Friday, 14 June 2013

Rye PA

Brewery: St Andrews Brewing Company
Supplier: Luvians Bottle Shop - St Andrews

This was a one off beer created by mixing the recipes of their Rye and IPA beers. This won 3rd place in CAMERA's Champion Beers of Fife.
Appearance: Treacle brown with a reddish tinge. There is big copper-white coloured head that goes quickly but leaves a nice lacing. 
Aroma: The typical grapefruit and lychee hops on the nose but with hints of metallic coffee on the back.
Flavour: Starts off with a treacly sweet malt flavour but which quickly transcends into a very sharp fruity spice (a bit like raw blackcurrant). 
Body: Light but round giving it a nice feel at first, but it becomes sharp at the end. Very wet.
Aftertaste: A pungent taste of slightly overripe fruit with a mulled spice initially which leads to a dry bitterness at the end. 

Overall: Therefore this gets a rating of 5, however it has real potential.

Price Range: £2.80 for a 330ml bottle, would probably get it again at a later date when they have time to iron out a few kinks.

Food Pairings: Some nice soda bread and some olive oil and Dukkah to dip.


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