Ginger In The Rye (Rye Munich Weizen) - Short's Brewing Company

madeofsteel

Michigan

4.08/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - No bottling date, but I know it's fresh. Pours a dark orange color that builds minimal head, less than a finger high. Doesn't stick around too long, either. Minimal lacing.

S - Ginger is very strong, but I can certainly pick up wheat sweetness, too.

T - Ginger is very flavorful, but the sweetness from the wheat counteracts it quite nicely. It's definitely a hefe, but I like the ginger twist. Normally, I don't really enjoy spiced beers, but Short's usually does it for me.

M - A lot more fizzy than the head lets on, it's tingly on the tongue. Well structured.

O - Prolly not something I'll seek out again, but it was certainly worth the intrigue.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2011 22:18:28 | More by madeofsteel

PattyMelt

Michigan

4.39/5  rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Just a quick review. Wasn't going to do a full review, but felt I had to after reading a couple average/poor ones, because I love this beer! I love ginger in general, so that is probably why. The smell is ok, nothing too wild. But there is a nice, crisp ginger taste to it, and not much else. Maybe a little citrus, lemon and orange zest, but it is labeled as a ginger beer, and that is what you get. So if you like the taste of ginger, you will like this beer. If you don't, probably best to pick out something else!

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 13:07:21 | More by PattyMelt

Tee2Grn

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -26.1%

05-19-2013 01:37:40 | More by Tee2Grn

brewpubbung

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev -12.6%

05-18-2013 15:44:48 | More by brewpubbung

johnyb

Florida

2/5  rDev -46.2%

05-16-2013 22:24:53 | More by johnyb

allisonastra

Michigan

4/5  rDev +7.5%

05-16-2013 17:02:59 | More by allisonastra

pandow

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

05-13-2013 17:16:34 | More by pandow

Roman5150

Michigan

2.58/5  rDev -30.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25

bottle into snifter

appearance: cloudy unfiltered orange, looks more like an IPA than a hefe. slight 1 finger white head

smell: heavy ginger, citrus, coriander, and clove, heavy wheat, honestly this smells really funky, not very appetizing

taste: Off the bat, ginger and coriander, with huge citrus notes. The ginger has sort of an odd bitterness, I wouldn't really classify this as a hefeweizen whatsoever. The alcohol is almost accented by the giner. Gave this to my non craft drinking brother and he said it tasted like play-doh.

mouthfeel: average carbonation, pretty thin bodied

overall: I'm glad I tried this, but the amount of ginger in this really is too much. Not my style of beer, have had way better from Shorts. I would say skip this if you're curious, the bitterness from the ginger is not pleasant and completely overtakes everything else in this beer. I ended up drain pouring it.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 04:13:33 | More by Roman5150

Slay40

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -32.8%

05-12-2013 02:16:57 | More by Slay40

alelover

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

05-11-2013 18:24:04 | More by alelover

rjcoy06

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

05-10-2013 21:47:24 | More by rjcoy06

JohnnieNepal

Michigan

4/5  rDev +7.5%

05-10-2013 20:57:27 | More by JohnnieNepal

Summer78

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

05-07-2013 03:19:06 | More by Summer78

strohme2

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

05-02-2013 20:27:53 | More by strohme2

Scotthuller

Michigan

4/5  rDev +7.5%

04-28-2013 10:59:00 | More by Scotthuller

maximum12

Minnesota

3.78/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Thanks to tectactoe for this beer...giving Short's another shot after the uncharacteristic disappointment wrapped up a few minutes ago. 12 oz. bottle.

Pop the cap & the first thing I notice is the cap. There's a brownish goo on it that looks like a mix of foundation makeup & the stuff you pick out of your sink drain. Yes, I tasted it. Go pick at it yourself if you want to know. Dense orange with close to zero carbonation. Nose is an assault of ginger. Straining just to be heard is a bit of the hefe yeast, clovey, bananaey.

Ginger in the Rye is a beer in line with general Short's weirdness. Ginger suffuses the teeth & gums & just like the smell, is praised faintly by the cloves, bananas in the yeast. There might be a touch of rye spiciness hiding in the ginger patch, but there might not be. Slight bitterness tags the throat right at the end. Only complaint is that there's almost no carbonation, so the beer drinks much heavier than its ABV, more like a meal than a happy ginger smile.

Like ginger? You'll like this. Was looking forward to seeing how the rye & ginger danced, but one of them has been drowned in the sink by the other. Good beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-27-2013 02:32:57 | More by maximum12

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +7.5%

04-26-2013 23:21:53 | More by MDDMD

kyle86

Michigan

2/5  rDev -46.2%

04-23-2013 12:47:34 | More by kyle86

Acuity

Michigan

4/5  rDev +7.5%

04-21-2013 04:59:56 | More by Acuity

mrebeka

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

04-20-2013 03:15:34 | More by mrebeka

MrBIP

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

04-19-2013 22:41:14 | More by MrBIP

TypsiYpsi

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -32.8%

04-19-2013 02:02:02 | More by TypsiYpsi

rjl910953

Tennessee

3.5/5  rDev -5.9%

04-18-2013 04:41:17 | More by rjl910953

MichiganBrews

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +0.8%

04-15-2013 18:02:50 | More by MichiganBrews

HardyA

Michigan

4/5  rDev +7.5%

04-15-2013 01:31:37 | More by HardyA