Terrapin Beer Company of Athens, Georgia produces this pale ale brewed, as the name would suggest, with rye.   It’s a medium weight beer, maybe a bit heavier than an average pale ale. Though the rye adds some undeniably interesting complexity to the flavor, the hop flavors aren’t as crisp as I’d expect in a really great pale ale.  I’m glad I got a chance to try it, but it’s an average or slightly above average beer for me.

Tripel Overhead is a Belgian Tripel style beer, brewed by Mother Earth Brewing here in North Carolina and aged in oak bourbon barrels.  The base profile is what I’d expect from a Belgian Tripel, strong sweet nose, big heavy body, and a sweet complex flavor, but the fact that this is aged in oak bourbon barrel is very evident and it gives this beer unique overtones of wood and whiskey    They alcohol is very pronounced, but balanced by the strong and complex flavors, just like a good whiskey.   A very good beer.