Gramarye
Heretic Brewing Company

GramaryeGramarye
Beer Geek Stats | Print Shelf Talker
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.
Recent ratings and reviews. | Log in to view more ratings + sorting options.
Ratings by Paccamacca:
Photo of Paccamacca
Rated by Paccamacca from California

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

Aug 29, 2014
More User Ratings:
Photo of EmperorBevis
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
Photo of Slatetank
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
Photo of FriedSlug
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
Photo of JackieKu
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
Photo of SitkaSteve
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
Photo of Hop_God
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
Photo of Bunman3
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
Photo of leaddog
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