This week we will be sampling a great addition to the selections of Michigan craft beer. Arcadia Ales in Battle Creek created Sky High Rye to celebrate its !2th anniversary in late 2008. The beer received such high acclaims that the brewery has since continued production and has made it a year round addition of their portfolio.
From the brewery, Sky High Rye is detailed as "In honor of our adventurous friends at Sky Dive Inc., in Hastings, Michigan, we crafted a truly adventurous brew in SKY HIGH RYE. A west-coast-style pale ale with rye malt, SKY HIGH RYE boasts a massive floral aroma of resinous hops. The hops contribute flavor notes of lemons, peaches, and pine needles, combined with the sweet, malty flavors of toffee and bread. Rye adds a pleasant peppery, spicy note like a fresh slice of pumpernickel bread. Very well-rounded and very drinkable, SKY HIGH RYE will surely inspire adventure in all who taste it."
You may have noticed something unique in the name and within the description, rye. More known as an ingredient for whiskey and gin, rye has found itself within craft beer over the last decade or so. In many ways, the flavor of rye beer is reminiscent of wheat beers. Light bodied and somewhat dry, rye beers tend to have a nice head and an interesting grainy, slightly spicy flavor.
Sky High Rye is labeled as 6.6 ABV and 55 IBU's, perfect for any beer drinker. Currently, it is available in 22 ounce bottles with this label, but is soon to arrive in 6 packs with the label above.
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