Gramarye
Heretic Brewing Company

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From:
Heretic Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Rye Beer
ABV:
4.4%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.82 | pDev: 9.16%
Reviews:
31
Ratings:
107
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 31, 2016
Added:
Aug 26, 2012
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  9
Rye Pale Ale

An easy drinking pale ale with the snappy taste of rye and a light citrus and floral hop character. Amarillo, Columbus, Cascade.
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Ratings by biboergosum:
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.67/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
22oz bottle, nice to see more Cali breweries being repped up here in Alberta.

This beer pours a slightly hazy, medium copper amber hue, with three fingers of puffy, broadly foamy, and certainly bubbly ecru head, which leaves some sudsy roiling sea froth lace around the glass as it quickly subsides.

It smells of dank, wet pine tree needles, rye bread, grainy pale malt, subtle orange and white grapefruit rind citrus, and further leafy, weedy hops. The taste is still somewhat dank straight off, the damp pine forest floor essence predominating, with some spicy rye graininess, more tame bready pale malt, a wan muddled citrus fruitiness, and fading earthy, leafy hops.

The carbonation is quite restrained and unobtrusive in its low-grade tingling, the body medium-light in weight, and smooth enough, nothing really stooping to interfere here. It finishes off-dry, the mixed malt and fruitiness of the hops thankfully starting to drown out the dank.

Yeah, it's pretty clear that certain musky, dank hop strains so favoured by brewers all up and down the west coast of late, do not agree with me. That said, this is still a pretty enjoyable rye ale, the adjunct grain doing well to integrate with the whole, while the other hop esters prop up an otherwise lost cause.
Apr 01, 2015
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

4.27/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Bottled in a huge 650ml bomber
Pours a light brown body with decent enough foaming white head
Aroma is slightly perfumed with the mix of rye and flowery notes
The flavour is similar with a very pleasing bitter finish
Seems a bigger beer than the abv
Just slightly too much carb tho
Oct 31, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by BcCraft710 from Canada (BC)

Oct 30, 2016
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Reviewed by Slatetank from Pennsylvania

4.16/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I purchased this bottle that I found out from the brewery was at least 1 year old at Ski Liquors in lake Tahoe poured from the bomber into a glass chilled. The liquid foamed out rapidly but the majority was save after uncapping

The color is a turbid amber with thick head that settles with good retention avg bead and lace sticks. The smell is citrus oriented with a orange-ish smell with malt and low hop aroma with herbal quality and mostly orange with floral orange-blossom type scent. The feel is tangy and light with medium carbonation and mild bitterness and sweetness with a mostly dry finish.

The taste has a light orange with some toast malt with marmalade type element that is citrus dominant I am guessing from the hops yet the rye flavor is present with a light spice and gentle bitterness in the taste as it finishes dry. Overall a great pale -lots of flavor which I imagine can only be from hops with no astringency and low bitterness -very quaffable. I want to try some fresh now to see what the difference is if it ages this well(it was in the cooler)
Jul 27, 2016
 
Rated: 3.84 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Jun 21, 2016
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Reviewed by FriedSlug from North Carolina

3.77/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Reddish orange pour with a thick off white head that hangs and leaves lacing. Rye and orange in the nose. The taste is orange, rye and a malt sweetness that has caramel tastes. Overall a nice beer.
Jan 13, 2016
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Reviewed by JackieKu from Taiwan

3.84/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
22oz bottle. Bottled on 2014-10-17. Poured into tulip.

A: Hazy. Cropper. Large amount of head (5 fingers high), with moderate retention.
S: Starfruit. Lychee. Grapefruit. Cloves. Little hints of sourness.
T: Cloves. Tropical fruits. Mildly toasty. Moderate bitterness. Dry.
M: Light bodied. High carbonation.
O: Pretty rye forward, but unfortunately the hoppy characters are somewhat overwhelming. Fruity and flavorful. Not bad.
Nov 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.74 by Kenmac19 from Canada (BC)

Nov 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.69 by CBrodbeck from Florida

Sep 17, 2015
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Reviewed by SitkaSteve from Idaho

3.99/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This was poured into a nonic pint glass.
The appearance was a dark amber, almost brown color with a one finger white foamy head that rapidly dissipated leaving light lacing glossing around the glass.
The smell starts off with the rye leads to subtle breadiness and then has a subtle sweet underscore of citrus fruit.
The taste copies the smell and brings in the rye to balance nicely with some bitter tones.
The mouthfeel had a crisp sharp bitter harshness over my tongue. I'd say it was about light to medium bodied.
Overall, this was a really nice rye beer. I'd have this again.
Aug 03, 2015
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Reviewed by Hop_God from California

3.72/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Growler from the brewery filled 7/26/15 - drank 7/27/15

A: Dark amber, almost brown.
S: Rye, bread, subtle sweetness.
T: Rye again, malt forward and some bitterness on the finish
F: This is crisp and to the point. mild carbonation
O: Very sold Rye beer and quite easy to drink
Jul 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Nordbier from Georgia

Jul 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by Mlkluther from Canada (AB)

Jun 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.09 by rolltide8425 from Pennsylvania

Jun 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by micromaniac129 from Pennsylvania

Jun 05, 2015
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Reviewed by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)

3.85/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A tasty Rye PA. Not outstanding, but I would be happy to be standing around with this in my hand. I'm not a huge fan of this style of beer, but Heretic has done a decent job of creating a drinkable brew.
Jun 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.64 by epyon396 from Pennsylvania

Jun 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by aquazr1 from California

May 27, 2015
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Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)

3.56/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Appearance - Pours a copper brown with two fingers of foamy cream coloured head.

Smell - citrus and leafy hops, rye malts, caramel, orange peel, grapefruit rind, hint of pine needles.

Taste - Starts off with the citrus and leafy hops followed by the orange peel, grapefruit rind and hint of pine needles. The brew finishes off with the rye malts.

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with light to moderate carbonation. Finishes off dry with both the hops and malts lingering in the aftertaste.

Overall - An enjoyable rye beer. However, I feel that the rye malts are subdued compared to the hops. Otherwise, an enjoyable brew that hits the mark.
May 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.48 by GRG1313 from California

May 17, 2015
Gramarye from Heretic Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 107 ratings