"Hoss" Rye Lager

5pm Saturday, nice beer

Hoss Rye Lager
Great Divide Brewing Company (Denver, CO)
(6.2% abv, my bottle was $1.87 at Ale Jail in St. Paul)

Picked this one up the other day just on a whim.  It's not what I expected and its kind of a neat idea.  Definitely worth trying!  Instead of going down the usual road of building up a rye pale ale, Great Divide instead put together what amounts to a rye Maerzen.  So it has a malty, rich body from the Munich malt that plays well with the spicy rye notes.  At the same time, the rye livens up the malt and keeps it from being overly heavy and full.  This is actually a really nice O'fest style!

By the way, the bottle says it pairs well with veal bratwurst, barbecue chicken, carnitas tacos, Camembert cheese and German chocolate cake.  I don't know about the cake.  But the rest, yes.  It's a good beer to serve with food.  I'll buy more!   Good idea, Great Divide.