New Brew: Level Crossing Suss It Out Rye IPA

So I was looking through the beers at Brewer’s Haven, one of our local home brew shops and bottle shops, and I saw “Rye I dis Pale Ale” and automatically put it in my bag. I love rye in beer. I looked at the name of the brewery and I had never heard of Level Crossing Brewing out of Salt Lake, UT. Well I guess it was time to try them out.

The beer pours to a beautiful slightly cloudy amber/orange color with a slight off white head that disappeared quickly.

The aroma is subtle with citrusy notes and pleasant rye spiciness. Needless to say I was eager to taste this beer. Now I need to confess my blindness to purchase any beer with rye led me to obtaining a beer 7 months old…an IPA at that…so I was beginning to show concern.

The flavor delivered on both the citrus hops and rye spiciness. The body is substantial and lends to a decent malt bill and heavy resinous hopping. I can only imagine what this beer provides fresh.

Overall I am very satisfied with the beer and surprised how an Utah brewery impressed me so much with a big hoppy IPA.

I gave this beer a 4 cap rating for now and may raise it once I have a fresh sample.