Rye Beer

Bell’s Smitten Cans Coming in February

Bell’s Brewery (Comstock, MI) fifth can offering will be Smitten Rye, shipping in February.

Last year, Bell’s kicked off the can lineup with Two Hearted and Oberon cans. Winter White and Best Brown have joined the fray. In February, comes the spicy Continue Reading →

Posted in Seasonal Return, Terrapin Beer Company

Terrapin Rye Cubed Back in Monster Beer Tour Lineup

Terrapin Rye-Cubed, the bigger, badder, and boozier version of the brewery’s Rye Squared, is back on the Monster Beer Tour again.

This initial idea was to square the Rye Squared ingredients, that was until they thought about the math. Brewmaster and co-founder “Spike” tells Beer Street Journal:

We were trying to figure out how to cube the ingredients. Basically, we are doubling everything going into Rye Squared. It is big. Very big.

At 10.3% ABV, big is an understatement. Terrapin Rye Cubed will be “destroying palates from Athens to Tokyo” again in July, 2015. Available in 12oz bottles and draft for a limited time.

Style: American Strong Ale (w/ Rye)
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft
Return: July, 2015

10.3% ABV

Read more: Terrapin Beer Company News 

Image: Terrapin Beer Company

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, New Releases, Upslope Brewing Company

Upslope Manhattan Style Rye Ale (Aged in Whiskey) Hits Cans in June

Upslope Manhattan Style Rye Ale is joining the brewery’s Lee Hill Series. This fourth edition in the series is a rye beer, aged in Leopold Brothers Maryland-style Rye Whiskey barrels. The goal is to have Upslope Manhattan Style Rye Ale mimic flavors of a manhattan cocktail.

“I love a good Manhattan with rye whiskey and have always wanted to brew a beer that could replicate the great flavors of this classic cocktail,” said Head Brewer Sam Scruby. “When presented with first use Leopold Bros. Maryland Rye Whiskey barrels, the decision was easy. I threw out the recipe book and went outside the box for this cocktail-inspired Manhattan Style Rye Ale.“

Upslope Manhattan Style Rye Ale will release on June 4th in 19.2oz cans at the brewery in Boulder, Colorado. $10 dollars per can.

Recent additions to Upslope’s Lee Hill Series includes: Barrel Aged Brown, Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, and Wild Saison.

Style: Rye Beer (Barrel Aged. Rye Whiskey.)
Availability: 19.2oz Cans
Release: 6/4/15

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lonerider Brewing Company, New Releases

Lonerider Tombstone Reserve Oak Aged Rye Stout in Tallboys

Lonerider Tombstone Reserve Oak Aged Rye Stout is on shelves now in 16oz cans.

In fall of 2014, the Raleigh, North Carolina brewery released Lonerider Tombstone, a rye stout, on draft only. Pleased with the offering, Lonerider saved some of that release, plus re-brewed a fresh batch, and aged it on bourbon oak staves.

This could be your huckleberry (no fruit added, it’s word play.) Boasting flavors from chocolate and rye malts and aged on bourbon oak, Tombstone Reserve Rye Stout is our winter Most Wanted offering. The addition of of flaked rye adds an earthy character in this full bodied stout that finishes smooth.

Lonerider Tombstone Reserve Oak Aged Rye Stout is on shelves now in 16oz cans.

Style: Rye Stout (Barrel Aged. Bourbon.)
Availability: 16oz Cans.
Release: May, 2015

5.4% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Don't Miss This, Terrapin Beer Company

First Look: Terrapin Rye Pale Ale Cans

Terrapin Rye Pale Ale will soon launch in 12oz cans. The brewery is actively making a shift cans across the portfolio. By the end of 2015, more more than half of the lineup will be canned.

Today, Dustin Watts, VP of marketing with Terrapin, shot over some of the first shots of the new Rye Pale cans right off the line at Ball Corp. in Colorado. The beer is a year round offering in 12oz bottles and draft currently, that debuted in 2002.

By using an exact amount of rye, a grain seldom found in other micro brewed beers, the Rye Pale Ale acquires its signature taste. Made with five varieties of hops and a generous amount of specialty malts, it offers a complex flavor and aroma that is both aggressive and well balanced – a rare find among beers

Terrapin Rye Pale Ale cans join Hi-5 IPA, RecreationALE, and just released Mosaic in the canned lineup.

Style: Rye Beer (Pale Ale Base)
Hops: Magnum, Fuggle, East Kent Golding, Cascade, (Amarillo – dry hop)
Malts: 2-Row Pale, Munich, Malted Rye, Victory Malt, Honey Malt

Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. 12oz Cans (Soon).
Release: Late March, 2015

5.5% ABV

Images via Terrapin Beer Co. 

Terrapin Rye Pale 2

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Lexington Brewing and Distilling, New Releases

Lexington Brewing’s Kentucky Rye Barrel IPA Seasonal Released

Lexington Brewing (Lexington, KY) has released a new, limited seasonal Kentucky Rye Barrel IPA.

The base beer is an imperial IPA brewed with copious amounts of rye malt, the aged six weeks in Alltech’s own Town Branch Rye Whiskey barrels and Kentucky bourbon barrels. The result is a bright, citrusy IPA, that finishes with a strong barrel character.

“Distillers discovered rye decades ago and embraced it for its spicy, complex character,” said Ken Lee, master brewer for Alltech Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. “Today, more brewers have also embraced rye thanks to the complex notes it can add. With the spice from our Town Branch Rye barrels and the unique dry hopping we did in the barrel, I think craft beer fans will love this crisp seasonal beer.”

Kentucky Rye Barrel IPA is available in 12oz bottles for a limited time.

Style: IPA (w/ Rye Malt. Barrel Aged. Whiskey. Bourbon)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Arrival: February, 2015

10% ABV

Image via Kentucky Ales

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Headlines, Sierra Nevada

Sierra Nevada River Ryed Rye IPA, a Can Potential

Sierra Nevada River Ryed Rye IPA take aim at the brewery’s can lineup.  The rye malt based IPA promises the signature Sierra Nevada hop profile, with the spiciness of rye. In cans no less.

This hop-forward beer features intense citrus and herbal hop flavor balanced by the peppery spice of rye for a dry delicious end to a rafting journey.

Sierra Nevada River Ryed Rye IPA will be available in 12oz cans. The brewery has not yet announced River Ryed. It is indeed similar to Ruthless Rye, in description.

Beer Street Journal has reached out to the brewery for more information. This article will be updated with more information as it becomes available.

Style: Rye Beer, IPA.
Availability: 12oz Cans.
Release: TBA

6% ABV

Note: This is a “first look” preview. Details are subject to change at anytime by the brewery. 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing, Coming Soon

Bell’s Smitten Cans Coming in February

Bell’s Brewery (Comstock, MI) fifth can offering will be Smitten Rye, shipping in February.

Last year, Bell’s kicked off the can lineup with Two Hearted and Oberon cans. Winter White and Best Brown have joined the fray. In February, comes the spicy Smitten Rye Golden Ale. 16oz cans arrive in February, alongside draft and 12oz bottle offerings.

Style: Rye Beer
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. 16oz Cans (New). Seasonal.
Return: February, 2015

6% ABV

Read more:  Canned Craft Beer.  

Image via Bell’s Brewery 

by Reid Ramsay