Ginger In the Rye
Short's Brewing Company in Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Speciality Grain - Rye / Roggenbier Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.63
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Rye Munich Ale: A Most Distinguished Efferyescent Potable of Total Consciousness
An experimental ale brewed with rye and Munich malt, fermented with the Weihenstephan yeast strain, giving it elements of a German wheat beer. A deep golden color with a shy white head that dissipates quickly. The aroma has a zing of fresh ginger mixed with hints of spice and faint banana fragrances, alluding to the complexity of this unassuming ale. The flavor is sharp and crisp, laced with snappy ginger, spice, and citrus fruit qualities. Although refreshing overall, the intricate blend of flavors seem to linger on the palate, similar to the bitterness of hops.
An experimental ale brewed with rye and Munich malt, fermented with the Weihenstephan yeast strain, giving it elements of a German wheat beer. A deep golden color with a shy white head that dissipates quickly. The aroma has a zing of fresh ginger mixed with hints of spice and faint banana fragrances, alluding to the complexity of this unassuming ale. The flavor is sharp and crisp, laced with snappy ginger, spice, and citrus fruit qualities. Although refreshing overall, the intricate blend of flavors seem to linger on the palate, similar to the bitterness of hops.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into weizen glass, bottled 11/15/2011. Pours a hazy and dense looking golden orange color with a nice 2 finger dense off white head with great retention that reduces to a thick cap that lasts. Some nice spotty lacing on the glass, and a good amount of carbonation streaming up. Aromas of banana, lemon, fresh ginger, orange peel, clove, bread, and herbal spiciness. Nice and well balanced aromas with good strength. The ginger is very evident, and smells very authentic and fresh. Taste of ginger, clove, banana, lemon, pepper, orange zest, biscuit, and herbal spiciness. Lingering notes of pepper, clove, ginger, citrus, banana, and herbal spices on the finish for a while. Great flavor balance, and quite robust. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very creamy and thick mouthfeel. No alcohol presence noted at all for being almost 8%. Overall this is an excellent and very enjoyable experimental style from Short’s(yet again). Plenty of flavor; with nice complexity, balance, and smooth drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2012
at 19:25
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at De Molen tasting. Strong rye in the aroma with ginger and spice. Same aspects in flavour. Really not my sort of thing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2012
at 09:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample glass at de molen beer tasting. Thick white head. Slightly hazy golden amber brew. Noticable ginger. Not my cup if tea
Tried
on 13 Mar 2012
at 13:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Small offwhite creamy head. Hazy deep amber body. Deep gingery peach aroma with herbal notes. Dry-sweet peachy gingery mealy taste with herbal minty notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, mealy mouthfeel. Dryish minty peachy gingery aftertaste with herbal notes. Nice, but a bit bitter. (0.75l bottle shared by gr0ve.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2012
at 08:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, at local tasting, as Shorts Brew Ginger in the Rye, Imperial Rye Munich Ale. Orange to amber colour, large white head. Strong sweetish aroma of stale jam and ginger. Medium sweet and spicy flavour, with a moderate ginger burn in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2012
at 13:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours amber with white head. Nose/taste of ginger, rye bread, sweet malt, caramel, yeast and some mild banana notes. Medium body. Creamy mouth feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2012
at 19:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at HopCat, Grand Rapids. Cloudy, murky medium orange body, medium tight clumping cream head. Nose of gingerbread and yeast. Body with caky esters and ginger, smooth and spicy. Robust.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2011
at 10:06
6/10
Tried
on 23 Nov 2011
at 16:42
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle at home ... amber ... thin white head ... soft light ginger ... soft hop nose ... light zezty fruits ... soft hop ... big ginger ... fruit ... but mostly ginger ... zezsty... nice
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2011
at 14:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Clear deep golden/orange with big off-white head. Flavour is malt, caramel, fruit, spices and ginger.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2011
at 06:07