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Picked up this brew Chicones in Hudson Wisconsin for $11.99. The Bruery can be hit or miss for me but they do put out interesting beers. Drank from my Ithaca Excelsior tulip while grilling and listening to TOOL.

Appearance- Pours a lightly murky brownish with hues of crimson and a huge two finger dirty white head that is soft and frothy. A pretty decent cap and collar remains with layers of ring like lacing.
Smell- I get some of the rye from the get go along with a bit of soft caramelly malt. Lightly toasty smelling with a fresh milled grain aspect. Almost a light Tootsie Roll like property with just a touch of chocolate coming through.
Taste- Like the nose the beer starts with a fairly significant bite of lightly spicy rye and soft doughy bread. Almost raw tasting as the granola grain thing is surprisingly abundant. Lightly sweet at times (but not overly so) as the caramel is present but not out of control. Not very Tootsie Roll tasting as the nose suggested but there is just the lightest touch of chocolate that peaks through. Finishes with a bit of rye and some earthy yeasty tones.
Mouthfeel- Light to medium body with a airy creamy feel that is just fantastic. The carbonation is very light as well - great feel.
Drinkability- Really enjoyed this one as I wasn't expecting a whole lot honestly. The rye is right at that level where I can appreciate it but it's not overbearing. It was the right beer for the right situation and dug the shit out of it.

Price: $11.99 Served In: Pint Glass

Bold dark brown to settle murky and blacker in the glass and grows one wildly tall topping of light tanned foam that can be scooped at if needed. The foam reseeds slowly and finally resets at about a half inch of oatmealy girth and big bits of lace shelf out in very thick cob webby lacing.

Aroma if soft and supple like that of a great Dunkel with an alluring dark sweet breadyness touching on cocoa, nuts, bread crusts, ever so slight banana and rye spice top it off.

Taste is all sorts of soft yummy dark bready sweetness. Lofty, full, semi crisp, kind of dulled in that respect but does carry a dry bready edge and big rounded carbonation of pale and dark rye malt. Has a complexity that's soft and exploits lots of style late as it settles across the palate. Bready cocoa, banana, nuts, caramel, and touched with a simple tug of rye spice perks at just the right spots. Nothing overwhelming or standing out more then another. A nice balance of flavors and tonality that sits incredibly well together for one fine tasty bready treat.

Body is nearly full with a moderate carbonation thats rounded into a soft bready tone and sweetens up as it sinks well into a creamy malted finish where the flavors really melt together and create lots of its fun and complexity.

Even though it comes in at 8%, it drinks as easy as any Dunkelweizen. Its soft simple nature just begs to be downed. Remarkabley yummy stuff. A seemingly simple brue, but not.

Price: $13.00 Served In: Stange

I believe this is the first thing I have tried from The Bruery. Picked this one up from Hop City in Atlanta, GA for around 8.99 or 9.99. I was stoked to see it was a rye beer and thought I would jump into this one. Served up in a tulip.

A: Whoa, be gentle on the pour because this will build a head long after you expect it to stop. Its not a gusher or a foamer, it just builds a beautiful head. My initial careless pour yielded about four fingers of light tan colored head. The body is a pretty dark colored brown, a very dark cola color. Can't really see through the body except for at the bottom of the tulip. It lightens just a bit there and gives a hint to a bit of carbonation movement going on here. All hints to what is moving and shaking in the body, quickly disappears in the darkness. The head has some great retention, and the four fingers falls to a finger that lasts the extent of the glass. Very fluffy in texture. Most of the lace slides back into the body but some spotty lacing sticks around. Very god looking brew.

S: Malts are kicking around in here and quite nicely. Very bready in malt that blends well with all this rye. Some chocolatey and caramel presence sweetens up the savory quite nicely and brings out a wonderful aroma. There is a bit of an almost mineral/medicinal aroma bouncing around in here, it is different but not off putting. I am getting just a bit of fruit rounding things off with some pear and just a touch of cherry (very minute).

T: This tastes like a very nice dessert bread. The rye really plays well with the bready malts and mixes fantastically with a nice chocolate flavor. It just meshes well once the beer warms and really comes together. It is incredibly strong when the beer is too cold, but warm it is very nice. The medicinal quality makes more sense as it comes out more of a spice quality. Touches of pepper, nutmeg and clove. The fruit is yet again a touch of pear but absolutely some dark cherries work in. Very nice indeed.

M: A good, heavy sided medium in body. Carbonation is a bit high for my liking and think that had a lot to do with some of the strange aromas coming out. Maybe just a little too aggressive with the carbonation. Still this is smooth and has a good weight to it. Velvety at times. ABV is just a slight warming on the throat, nice and subtle. Aftertaste is a nice amount of dark chocolate lingering.

D: This truly is a great introduction to The Bruery. I made the mistake of serving this too cold, but once it reached proper temperature everything fell wonderfully into place. A pretty subtle rye beer that has some big flavors and aromas at times. Just beautifully crafted and pretty easy drinking for the ABV. I will sip it though as needs be. Fantastic brew.

Price: $8.99 Served In: Pint Glass