Punch You In the RyePA
Rustic Leaf Brewing Company

16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, canned on 4/7/2019. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden/amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky creamy colored head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, honey, spicy rye, toasted biscuit, bread dough, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and rye/bready malts notes; with great strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, honey, spicy rye, toasted biscuit, bread dough, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery hops; and rye spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, honey, spicy rye, toasted biscuit, bread dough, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and rye/bready malts flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an awesome rye IPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and rye/bready malts flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nicely soft feel, and not aggressive. Feels like Centennial, Amarillo, Simcoe. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balanced bready rye malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example.