Spy Vs. Spy Rye
Martha's Exchange

This is my first rye, and was not to bad. Was a light copper color with very little head. A nice lace was left behind. Was a light body with a nice aroma of hops and malt. This was a little bit bitter but I'm not sure how Ryes are supposed to be. This was not too bad.

Having had the "regular" version of this beer prior to the cask conditioned version I thought I knew what to expect. Boy was I wrong! The cask conditioned style had a larger head compared to it's non cask cousin. Lots of lacing on the glass as well as a very smooth feel going down. The smell was not very strong with this one compared to the others I had tonight. If I had more time I would have definitely had more and I would reccomend having a pint of this.

Not ever having had a rye-bier before, I'm not 100% sure how to rate this... This one had a clear, copper color, with a creamy white head, which was lasting and lacing. I could not pick up any discernible aroma in the nose at all. Alewife wondered if this was water. It did have good mouthfeel, overall. Flavor I found was a definite hop finish (Tettnang, according to the Brewer), being crisp and dry, also. Have had rye-bread, but no similar flavors evident to me. Again, I'm a rye-bier neophyte, so help me out here, if possible!

overall: 3.45
appearance: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | mouthfeel: 4 | drinkability: 3.5

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