Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle @ the Great Best Wesern Las Cruces tasting of 2013 with yarn connoisseur, Rachel. Pours a clear yellow appearance with a pearl white head. Really rich pale grainy malty, big straw, quite herbal aroma. A touch sweet, a bit corny, rich straw, herbal/floral, somewhat spicy hoppy, straw flavor. Not bad.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Desert Pils from Rio Grande Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle. Pours a clear gold with small white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is corn malt and honey. Thin mouthfeel with corn malt and skunk. Not much going on with this one.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Outlaw Lager from Rio Grande Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Pours an amber color with a small frothy white head leaving sticky lacing along the glass. The aroma is a bready malt and metal. Medium mouuthfeel with a sweet caramel malt. Not too much going on with this one.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear copper with a medium off-white head and nice lacing. The aroma is caramel, rye, and sourdough bread. The flavor is bready sweetness, with a very faint bitterness through the middle. The palate is light to medium, and very smooth and creamy. Overall, this beer has an interesting flavor, but is very drinkable and finishes well.
Oakes (33493) reviewed India Pale Ale from Rio Grande Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Slightly hazy dull amber. Thin white head. The aroma is dull - mostly earthy and a bit mushroomy. Low bitterness and the sweetness is dull caramels. A very boring mid 90s interpretation of the style.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Desert Pils from Rio Grande Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Liz. Pours hazy light gold with a slight bubbly white head. Noble hop aroma. Near med body; mild carb. Flavor is lightly bready with some grassy hop. Crisp. Clean. Pretty nice.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed India Pale Ale from Rio Grande Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Liz. Pours copper with a foamy 3 finger off-white head. Aromas of warm carmel and hot bits. Plus a little pine. Full body with foamy carb. Flavor is wishy washy caramel with some pine and citrus hops. Hot bits. Finishes a little grapefruit rind. Better than average.
yespr (55501) reviewed India Pale Ale from Rio Grande Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is spiced and malty. Dry hoppy bitter, light spiced and subdued fruity. Dry and hoppy finish. Bitter and slight citric into the far finish.
Pinball (15907) reviewed India Pale Ale from Rio Grande Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
clear dark orange, smooth white head. sweet and spicy hoppy aroma, flowery hoppy. honey flavor is bitter hoppy, buttery, ends buttery and bitter.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed India Pale Ale from Rio Grande Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. A slightly hazy amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes citrusy hops as well as some caramel and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of citrusy hops, caramel, straw, and malt, leading to a bitter finish. The body is light.