Resurrection Roggenbier
Cameron's Brewing Co.

Resurrection RoggenbierResurrection Roggenbier
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From:
Cameron's Brewing Co.
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Roggenbier
ABV:
5.2%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.51 | pDev: 12.82%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
51
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 23, 2016
Added:
Sep 24, 2013
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  7
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Rated: 3.93 by ikidunot from Canada (ON)

Aug 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by fortyfield from Canada (ON)

Jan 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.18 by LanceH from Canada (ON)

Jan 04, 2016
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Reviewed by headlessparrot from Canada (ON)

3.81/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Looks like nasty bog water--amber but super cloudy with patches of light and dark, though at least it's got some persistent head--but tastes pretty nice. Rye presence is pretty muted at first, but as it warms you get some decent clove, peppercorn, baking spice, caraway, and rye. Smells and tastes both bready and yeasty. Hints of maple syrup? Moderate carbonation, decent body.
Dec 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.93 by MJ63 from Canada (ON)

Oct 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.18 by monticristo23 from Canada (ON)

Aug 20, 2015
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Reviewed by TheHammer from Canada (ON)

3.46/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Poured with two and a half fingers of head that produced mild lacing but did not stick around. The body is a dark brown with red notes when held up to the light. A fairly steady amount of carbonation here.

Smell: I can smell the heavier note of rye on this one, but peculiar sour acidic notes almost reminiscent of lemongrass and cilantro permeate this one with the barest notes of clove. Warming helps to bring it out a little bit more.

Taste: We start of with a fairly plain loaf of rye bread, maybe one of the sweeter store bought ones, but still pretty plain. Then around him dances a swirl of spicy pepper, lemongrass and for a moment, his out heartier spicy note comes forward. However it is all too brief as he settles back down and leaves the dance floor to a brush of piney hops.

Mouthfeel: However our plain loaf has left an impression as whispers of that spiciness continue onto the aftertaste. That said, it does come across as a bit dry. The carbonation on this seems to accent the rye and only the rye, but it's good.

Drinkability: By no means is this hard to get down, but it's in a very odd place for me. The dryness hurts wanting to have more, but the taste is intriguing enough to interest you. Not at all rough on the system and on the lighter side of medium bodied.

Final Thoughts: This is my first Roggenbier, and my first positive experience with rye beer (which were basically just IPAs with rye thrown into the mix). It's intriguing to drink, but not exactly refreshing. I just feels like it is missing something. I think what that is, is oak aging and I can see this being great to cut down some of the sweetness of oaked ale. Sadly though, this is not oaked age and while it was a good experience, exceptional it was not. Give it a whirl if you haven't had a Roggenbier.
Jun 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by dbrauneis from North Carolina

May 18, 2015
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Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)

3.26/5  rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
341 ml bottle purchased as part of a sampler pack. Worked out to about $2.60 CDN per bottle. Served cool into a pint glass.

Appearance - clear dark ruby color with some bronze hues. Enormous multiple finger head is poured and sticks around for a while leaving a death of tan lacing around the glass.

Smell - definitely a bunch of strong rye notes, but also a strong metallic presence. Sharp and spicy smelling.

Taste - some light rye grannies, some light caramel malt. Some spicy rye follows up abut there's a flat blandness after the initial taste.

Mouthfeel - smooth and well carbonated with a spicy finish. Too big of a body for the flavor but still not bad.

Overall - not bad for my first foray into the style, rye is definitely noticeable but the metallic smell and central blandness mid sip keep this from being better. Still worth a try and good to see new styles represented in Ontario.

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May 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.42 by DrJay from Texas

Apr 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by mikemands from Canada (ON)

Apr 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.22 by FRANKIE65 from Canada (ON)

Feb 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)

Feb 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Jotora from Canada (ON)

Feb 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.73 by joemcgrath27 from Canada (AB)

Jan 27, 2015
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.53/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
16oz glass at the Cameron's tap takeover at the Underground.

This beer appears a rather hazy, medium dishwasher brown colour, with one thin finger of wispy, and weakly bubbly off-white head, which leaves pretty much nil in terms of lace around the glass as it quickly abates.

It smells of semi-sweet doughy pale and caramel malt, faintly spicy rye grain, fruity yeast, muddled citrus flesh, and subtle leafy, piney hops. The taste is bready caramel malt, gritty rye grain, mixed and matched dark and pale orchard fruit, a touch of watery citrus juice, settled yeast, and understated leafy, weedy, and piney hops.

The bubbles are pretty laid-back in their timid frothiness, the body an adequate medium weight, and mostly fruity in its plain as the day is long smoothness. It finishes on the sweet side, the barely rye-flecked malt and general fruitiness ruling the roost.

I don't have a whole whack of examples of this style upon which to draw, so I can't say how well this one falls into the canon as such, but this is certainly sweeter than (my) average Roggenbier. Worthy of giving a go, nonetheless, even if any brew from this outfit reminds me of kicking it in the bar of my fancy Victoria St. hotel with my future wife a number of years ago.
Jan 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.95 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Dec 25, 2014
 
Rated: 3.08 by MayonakaStout from Canada (ON)

Dec 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by DamoTO700 from Canada (ON)

Dec 07, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by andrenaline from Canada (ON)

Nov 08, 2014
Resurrection Roggenbier from Cameron's Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 51 ratings