beer_name: Hop Rod Rye
text: Poured from a chilled 22 oz bottle into a tulip glass Pours a red-mahogany color with a nice billowy pinkish-tan head forming on top to about 2 fingers. Fairly hazy to look through...not too much light peering through. A sweet, floral hops hits my nose. Lots of sugar on the aroma. A bit of a "funky" smell as well that is a bit sour, but I can't dispell what that may be. Sipping reveals a big hops flavor that is both fairly bitter, but smooth, not too piney. Fairly bitter up front but sweetens up as it goes down with a bit of alcohol coming through. Interesting to say the least. Good floral aftertaste. Yum! Very smooth ale. Unbelievable actually. Carbonation is so well balanced it's silly! Great bottle of brew I picked up for $5.50...can't do much better than that. Wish I had 2 bottles!