Eight Legged Rye Pale Ale - Spider Bite Beer Company

PEBKAC

New York

3.65/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

$8.95 for a 64oz growler from New Beer. Put back that $12 bomber of barrel aged baloney kiddo.

Dirty yellow garnet body. Thin, frothy, lasting, white lace.

Smells of Juicy Fruit gum & grass. Mild pine, bigger citrus rind. Bit of butter.

Taste is heavy on yellow grapefruit juice, bittersweet, never getting too acidic. Toasty/textured malt middle. Muted pepper. Lingering rind. Not totally crazy about hoppy rye beers.

Moderate body, mellow carbonation. Well integrated alcohol. Demi sec.

I would of enjoyed a bigger amount of rye, but I guess I'll just have to wait & see if Paul ever reproduces his smoked roggen to get my fix. :)

Serving type: growler

10-04-2012 09:08:54 | More by PEBKAC

merc7186

New York

4.35/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I had this beer poured on cask at Black Sheep Ale House in Mineola NY, poured into a tulip glass.

A: Hazy Golden Straw Hue, Passes Some Light, Thick White Head, Some Lacing

S: Grapefruit, Piney, Rye

T: Grapefruit, Rye, Piney

M: Great Carbonation, Medium Bodied, Drying, Semi Bitter

Overall, a really nice Rye PA but even better on the cask, solid offering.

Serving type: cask

07-10-2012 02:56:48 | More by merc7186

Billolick

New York

4.23/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Growler filled at the Green Growler Grocery in Croton on Hudson, NY

Pours fairly clear lighter amber. The loose head is off white, leaves an ample collar and film. The lace is in sheets and fine strands.

Herbal nose, with some grainy hops and undertones of the expected rye grain.

Tasty enough pale, with a solid rye note. Malts/Hops trying to be balanced, but resiny hops clearly in command. Smooth and coating in the mouth. Medium bodied and with carbonation on point.

Well done, if you like a flavorful, and well hopped rye beer/pale ale this one is well worth a try.

Another respectable craft creation from SBBC.

Serving type: growler

06-15-2012 01:33:56 | More by Billolick

cosmicevan

New York

4.45/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

picked up a 16oz fill of this about a 1/2 hour ago, enjoyed from my blue point snifter (keepin it local all the way!).

a - through the growler has a soft orange yellow look with a darker core...the pour into the glass looked the same but the hard pour yielded several fingers of foamy white frothy head that really hung out for a while leaving massive chunky lacing on the glass.

s - smell is top notch. heavy rye with a bouquet of fresh hops and some light fruitiness.

t - taste matches the nose. great hop flavoring, but the rye grain really steps into the front seat in the flavor. big and bold. as a fan of rye beers, i'm rather impressed. heavy on the rye grain though.

m - mouth has steady even carbonation and leaves a tingle. medium bodied with lots of rye. easy drinker.

o - overall one of the better rye beers i've had. also super fresh which never hurts things. this is DEFINITELY worth seeking out if you are a fan of rye. paint me impressed...spider bite continues to blow me away. even my wife was pretty impressed by this beer and she isn't the beer freak (er...i mean...geek) that i am. thoroughly enjoyed, i WILL revisit this beer.

Serving type: growler

06-01-2012 21:09:46 | More by cosmicevan

plaid75

New York

4.5/5  rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Poured a light brass hue with a one finger foamy white head. There was very good retention and lacing.

The smell featured peppery and piney hops with a touch of diactyl.

The taste was driven by the peppery hop predominantly with lesser notes of pine, rye spice and earthy crystal malt.

The mouthfeel was toward the fuller side of the style with a lingering rye spice.

Overall a delicious, complex and highly drinkable ale.

Serving type: growler

05-25-2012 01:05:15 | More by plaid75