Founders Brewing Company: Red's Rye IPA

Red's Rye IPA
Founders Brewing Co.
235 Grandville SW 
Grand Rapids, MI 
23. Specialty Beer

Aroma: (11/12)  

Huge citrusy / grapefruit aroma!  Smells

absolutely fantastic; I could smell this

beer all day long! 

Appearance: (3/3)  

Very much a copper hue.  Pours a nice

one finger head from the bottle.

Flavor: (19/20)     
Magnificent blast of hops accentuated

by the dry rye flavor; a great marriage!

This is just a super flavor that the rye

has added to this IPA.

Mouthfeel: (5/5)

Quite a nice body to this IPA, versus

other IPA's I've had lately (Surly Wet).

The hops hit the tongue first, then the

rye adds a nice complimentary kick

on the back end.

Overall Impression: (10/10)

Wow! Founders has hit it out of the park

with this beer! The rye gives this beer the

separation from all the IPA's I've had to

date! My favorite IPA so far, even over

Dog Fish Head.

TOTAL: 48/50