Golden Rye
Fillmore 13 Brewery

 

16 ounce prowler into pint glass, filled on 3/10/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, licorice, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, spicy rye, biscuit dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Slight touch of diacetyl in the aromas. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of pale/rye malts, citrus/earthy hops, and light-moderate fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, licorice, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, spicy rye, biscuit dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and rye spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red apple, licorice, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, spicy rye, biscuit dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of pale/rye malts, citrus/earthy hops, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and rye spiciness balance; with no astringent hop/rye flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and rye spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.5%. Overall this is a delicious rye English pale ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of pale/rye malts, citrus/earthy hops, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink; with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Great balance of clean pale/rye malts, citrus/earthy Mt. Rainier hops, and restrained English yeast fruitiness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Was not sure what this was supposed to be at first, but the English yeast was immediately noticeable.