Rye PA - Horseheads Brewing Inc.

tviz33

New York

4.1/5  rDev +14.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 22 oz bomber in to a pint glass.

A- Pours a deep clear amber color with one fingers worth of creamy tan head and some lather-like lacing.

S- A nice sugary sweetness compliments a mostly citrusy nose with some bitterness.

T- The most noticeable difference between this beer and most is the distinct buttery creaminess in the taste which is not unlike caramel popcorn. Besides that, it is quite hoppy and bitter.

M- Towards the lighter side of medium-bodied but full of crisp carbonation with dry, bitter finish

O- This is a great change of pace for an APA. The rye really begins to show as the brew warms.

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2012 00:44:09 | More by tviz33

jenray

Texas

3/5  rDev -16.4%

05-13-2013 23:15:44 | More by jenray

GreesyFizeek

New York

3/5  rDev -16.4%

03-06-2013 00:56:37 | More by GreesyFizeek

DonFrap

Massachusetts

2.5/5  rDev -30.4%

03-03-2013 21:00:36 | More by DonFrap

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.49/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This poured out as a golden color with a white head on top. The retention is thin with a slightly sticky lacing. The smell of the beer is floral with some dominant sweetness on the nose. The taste of the beer has some sweetness up front, not really caramel a bit more floral, not overly spicy either or bitter. The taste was more sweet than anything I thought. The mouthfeel of the beer is creamy, smooth and nicely carbonated. Overall it was a nice beer to try.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2013 22:13:25 | More by Knapp85

THECPJ

Delaware

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

06-17-2012 19:44:31 | More by THECPJ

hardcor33

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%

04-22-2012 18:06:39 | More by hardcor33

jbrady

3/5  rDev -16.4%

04-18-2012 17:34:20 | More by jbrady

cashmier

New York

2.75/5  rDev -23.4%

04-17-2012 13:08:03 | More by cashmier

GennyCreamAle

New York

3.5/5  rDev -2.5%

03-01-2012 01:51:56 | More by GennyCreamAle

maximum12

Minnesota

1.28/5  rDev -64.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Thanks to a well-meaning trader for a couple of lovely-looking extras, including this 22 oz. bomber. My first beer from this brewery, split in two as an appetizer for the evening.

Pour is a pure, filtered light amber. Delicate, by which I mean barely discernable, floral hops, maybe a few blades of grass. Not much going on.

RyePA leans weirdly towards the pale ale & then way over the rails. Slapshot of Parkay molests the palate; I feel unclean. The rye is riddled with margarine. Buttery hops.

Ugh. This is a buttery One Ring handed directly to Sauron. Undrinkable.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2012 02:40:28 | More by maximum12

trxxpaxxs

New York

2.8/5  rDev -22%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Pours a translucent amber with about one full finger of bone white head. There is a decent amount of lacing as it drinks.

S: The smell is a mix of a bunch of different stuff. I'm picking up sweet caramel malt, pepper, earth (read dirt), and some floral qualities. It's not your typical Rye. It reminds me of a rye lager.

T: The tatse is sweet and buttery. I wasn't expecting this flavor profile, and it makes me think that this beer has a problem. There is a slight bit of pepper, but mainly it's buttered popcorn.

M: Light bodied beer. The sweet buttery flavors in this beer coat the palate, but there is a nice spiciness that lingers on the palate in the finish.

O: I'm not a huge fan of this beer. In fact, the buttered popcorn flavors bring this beer down a few notches. This isn't what I was expecting in a Rye. P.A. My first disappointing experience with Horesheads beers.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2012 02:11:31 | More by trxxpaxxs

dogfishandi

New York

3.85/5  rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

22oz bottle at fridge temp poured into a snifter. listed as 6% ABV, 57 IBU on their website.

pours a fairly clear dep golden color. nice creamy white head with very nice retention. good lace as well.

buttery, bready malts, a touch of a grainy rye like aroma. hops are very mild in the aroma, more towards the earthy herbal side.

easy flavors, but likeable. a little buttery, fresh baked bread, grainy rye thats only a touch spicy, felt in the finish. light on the herbal, earthy hops. good bitterness in the finish with small amounts of citrus, pine, and hop resin.

medium to light in body. such an easy drinker. carbonation is a little on the high side.

a good, sessionable pale ale, this could have used a little more rye, not really enough for me to label this a ryePA. also, maybe a little more hop flavor. but its something everyone can enjoy. id drink this again.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2012 23:25:38 | More by dogfishandi

BrewinHeadBanger

New York

5/5  rDev +39.3%

12-04-2011 22:32:06 | More by BrewinHeadBanger

nh2032

New York

4/5  rDev +11.4%

12-01-2011 03:29:39 | More by nh2032

mikesgroove

South Carolina

3.95/5  rDev +10%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

burnt amber, with no real large head. What was there faded quickly but left a film of gooey, drippy lace skimming on the top, lots of eddys and swirls rounding about on it. Deep dripping lace down the glass, and a bit of a bubble stream coming up from the bottom. Smell was big and strong. Big citrus players here, lots of orange and grapefruit. Very sweet smell, like orange sherbert or candy. Very nice and plesing to the nose, smells like it will be a winner. Taste struck me as odd, after all the sugary itrus in the smell, none really came through in the taste. There was a strong bitter hop presence, providing lots of IBU's however it was more of a pine,resiney type of hops, rather then the sweet candy orange that came through at first. Nice and crisp, clean, very dry and long lingering finish, leaving a taste of burntor raosted pine for several minutes after a sip

Serving type: bottle

11-24-2011 02:11:05 | More by mikesgroove

tclapper

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +11.4%

11-18-2011 00:16:56 | More by tclapper

nlmartin

Ohio

3.6/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

This beer came my way via the Small Aquatic Mammals Bif! The beer was served chilled in an Imperial Pint glass.

Appearance: The body of the beer is a bright amber coloration. Tight bubbles of active carbonation rise to the top of my glass. The head is thick with a white coloration. Nice lacing marks this beers passage from my glass.

Smell: The aroma of bitter citrus and light pine combine well with a spicy rye aroma with caramel backing.

Taste: This APA very almost balanced perfectly. Very pleasing notes of caramel on rye bread. A well balanced citrus strikes my tongue breaking up the sweetness.

Mouthfeel / Drinkability: The body of the beer is light and well carbonated. A good amount of slickness promotes the drinkability. This is a very well executed APA and very enjoyable. I really like the use of rye in the beer. Well Done!

Serving type: bottle

02-21-2011 03:17:47 | More by nlmartin

CliffBrake

New Hampshire

3.9/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Medium amber color with a fine bead and a good head, but leaves little lacing.

Not a very aromatic beer, but tasty, with a nice spicy rye character balanced with earthy hops.

Good round mouth feel. Medium bodied with just the right carbonation. A refreshing beer worth checking out.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2011 02:40:36 | More by CliffBrake

krisandajt

Pennsylvania

3.58/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I do love me a bit o' rye!

Appearance: Poured from the bottle, this beer is a bright, clear, vibrant mahogany brownish/amber color. Looks like there's plenty of fizz, but there's not much going on in the head department. Maybe a half centimeter before it quickly fades down to a thin ring around the edge of the brew.

Smell: We've got some mild hoppy goodness mixed in with some light rye. Lingering in the background, ever so slightly, is a bit of a bready maltiness that reminds me of an Oktoberfest brew. Not bad overall, but I was hoping for a bigger hit of rye.

Taste: The hops and rye are a bit more pronounced here, which is a good thing...but they are still relatively mild. The flavors from the rye go well with the dry bitterness of the hops, though, and it's not a bad tasting brew...just a bit underwhelming.

Mouthfeel: Nice medium to full body and good carbonation. Can't complain here.

Drinkability: Not a bad drinking brew. It's got some nice hop and rye notes to it, and it goes down pretty easy. I'm not sure if I would reach for another one in a hurry, though.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2010 23:27:44 | More by krisandajt

number1bum

Pennsylvania

4.05/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Picked up a few bottles of this today at the brewery.

Pours a clear copper color with two inches of light beige head. Keeps a pretty good lace and leaves a ring or two of stick on the sides.

Smell has a rather delicate citrusy and floral aroma. Smells fresh, not a huge hoppy nose but very pleasant. Has a somewhat toasty, bready aroma as well as some sweet caramel. It is a bit on the weak side, however.

Taste also consists of floral and citrus hop flavors along with toasty, bready malt and some sweet caramel. The rye really comes on strong in the finish, where there it goes along with a moderate hop bitterness. It's very bready and has a touch of the sort of spicy quality rye often imparts, although it's primarily bready. It's quite nice, and more flavorful than the nose let on.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and very crisp, quite clean in the finish with a good level of carbonation. Very smooth.

This is another really nice beer from Horseheads. Their IPA is really outstanding and this is also very good. Very drinkable and fresh tasting and the rye adds some nice qualities. Definitely make your way to Horseheads or look for their beer upstate.

Serving type: bottle

11-02-2010 01:47:26 | More by number1bum

gamanley

Connecticut

3.9/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Got this as an extra from BlastTyrant. Glad to try some upstate NY beer. Pours with about a fingers worth of slightly tan head. Slightly cloudy, light brown, with an orange tint. Pretty sweet almost fruity smell. Nice citrus and piney hops. Not the biggest hop nose, but fairly nice. Nice hop bitterness that last through the aftertaste. Fair amount of rye flavors on the backbone. Mouthfeel is smooth with a fair amount of carbonation. If this were available in my area I would definitely pick up more in the future.

Serving type: bottle

02-15-2010 02:55:03 | More by gamanley

ptra1004

New York

3.4/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Had a 22 oz bottle, poured into a pint (twice, left the second half out of the fridge).

Looks good on the pour. Nice thick, paper-white head that fell apart a bit quickly. Real nice sparkly carbonation and a wonderful orangey-brown hue to the brew itself. Not much in the way of lacing as I drink, but not a deal breaker.

The nose was a bit disappointing to me. I'm not sure if I expected to get more of a hop nose, but I definitely thought it would smell a bit spicier what with the rye and all. Slight pine-scent from the hops, bit of a sweet nose that I can't place...

Taste is way off of what I expected. I thought the rye would be much more pronounced and barring that, a more bitter haop flavor, but I get neither. This beer doesn't taste bad at all. The average rating is due mainly to my expectations. Good balance, but not enough rye or hop for my definition of PYE PA.

Clean mouthfeel. Very well attenuated, not too sugary thick and very effervescent even from the second half of the bottle.

I could definitely drink this on my own and I will again. No need to share or pawn the rest of this one off. Although it wasn't what I thought it would be, I'd buy another anytime now that I know what is in store for me.

Serving type: bottle

12-16-2009 23:41:11 | More by ptra1004

CrellMoset

Virginia

3.78/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Interesting that it says "Rye P.A." on the bottle yet is classified both as an IPA and called "Rye IPA" on the site. Ah well, the picture matches. 22 oz. bomber courtesy of Lum, poured in to a 22 oz. cervoise.

Appearance: A crystalline tangerine with tons of large carbonation, well-dispersed and slow. The head - initially about one finger tall and nearly pure white - recedes pretty quickly, and the lacing leaves a little to be desired, too: dense at first, but ultimately just glittery, runny, and a little weak, though a few stray drips do manage to hang on, as do a thin surface dusting and a dense, foamy collar.

Aroma: Juicy, tart citrus, a little pithy, with a few stray pine notes and a spicy kick that's far less prominent in the nose than in the mouth, though becomes more prominent as it warms.

Taste: Surprisingly sweet and juicy. Unsure what I expected with this one, but it has a very healthy amount of citrus - plenty of light, authentic orange, with flourishes of both lighter lemon and heavier grapefruit - as well as a few other tropical fruit notes similar to kiwi or pineapple that meld well with the saccharine, roasty malt backbone. The backbone itself has plenty of residual sweetness, with hints of caramel, doughy bread, a few husky astringencies. A stronger piney hop presence and a few floral notes emerge as this one warms, accompanying what is definitely a fair amount of earthy, spicy, dirty rye, a nice addition apparent throughout.

Mouthfeel: Fairly highly carbonated, all things considered, with a nice creamy, smooth, even, but fluffy mouthfeel that definitely puffs up in your mouth. As it warms, it gets a little larger - that is, the fluffy is a little more uneven, marked - but it's still nice.

Drinkability: Not a bad beer, though it did wear on me a little as it went on. I can't imagine this one's that much north or south of 6.0% abv, but even at that, a 22 oz. bomber was pushing it a tad. Perhaps for a small brewery, this one is fairly impressive - tasty, juicy, with good hop characteristics and a nice rye kick - and with some refinement (and a move to a 12 oz. 6 pack format), it could be a regional go to.

Serving type: bottle

12-08-2009 04:40:29 | More by CrellMoset

sliverX

New York

4.22/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a orange tinged amber with just a wisp of a head even with an aggressive pour
Smell is very sweet rye, with a wavering citrus and pine hop note
Taste hops are the forefront of the taste profile very pine resin but the rye jumps in towards the end makes for a very nice mix
mouthfeel is a light medium very crisp and smooth
drinkability, could probably drink the whole bomber if in the right mood and in need of a good hop fix with out destroying my tastebuds

Serving type: bottle

11-08-2009 01:13:23 | More by sliverX