Boulevard Says: “Why Rye? A fair question, given this assertively flavored grain is more often associated with whiskey than with beer. Even in that arena, it has largely been eclipsed by corn and barley, the sources of bourbon and scotch, respectively. But when we procured some seasoned rye whiskey barrels from our friends at Templeton [...]
~ read more ~Dark Horse West Michigan Ale Rye Beer, 8% ABV Sayeth the Guys: Ryan: I brought a growler of this back from a trip to Michigan recently to split with Karl and our respective wives. Before I go in to the particulars of this offering from one of my favorite breweries, lets first talk about the [...]
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Short’s says: “Our high alpha dwarf hop rye Munich ale, is named after an important part of our brewery. It’s lightly copper in color and super aromatic. Highly resinous hops are used throughout the boil and dry hop, lending a unique relationship derived from the rye and Munich malts. Surely a hop heads delight!” Short’s [...]
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Arcadia Sky High Rye Rye Beer, 6% ABV Sayeth the Guys: Karl: Fun name. Pretty lame label. Good beer? Good beer. I know I keep going back to the Rye-on-Rye from Boulevard as a touchstone, but only because it was so damned good. It’s going to be tough to top, and until then, I’ll be [...]
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