7.5

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

Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a dark red to brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a good pace. Light stringy lace.
The aroma had some good caramel/toffee notes, toast, dried apples, and some sweet and spicy rye follow into some earthy, woody and leather-like qualities.
The flavor blended the spicy to the sweet fully and lead into the aftertaste and finish pretty nice.
The palate was just a tad under medium bodied with a good sessionability about it. Sturdy carbonation and the ABV felt good.
Overall, pretty nice rye beer enthusiastically bringing everything together nicely.

4

Taste like Philly Brewing.

7

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

Red with little head. Lightly toasted malts, sweet caramel, light yeast spice in the aroma. Medium to light body. a sweet toasted malt flavor with light fruity hops, and a small yeast tone. Finishes with a mild dryness that is quite pleasant. Enjoyable.

7

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

Location: 12 oz bottle from Buy Rite - Jersey City, 12/10/10

Aroma: The nose is kind of vinous, grape, a little yeast, moss/earth, minerals, and a touch of spice
Appearance: It pours a slightly cloudy brownish-amber color with a small beige head
Flavor: Much like the nose, but with more sourness to the grapes, plus funky yeast and earthy hops
Palate: It feels somewhat thin, is medium bodied, slightly creamy, and has a fairly long duration
Overall Impression: Well this was not what I was expecting at all. I figured this would probably be one of those caramel malt from Amber ales, but it certainly wasn't. I guess I should have read the bottle! Well, this was a nice surprise actually. This was much more interesting. It turned out to be a fairly solid beer.

6.5

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

Pours dark red. Initial mild hop bitterness with a dry cherry finish. Better than expected. Rated 4/10/10

4.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

So what’s with the name? Rowhouse, you know the stereotype associated with rowhouses. Like, I live in Aliquippa man. Perhaps this is a liberal improvement plan that made something good out of a rowhouse? Must have been a lotta money thrown into this littly effective brew? I wonder why Philly took so long getting their beers out here in yinzer land. Smell is a tad hoppy. Taste comes across a little perfumy. Looks like iced tea was mixed with a clear pale lager. Hah, it says its a de mars but is it really a a specialty grain? Unknown and not qualified to say so. At 5% it comes across that way. A mildly hoppy ale to say the least. Watery at times. Weird, dull hoppy finish as if it was lagered. Does have some carbonation in there but it fades rapidly after you take a gulp. Essentually goes flat after you get it in your mouth. Overall, a half decent beer experience. Looking forward to tasting the rest of the variety sixpack from this PA brewer.

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a red-brown color with a small beige head. The aroma was lightly fruity and nutty. The flavor was bitter, fruity and had a light sour caramel and nut element. The finish was long, bitter, fruity and a bit rough. Medium body. Eh.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

bottle, pours amber, thin off white head. Rye and hop nose. Rye malt toasted malt, and some nutty characteristics of almond and walnut, ending dry.

6.8

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

Slight off-white head. Reddish brown carbonated looking body. Nice flowery aroma with caramel notes. Hoppy taste with a lot of fruity sweet notes. Malts are there as well. Some spices. Tastes very unique and unlike other beers I have had. Looks underrated for a novel beer like this. Very drinkable.

4.2

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

12oz bottle-pours a foamy light tan head and copper/amber color. Aroma is musty medium malt-slight caramel/peat, some odd yeast. Taste is a mess.