Bronze in Rye Beer
Grimm Artisanal Ales, Brooklyn, NY
Hops
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Tasting Notes
Road Dog is rife with elegant notes of clove and dark dried fruit. A balancing hint of caramel sweetness is here, but the sip finishes dry.
No hop profile is on record for this beer.
Road Dog is a roggenbier, a German rye beer, brewed by Grimm Artisanal Ales of Brooklyn in collaboration with Human Robot.
| Category | Medal | Entries | Brewery | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12, Rye Beer | Bronze (3rd place) | 30 | Grimm Artisanal Ales | Brooklyn, NY |
| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Style | Roggenbier | Grimm Artisanal Ales: Road Dog |
| ABV | 5.5% | Grimm Artisanal Ales: Road Dog |
| IBU | Not Found | Not Found |
| Hops | Not Found | Not Found |
| Malts and grains | Rye | Grimm Artisanal Ales: Road Dog |
| Yeast | the strain Grimm uses for Grimm Weisse | Grimm Artisanal Ales: Road Dog |
| Adjuncts, fruit, spices | Not Found | Not Found |
| Other | on tap at the Grimm taproom | Grimm Artisanal Ales: taproom |
Roggenbier is most similar to dunkelweizen (a supple dark wheat beer), but it is made with spicy rye rather than wheat. Made with the same expressive yeast strain that we use for Grimm Weisse, Road Dog is rife with elegant notes of clove and dark dried fruit. A balancing hint of caramel sweetness is here, but the sip finishes dry.
Source: Grimm Artisanal Ales: Road Dog
Road Dog is rife with elegant notes of clove and dark dried fruit. A balancing hint of caramel sweetness is here, but the sip finishes dry.
Source: grimmales.com
The brewery names rye in place of wheat and a house yeast shared with its Grimm Weisse, and lists no added spice. The page says the beer was brewed "In time for Oktoberfest" with Human Robot. No hop varieties, base malts or yeast strain name are published.
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| Color (SRM) | Not Found | Not Found |
| Original gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Final gravity | Not Found | Not Found |
| Water | Not Found | Not Found |
| Process | Roggenbier brewed with Human Robot, fermented with the yeast strain Grimm uses for Grimm Weisse | grimmales.com |
As category context only, the Brewers Association guideline for Rye Beer says "The grist should include sufficient rye so that rye character is evident in the beer," accepts a wide range of color, and lets ABV and IBU vary with the underlying style. A roggenbier built on rye in place of wheat fits that requirement.
| Year | Competition | Category | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Great American Beer Festival | Rye Beer | Bronze |
Generated from the loaded results for this brewery and beer name, not researched separately; years not loaded are not covered.
Grimm Artisanal Ales is in Brooklyn, NY. Brewery type in Open Brewery DB: Microbrewery.
Links checked 2026-10-14: Website, Instagram, Untappd.