Solar Cycle
Grey Matter Brewing Co.
- From:
- Grey Matter Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- Roggenbier
- ABV:
- 2.3%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.32 | pDev: 3.61%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 09, 2025
- Added:
- Jan 20, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by TheHammer from Canada (ON)
3.2/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.2/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: Pouring with a single finger of head that vanished almost immediately, thus no lace. The body is a pale orange that shows fairly steady carbonation. I don't usually see an orange this pale, but given the ABV, I am going to let things slide a bit here.
Smell: I am definetely getting rye notes, reminicient of whisky of the same name, and it's certainly the star here. However, that's all I am getting, which for a 2.3% offering is quite potent, but given that peice of knowledge, I can't really expect this to be a boquet for the nose.
Taste: Mild spicy rye to start with maybe the faintest peach note that falls aside as the rye builds in potency but with a bit of a dry straw and a seltzer note before an earthy hop end.
Mouthfeel: The aftertaste is a bit too dry for my tastes, and is a even mix of the straw, rye and hops which I don't think works out the best, because it's so dry. Transisitioning is a build up to the dry end which isn't bad. Carbonation is alright.
Drinkability: Something this light should not be this dry, as it's just not refreshing to drink, even though it is interesting. Light bodied and settles down well, which is a good thing.
Final Thoughts: So the low ABV on this is throwing me off here. Do I review it more like a light beer, do I review it more like a full Roggenbier? Well, I guess I go back to when would I drink this? The answer here is when I want to sip on something, but not drink a meal and wanted to keep the boozing to a minimum. That's a pretty specific set of circumstances where I'd be looking for an extended sipper. I dunno, this one just wasn't for me.
Jan 20, 2025Smell: I am definetely getting rye notes, reminicient of whisky of the same name, and it's certainly the star here. However, that's all I am getting, which for a 2.3% offering is quite potent, but given that peice of knowledge, I can't really expect this to be a boquet for the nose.
Taste: Mild spicy rye to start with maybe the faintest peach note that falls aside as the rye builds in potency but with a bit of a dry straw and a seltzer note before an earthy hop end.
Mouthfeel: The aftertaste is a bit too dry for my tastes, and is a even mix of the straw, rye and hops which I don't think works out the best, because it's so dry. Transisitioning is a build up to the dry end which isn't bad. Carbonation is alright.
Drinkability: Something this light should not be this dry, as it's just not refreshing to drink, even though it is interesting. Light bodied and settles down well, which is a good thing.
Final Thoughts: So the low ABV on this is throwing me off here. Do I review it more like a light beer, do I review it more like a full Roggenbier? Well, I guess I go back to when would I drink this? The answer here is when I want to sip on something, but not drink a meal and wanted to keep the boozing to a minimum. That's a pretty specific set of circumstances where I'd be looking for an extended sipper. I dunno, this one just wasn't for me.
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