Rye Schwarzbier, 6.6%
Left Hand / Terrapin Collaboration
It's true, I am perpetually harping on the awesomeness of Left Hand Brewing. I'm totally, shamelessly on their jock, and I'm ok with that. When most thought it couldn't get any worse, Left Hand went and did a limited release collaboration beer with Terrapin Brewing out of Athens, GA. If that wasn't enough to send me into rare beer frenzy, this collaborative concoction just happened to be the synthesis of two beer styles that make my pulse race with joy: rye grain brews and black lagers. Good lord, are they trying to give me a heart attack?
When poured into a pint glass, Terra Rye'Zd's
This article appears in Feb 18-24, 2009.