Rye is a cereal grain related to wheat and similar to barley. It makes for delicious bread as well as a tasty, unique style of whiskey. It also makes for a popular pun in beer names and creatively-challenged writers' article headlines.
Rye beers have been popular ever since Bear Republic scored a hit with its Hop Rod Rye. They have steadily been gaining even more traction in the last few years and now seem to be totally ingrained as a commonplace spinoff adjunct in IPAs. In fact, I think a very good case could be made for a new style category for the Rye IPA. Case in point, there are no less than four different Rye IPAs available in 6-packs on the market in Oregon right now: Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye, Bridgeport Smooth Ryed, 10 Barrel Hop Rye-It, and Widmer O'Ryely. I thought it would be fun to put these beers through a comparative taste test.
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