Bonehead Red Rye
Fat Head's Brewery & Saloon

 

On tap at Fat Heads Brewery in Middleburg Heights, OH.

This one pours a dark malty looking red color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like orange jam, spicy pine, caramel, rye spice, cedar wood, grapefruit, and pineapple.

Hoppy reds are falling by the wayside, and on occasion, they can be delicious. That's the case here, as there's a delicious bready and mildly sweet malt backbone, with a delicious firm hop character - spicy, citrusy, and woody.

This is medium bodied, slightly creamy, with a very nice drinkability and no real booziness to it.

I like breweries that do these sort of old school American brewpub classics. It's not a style I always want, but I will always try one that's done as well as this one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One good finger of dense foam caps a hazy rust-colored brew. Has an allure about it.

I smell Simcoe stylings with dank hop resin and citrus. Perhaps, there's a hint of spiciness (rye), also. Big dose of pine wood, clover, and rigorous grain toasting. Hints of peach and tropicalia, but that aroma is a backdrop.

Spicy bitterness with a loud first movement. Wily hops with a pine burst, woody dryness, punchy malt toast, girthy dank citrus, and tree bark earthiness. Has a burnt finish.

Smoother than expected. Big gapingly wet body with a carb crunch that goes up and beyond general tolerability. A mouthfeel wipeout.

A good imperial red ale, if they're your thing.