Hoss
Cooper-like amber in color with a 1 finger head. The lacing is ok. It serves up an aroma of slightly musty malt, holiday spice, rye grain, and notes of cherry. The malt comes through sweeter on the palate, giving a caramel profile. Rye grain takes on an earthy bitter taste but is muddled a bit by the additional spice notes. Hop bitterness on the finish. It's body weight is properly medium and it's well carbonated. Drinkability is fine enough - the aftertaste didn't make me want to drink it as quick as a couple of other rye beers I've had. You can tell this brew gives a nod to the marzen style, and given the fact that I love marzens and rye beers, I expected to like this more. But the other spices mixed in make this brew lose its focus a bit. Not bad though.