Founders Red's Rye PA
A- Pours a brownish orange color. Slight head which settles down into a thin film that remains for the duration of the drink. Good lacing. S- Tons of citrus hops here. No noticeable rye. Very powerful scent which seems like it would belong more to a DIPA than a rye beer. T- The taste is more like an IPA than a rye beer from my experience. The hops seem to be the focus while the rye seems like a subtle nuance. It adds some spice and heat to the beer, but not a very significant amount. Caramel malt is on par with the rye. That being said both are considerably small flavors when matched with the citrus and pine in the hops. M- Pretty creamy. Leaves a slightly dry and slightly sticky finish. Carbonation seemed slightly overdone, but wasn't offensive. Medium body. D- Pretty solid drinkability. I could either toss a few of these back or take my time and enjoy one. It's a well crafted brew with no real flaws. The only thing actually bugging me about this beer is the classification. As much as there's rye in it, I think it should be in the IPA category. The amount of rye I tasted was pretty slim, or perhaps buried beneath all the hops. I need to try another bottle or two to see if mine is off, but it seems like an IPA with a touch of rye added.