless you love Rye for some reason, and even then you are probably better off with a Reuben and a real IPA. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Total Wine in Fairfax, Virginia on 10-September-2017 for US$2,79 sampled at home in Washington on 28-September-2017.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Lots of citrus and some decent rye background. I like rye pas because they actually have some malt aroma beyond the hops and this is no exception. Pours cloudy golden with great head and lacing. Tap at galaxy hut.

6.1

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at Virginia IPA Challenge at Capital Alehouse Harrisonburg VA: Mild wood nose. Clear amber, headless. Orange grain, lemongrass. Medium body, easy carbonation.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

4 oz pour on draft at Brine, served in a Glencairn style glass. 7.5% version. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of floral, citrus, tropical fruit, light rye, spices. Tastes of tropical fruit, citrus, floral notes, light rye, spice, citrus peel. Medium body with a dry finish. Would like more rye but still pretty good.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Sample at Dominion Wine and Beer. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Citrus nose. Orange flavors. Tasty.

6.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On draft at Spacebar. Poured a slightly hazy orange color with a small white head. Flavor had some light honey, some rye, lots of spice, biterness, interesting.

7.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at WF Fair Lakes pours a mostly clear orange with some cloudy white head. Nose is solid, tangerine, honey, resin, some orange soda, floral. Flavor has some solid hop bite, a little distracting metal, orange, tangerine, pine resin. Zippy, dry finish.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft at Michaels. Clear golden amber. Aroma of lightly spiced buscuit. Taste is sweet spiced honey.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draft at Sedona Charlottesville. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a thin frothy tan head. Decent head retention. Aroma of floral, citrus hops and a strong rye bite. Faint bit of tea tree. The taste is floral hops, rye, melon, pale malts. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation.