Mtns to Sea Rye Pilsner
Hi-Wire Brewing
- From:
- Hi-Wire Brewing
- North Carolina, United States
- Style:
- Rye Beer
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.25 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 12, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 12, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by mrfrancis from Kentucky
3.25/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
A: Poured from the can into an Ethereal Brewing Craft Wednesday measuring glass. Showed a rich, clear gold with a thin, fizzy white head that dissipated quickly and left minimal lacing in the glass.
S: Smell was reminiscent of many macro lagers, though there was a little more depth and complexity. Very grainy with prominent straw impressions and a clear, pungent rye scent. There was a little bit of a grassy, lemony hoppiness that came through as well. Slight peppery scent too.
T: Somewhat muddled in the mouth. There was not a lot of separation among the flavor components. Strong graininess with particularly prominent pungent, peppery rye character. Mineral, lemon, grass, caramel, and orange notes too. Something of a flowery quality came out on each swallow.
F: On the lighter side of medium in terms of body and not nearly as firm as I would generally expect of any lager that is marketed as a pilsner, but the moderate flabbiness of this brew's body didn't really bother me. Turned smoother and creamier towards the back of the mouth. Active, fizzy carbonation, but again, not particularly firm. I certainly wouldn't ever call this a particularly crisp, solid feeling brew, but it still managed to be very drinkable.
O: Ehh, I feel like I'm being way too generous here, but this wasn't terrible. That being said, it wasn't great either. It certainly did not excite me in any way. I did, however, appreciate the adventurousness of this collaboration. The notion of a rye pilsner is wacky and not something many brewers would be likely to seriously attempt. Pilsners of any sort are so subtle, clean, and balanced that even the slightest mistakes in the brewing process become glaringly apparent. Any attempt to venture this far out into uncharted waters with regard to the style was bound to have some issues, and they were certainly apparent here (lack of firmness in the mouth, lack of crispness in the carbonation, slightly thin body, lack of clarity and separation among the aroma and flavor components). Still, this beer was not a total trainwreck. Even if they did not often come through cleanly, there were some genuinely nice flavors on display, and even if there were some problems with the way this beer was constructed, the primary characteristics of the base style were not totally lost. Let's just call this beer a mixed bag.
Jan 12, 2020S: Smell was reminiscent of many macro lagers, though there was a little more depth and complexity. Very grainy with prominent straw impressions and a clear, pungent rye scent. There was a little bit of a grassy, lemony hoppiness that came through as well. Slight peppery scent too.
T: Somewhat muddled in the mouth. There was not a lot of separation among the flavor components. Strong graininess with particularly prominent pungent, peppery rye character. Mineral, lemon, grass, caramel, and orange notes too. Something of a flowery quality came out on each swallow.
F: On the lighter side of medium in terms of body and not nearly as firm as I would generally expect of any lager that is marketed as a pilsner, but the moderate flabbiness of this brew's body didn't really bother me. Turned smoother and creamier towards the back of the mouth. Active, fizzy carbonation, but again, not particularly firm. I certainly wouldn't ever call this a particularly crisp, solid feeling brew, but it still managed to be very drinkable.
O: Ehh, I feel like I'm being way too generous here, but this wasn't terrible. That being said, it wasn't great either. It certainly did not excite me in any way. I did, however, appreciate the adventurousness of this collaboration. The notion of a rye pilsner is wacky and not something many brewers would be likely to seriously attempt. Pilsners of any sort are so subtle, clean, and balanced that even the slightest mistakes in the brewing process become glaringly apparent. Any attempt to venture this far out into uncharted waters with regard to the style was bound to have some issues, and they were certainly apparent here (lack of firmness in the mouth, lack of crispness in the carbonation, slightly thin body, lack of clarity and separation among the aroma and flavor components). Still, this beer was not a total trainwreck. Even if they did not often come through cleanly, there were some genuinely nice flavors on display, and even if there were some problems with the way this beer was constructed, the primary characteristics of the base style were not totally lost. Let's just call this beer a mixed bag.
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