Rye Hopper
French Broad River Brewery in Asheville, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Speciality Grain Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.73
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The Ryehopper began as a fall seasonal and has now found it’s way into our regular line-up. The brewers noticed a lack of rye beers in the Asheville area and wanted to fill that gap. This beer represents assistant brewer Chris Richards’ first recipe released by the brewery. The malted rye contributes both a rounded maltines and a sharp earthy flavor, bridging the maltiness of the barley and the bitterness of the hops. In essence, the Ryehopper is a hoppy rye beer. Seriously, what else did you expect?
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled from a growler from the brewery. Pours a clear brown color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Bitter aroma of citrus hops, rye and caramel. Taste is bitter as well, also with citrus and rye. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Growler
on 11 Mar 2009
at 22:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Sampled at the 2008 Knoxville Brewers’ Jam. Pours a clear deep amber with an average sized white head. Fresh citrus aroma. Bitter,with good malt balance, but there is a metallic aspect to this that detracts from the overall in a big way.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2008
at 19:53