Troegs Scratch 28 - Troggen Roggen

Tröegs Scratch 28 - Troggen Roggen
Tröegs Brewing Company
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
6.10% ABV

C. Cloudy
H. Gold in color
N. Spicey, Clovey, Somewhat Bready, basically like a Hefeweizen

El Guapo; So I had no idea what this beer was going to be as there was no description on the bottle. Once I smelled and tasted it, I figured it was a hefeweizen with maybe a slightly higher abv than your average hefe. I got the typical bananas and spicy clove off the nose and the flavor followed that. I thought it tasted particularly spicy and also a bit tangy and tart. Now that I looked up the beer on Beeradvocate, it turns out that it's a Roggenbier which is a German Rye Beer. I didn't pick up on rye as I was drinking it but I guess that explains some of the more spicy and kind of tart flavors I was getting out of it. I have never had a beer in this style but I guess it did a good job nailing it from what I could tell. Tasted like a hefe with a bit more spice and a hint of tang... If I drank it again, I wonder if I'd notice the rye now that I know there is rye in it...
Score: Solid 4

The Ferm; Alright WTF is a Roggenbier????? I have never seen one before...well this beer and honestly I thought this beer was a pretty standard Hefeweizen. Well at least we were able to get the country of origin down. I guess that would be the downside to the Scratch Bottles, they don't tell you shit, but to come visit the brewery at 2pm on Saturdays. By the way, what goes on at 2pm at Tröegs? Do funny little men in orange overall's come out and sing and dance while they make the beer? Something for you to think about I guess....anyways to the beer. The flavor was spot on in my opinion for a Hef. but seemed more spicey and yeasty. When the beer warmed a bit the bready qualities really came out. Their was a hint of citrus in the beer that was pleasant surprise.
Score: 3.124 (I'll raise it .5 if Umpa-Lumpa's make the beer every Saturday at 2pm though)

Overall: Solid 3.562 (possible raise for the little men in over-alls)