Samuel Adams Revolutionary Rye

January 13, 2011 ~ Ken Valley ~ Leave a comment

As part of the American Originals Variety Pack, Samuel Adams released the winner of the 2010 Sam Adams’ Beer Lover’s Choice contest, Revolutionary Rye.

With this beer, I didn’t quite know what to expect because rye beers run the gambit of beer styles. Initially, this smelled like bread and a bit like spicy hops. It tasted a bit malty, but there was a lot of flavor from a pine-like hop variety. It left quite a bit of bitterness in the finish. I think if you enjoy IPA‘s, you might like this beer since it reminded me of a less-bitter crisp IPA.

Have you tried the Revolutionary Rye? What was your take?

Peace Tree Brewing Rye Porter

May 17, 2010May 18, 2010 ~ Ken Valley ~ 1 Comment

Tonight I had the third bottled Peace Tree beer, the Rye Porter.

It was a nice chocolatey porter, and had a crisp flavor. It was clean on front of tongue, as it hits the back of the tongue, the Belgian-ness character (from the yeast) shows up. After the finish, it leaves a nice chocolate flavor with a bit of the Belgian character staying with you. It was a nice, smooth, crisp porter.

Of the three Peace Tree bottled beers, including Red Rambler and Hop Wrangler IPA, the Rye Porter is my favorite!

Have you tried the Rye Porter? What did you think? What’s your favorite Peace Tree offering?