Style Information

Roggenbier is a German rye beer style. The color ranges from dark gold to amber. The aroma has notes of spices, fruity esters, cloves and possibly roasted malts (in darker versions of the style). This may be apparent as cocoa or chocolate, caramel, toffee or biscuit smells. The taste should follow the aroma. The feel should be light to medium bodied. ABV should be 4.9% to 5.5%. IBUs should be quite low at 10 to 15. History from Wikipedia: "Until the 15th Century, it was common in Germany, particularly in Bavaria, to use rye malt for brewing beer. However, after a period of bad harvests, it was ruled that rye would only be used for baking bread, (thus only barley was to be used for beer, see the German law known as the Reinheitsgebot). Roggenbier virtually disappeared for almost five hundred years. In 1988, it reappeared in Bavaria. The modern version of roggenbier is typically about 5% ABV and is fairly dark in colour. The flavour is grainy, often having a hearty flavour similar to pumpernickel bread. Typically, at least 50 percent of the malts used to make the beer are made from rye."

Glassware	Description
Mug	Typically very heavy and sturdy. A mug (or stein) is most commonly made of glass or stoneware. Traditionally German, one advantage is clinking glasses together without worrying about breaking th... [more]
Pint Glass	Pint glasses are what most people recognize as a typical beer glass. There are actually three different types of pint glasses - shaker pints, nonic pints and tulip pints. The shaker ... [more]

	Beer	Consumed
1.	Scratch Beer #28 - 2010 by Troegs Brewing Company	4
2.	Roggen Lager by Dave's Brew Farm	3
3.	Dirt Dauber by Good People Brewing Co	2
4.	Release the Roggen by Draught Works Brewery	1
5.	Norm is a Son of a Bitch by Spiteful Brewing	1
6.	Roggenbier by Live Oak Brewery	1
7.	Roggen Gold by Stiftsbrauerei Schlägl	1
8.	Roggenbier by Cheaha Brewing Company	1
9.	Side Project 2 - RoggenRauchBier by Terrapin Beer Company	1
10.	Roggenbier by Iron Hill Brewery - Lancaster	1

	Beer	Avg Score
1.	Roggen Gold by Stiftsbrauerei Schlägl	80
2.	Side Project 2 - RoggenRauchBier by Terrapin Beer Company	78
3.	Scratch Beer #28 - 2010 by Troegs Brewing Company	71