Hemp Hop Rye Amber Ale - O'Fallon Brewery

BeerAdvocate

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +13.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #46 (Nov 2010):

Quite the showing of head retention on a muddled amber brew. Spicy rye and malt sweetness, with some herbal citric aromas from the hemp and hops. Creamy smoothness runs lush in the medium body. The hops play well with their cousin, hemp, with bitter to citric to herbal flavors. Strong enough malt base with a slightly sharp, spicy edge from the rye, which balances and compliments the hemp and hops. Some sweet tobacco--or should we say, tea-like hemp flavor--lingering in the semidry finish. A very drinkable and extreme session ale.

Serving type: bottle

02-04-2011 02:18:30 | More by BeerAdvocate

Slay40

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

05-19-2013 23:45:38 | More by Slay40

BurnMeInMyBar

Florida

3/5  rDev -14.8%

05-19-2013 16:42:25 | More by BurnMeInMyBar

Kubrickx

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

05-12-2013 18:17:03 | More by Kubrickx

cosmic-ray

Iowa

4/5  rDev +13.6%

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Hopmarc

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

04-23-2013 21:20:03 | More by Hopmarc

pointone

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

04-20-2013 00:31:50 | More by pointone

Weas

Arkansas

4/5  rDev +13.6%

04-01-2013 03:41:42 | More by Weas

Jamison85

Indiana

4.5/5  rDev +27.8%

03-27-2013 16:19:24 | More by Jamison85

slatetupelo

Mississippi

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

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Brown_9ft4x

Arkansas

4.5/5  rDev +27.8%

03-15-2013 10:57:07 | More by Brown_9ft4x

Herky21

Iowa

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

03-13-2013 14:33:26 | More by Herky21

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -7.7%

03-12-2013 18:58:03 | More by Zachtheporter

NorthSideSean

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

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skyisland

Missouri

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

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ggourde

Missouri

4.25/5  rDev +20.7%

03-05-2013 20:05:15 | More by ggourde

dpage27

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

02-28-2013 02:30:17 | More by dpage27

ryanpj

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

02-17-2013 11:13:18 | More by ryanpj

boudreaux

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev -0.6%

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RedneckBeerz

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -14.8%

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chrishensley

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +6.5%

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mfnmbvp

Illinois

2.8/5  rDev -20.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12 oz. bottle, with no apparent bottled on date or information. Don't exactly know what to expect here, so I'm going in unbiased. Never had an O'Fallon beer before, and maybe only one other beer brewed with hemp seeds, but I'm not sure. Poured into a Firestone Walker pint glass.

A - Pours an opaque orange color with absolutely no head whatsoever. Has a lot of strange looking sediment floating around in it. I'm not too sure how I'm feeling about this.

S - I initially thought I could smell some toasted seed type smell (presumably the hemp seeds) but now I'm not so certain. Faintest whiff of earthy malts and hops, but very little else going on.

T - Thankfully this beer doesn't taste nearly as bad as it looks. I seriously almost considered dumping it (something I rarely do, if ever) because I thought it might be bad. Although it might be somewhat on the older side, it remains drinkable, and I have poisoned my body with worse beverages than this even if it was bad. Malty, and a light bitterness from the floral hops. Has some sort of a sweet tea leaf taste going on. No real "hemp" flavor that I am able to detect. Hint of vanilla in there as the beer warms.

M - Malty, dry finish. Maybe some vague fruity sugar aftertaste from the hops if you're lucky.

Overall, not a beer to write home about, but I would gladly give a fresher bottle another go because I don't think I caught this beer at it's prime. Still, better than most swill adjunct lagers that permeate the market.

O'Fallon Hemp Hop Rye Amber Ale ----3/5

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2013 23:34:14 | More by mfnmbvp

jkermitj

Mississippi

2/5  rDev -43.2%

01-26-2013 19:56:33 | More by jkermitj

StaveHooks

Oklahoma

2.75/5  rDev -21.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Review from notes:

A - Pours copper red with a thin beige head that sinks quickly.

S - Sweet grain, sweet fermented fruit, some tangy caramel, not much going on here.

T - Sweet off the top with over ripened fruit, stale grain, hints of spicy grass, caramel undertones, finishes

M - Light body, with moderate prickly carbonation, slick and thin feel.

I couldn't pick up any of the bold spicy hops that I was expecting and barely got a hint of rye. Pretty sweet with an odd tangyness that seemed out of place. This is a one and done for me.

Serving type: bottle

01-25-2013 16:55:42 | More by StaveHooks

jt31914

Michigan

3.46/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

This is a completely average beer. The appearance is decent. A nice light amber color. I would like a little more head and I think the color could be a bit darker. The smell is not that existent. Light malt and caramel but hardly any hops. The taste is the best part of the beer. it is a little sweet, but the malt presence is very nice. The taste is caramel and a slight earthiness due to the hemp seeds. I would compare this to Dark Horse Amber Ale. It is a nice flavor but not overwhelming or overly impressive. This beer is smooth and quite nice to drink, but it is not perfectly crafted for the style and is not different enough to make up for it. Decent beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-23-2013 04:20:45 | More by jt31914