Here goes a review of all the Rogue beers that were recently released at the LCBO under their brewery feature routine. As usual it involved driving all over the place because they were not all released at the same time nor were they completely stocked at the few chosen stores. I really wish they would do online ordering for the brewery features so I can just pick up what I want at my local store! Anyway... on with the task at hand, beer:
Double Dead Guy Ale | American Strong Ale | 9% abv: Pour ruby/amber with a thick creamy head, lots of sticky lacing. Excellent aroma of heavy malt, caramel, malted candies and some alcohol vapors. The taste starts out with a big malt flavor followed by a good amount of hop bitter, balances out the sweetness well. Medium bodied, smooth carbonation and drinks easily. Finished slightly hoppy with lingering bittering and some booze. Overall quite nice but I was hoping it would have a little bigger flavor.
Somer Orange Honey Ale | American Pale Wheat Ale | 5.2% abv: Brewed with barley, wheat, oats, hops, chamomile, sweet orange peel & coriander. Pours cloudy orange with a dissipating white head. Aroma of wheat malt, grain, orange and earthy. Flavor has zesty orange, grain and tart and floral/spice notes. Prickly carbonation, light bodied and very easy to drink. This is a very refreshing brew. Finishes clean with a hint of orange and honey.
Morimoto Soba Ale | Specialty Grain Ale | 4.*% abv : Clear golden ale with a thick white head, excellent lacing. Nice creamy aroma with pale malt and bready notes. Quite mild grainy flavor with some bittering and lots of twang. Even though rice is not used it has a some sake qualities to it. Light bodied, decent carbonation, very drinkable. Finishes with a touch of hop bittering & nuttiness. Very good for what it is, clean and refreshing.
Captain Sig's Northwestern Ale | India Red Ale | 6.2% abv : Hazy ruby/brown ale with a sticky tan head. Very nice hop aroma with lots of floral hop notes and a good deal of caramel malt aroma. A heavy rich malt flavor is followed by a big hit of hops. Hop flavors are everything one could want: Pine, Resiny and Citrus ~ excellent! Thick bodied, light carbonation, an excellent sipper. I really enjoyed this one, rich flavor without being to boozy.
Chipotle Ale | Amber Ale | 5.5% abv: Brewed with roasted chipotle peppers. Pours clear amber with a dissipating off white head. Aroma is smokey with a rich malt backbone. The flavor is surprisingly good with notes of smoke, chile, malt, hop bittering and quite a bit of tartness. Very crisp to drink and it is well balance. Finished with a touch of heat that builds as you drink.
Brutal IPA | American IPA | 5.8% abv: Pours a hazy orange colour with a thick tan head, lots of sticky lacing. Aroma is very fruity with pineapple and grapefruit aroma. This ale is big on grapefuit flavors with some nice caramel malt and biscuit flavors coming through. Quite a lot of hop bittering as well. Medium bodied, medium carbonation and it is well balanced. Finishes with lots of hop kick. This ale was really excellent, my favorite of the bunch.
Here goes a review of all the Rogue beers that were recently released at the LCBO under their brewery feature routine. As usual it involved driving all over the place because they were not all released at the same time nor were they completely stocked at the few chosen stores. I really wish they would do online ordering for the brewery features so I can just pick up what I want at my local store! Anyway... on with the task at hand, beer:
Double Dead Guy Ale | American Strong Ale | 9% abv: Pour ruby/amber with a thick creamy head, lots of sticky lacing. Excellent aroma of heavy malt, caramel, malted candies and some alcohol vapors. The taste starts out with a big malt flavor followed by a good amount of hop bitter, balances out the sweetness well. Medium bodied, smooth carbonation and drinks easily. Finished slightly hoppy with lingering bittering and some booze. Overall quite nice but I was hoping it would have a little bigger flavor.
Somer Orange Honey Ale | American Pale Wheat Ale | 5.2% abv: Brewed with barley, wheat, oats, hops, chamomile, sweet orange peel & coriander. Pours cloudy orange with a dissipating white head. Aroma of wheat malt, grain, orange and earthy. Flavor has zesty orange, grain and tart and floral/spice notes. Prickly carbonation, light bodied and very easy to drink. This is a very refreshing brew. Finishes clean with a hint of orange and honey.
Morimoto Soba Ale | Specialty Grain Ale | 4.*% abv : Clear golden ale with a thick white head, excellent lacing. Nice creamy aroma with pale malt and bready notes. Quite mild grainy flavor with some bittering and lots of twang. Even though rice is not used it has a some sake qualities to it. Light bodied, decent carbonation, very drinkable. Finishes with a touch of hop bittering & nuttiness. Very good for what it is, clean and refreshing.
Captain Sig's Northwestern Ale | India Red Ale | 6.2% abv : Hazy ruby/brown ale with a sticky tan head. Very nice hop aroma with lots of floral hop notes and a good deal of caramel malt aroma. A heavy rich malt flavor is followed by a big hit of hops. Hop flavors are everything one could want: Pine, Resiny and Citrus ~ excellent! Thick bodied, light carbonation, an excellent sipper. I really enjoyed this one, rich flavor without being to boozy.
Chipotle Ale | Amber Ale | 5.5% abv: Brewed with roasted chipotle peppers. Pours clear amber with a dissipating off white head. Aroma is smokey with a rich malt backbone. The flavor is surprisingly good with notes of smoke, chile, malt, hop bittering and quite a bit of tartness. Very crisp to drink and it is well balance. Finished with a touch of heat that builds as you drink.
Brutal IPA | American IPA | 5.8% abv: Pours a hazy orange colour with a thick tan head, lots of sticky lacing. Aroma is very fruity with pineapple and grapefruit aroma. This ale is big on grapefuit flavors with some nice caramel malt and biscuit flavors coming through. Quite a lot of hop bittering as well. Medium bodied, medium carbonation and it is well balanced. Finishes with lots of hop kick. This ale was really excellent, my favorite of the bunch.
2 comments:
How interesting to see so many vastly different brews from one company. Who would have thought to put some of those things in there!? How are your own brews coming along?
Ribbit - This brewer makes a lot of interesting beers. They list 40 different beers this year. They are located in Newport, Oregon.
As for my brews, I have not brewed anything since the last one I bottled in early March. I am going to get a grain order in next week though. It has been to long!
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