Founders Reds Rye P.A.

4.3/5

AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled 1/3/2012. Pours slightly hazy reddish orange color with a nice 2 finger dense cream colored head with fantastic retention that reduces to a thick cap that lingers. Some nice lacing clings on the glass, with some nice carbonation streaming up. Aromas of big grapefruit, pine, caramel, spicy rye, biscuit, herbal, and floral hops. Fantastic aromas here, with great strength and balance. Taste of big grapefruit, spicy rye, pine, caramel, biscuit, orange, herbal hops, and a bit of toasted malt. Nice amount of bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, rye, biscuit, pine, and herbal on the finish for a while. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy and slightly silky mouthfeel. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warming on the finish. Extremely drinkable and smooth at 6.6%. Overall this is an outstanding beer as I expected; plus it is quite fresh. Nice spiciness from the rye; very hoppy; nicely balanced; and very drinkable.

Another great choice from Founders. I got this really freshly bottled; and it is extremely hoppy and nicely balanced.