Unlike most Rogue’s tried and tested, this was found only in smaller 12-ounce bottle. Amazingly, it loses little textural richness or fine organic consistency. Honey-glazed creaminess, moderate fruity bitterness, and herbal twinge enhance corn syrupy malted grain continuance, though intrusively astringent hop finish ransacks buttery vanilla snippet.
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ROGUE HAZELNUT BROWN NECTAR
Milky fudged toffee influence picks up distinct nuttiness overriding chocolate chip cookie, hazelnut coffee, marzipan-pasted butterscotch, and sugared fig sweetness as well as a symphony of secondary flavors. Black chocolate, vanilla, and maple undertones mesh well with chestnut, almond, and pecan illusions at midst as imminent rum raisin climax tags creamy hazelnut-candied mocha finish. Absolutely splendid.
ROGUE HALF-A-WEIZEN
Musty burnt orange glow brightens citric hefeweizen reminiscent of Fruit Loops cereal. Sharp grapefruit-blueberry-juniper medley and light herbal nuances (mint-ginger-coriander) provide lively bittersweet effervescence to artisan water crispness. Also known as Rogue MoM Hefeweizen.
ROGUE GOLDEN LAGER
On tap at brewery, perfectly balanced burnt sienna-clouded lager counters bright spice hop bitterness and juniper berry piquancy with enduring maple sweetness. Dry caramel malts fill out fascinating nut-induced finish. An extraordinary lager at any price.
ROGUE FESTIV ALE
Copper-hazed rocky-headed Saaz-hopped Belgian-styled Saison pours gently on tongue as lively champagne-like carbonation crowds sour lemony grapefruit zest, ester-y grape apprehension, and slim pomegranate acridity. Butterscotch center slings slightly tart curacao orange zing.
ROGUE DRY HOPPED ST. ROGUE RED ALE
Nonpareil spruce-hopped excellence embraces bittersweet chocolate malt lunge, creamy butterscotch luster, and hazelnut-walnut illusions to soothing raisin finish.
ROGUE DEAD GUY ALE
Enticing honey roasted malts, silky spiced hops, and estery dried fruits characterize terrific, full-flavored, solid-bodied helles bock. Thick yeast sinew effectively heightens residual butterscotch-candied almond glaze, wavered red cherry gleam, sugar plum sugaring, orange marmalade wisp and mild floral tinge. Beautiful chewy caramel-nut sweetness kindles elegant honeycomb finish.
ROGUE DAD’S LITTLE HELPER MALT LIQUOR
Not as alcohol-laden as cheaper urban marketed mass produced malt liquors. Instead, unassuming translucent straw-hued medium body brings creamy butterscotch twist to corn sugar malting and lime-y hop-blotched raisin-tangerine prickle. Sweet barley-wheat base upholds citric-hazed horizon.
ROGUE CRAN-N-CHERRY ALE
Rich amber-hued cranberry-dominated fruit ale hides hesitant cherry tartness in dense grain body. Unfortunately, watery texture and lack of full-bodied consistency hurt luster of lackadaisical sweet dessert treat. Strictly limited in appeal.
ROGUE CHOCOLATE STOUT
Perpetual black chocolate nose and tongue, dusky molasses-sapped powdered cocoa concision, bitter vanilla bean respite and oats-flaked hop tarring consume decisive lactose-frothed milk stout. Compact sandalwood-hued head, wispy Brussels lace, and jet black complexion provide visual seduction suiting creamy chocolate malted full body. Chewy toffee midst, bulging anise drift and ripe cherry surge stimulate emerging cookie dough finish. Like coffee with creme de cocoa, retains sweet sumptuousness.
ROGUE CHIPOTLE ALE
Named after dried jalapeno pepper, this cacophonous chili-like Band-Aid-scented novelty will satiate experimental thirsts. Pungent charcoal bitterness, burnt wood chip follow-up, and piquant black pepper spicing retain great resolve. Sour citric twang stays hidden. Try with Mexican cuisine or fish dishes.
ROGUE CHARLIE 1981
Named after homebrew Godfather Charlie Papazian, this far-out full-bodied ruby-amber ale pits grapefruit-peeled lemon rind sourness, perfumed spruce-hopped linger, and pine needle recess against sweet granulated barleymalts. Extremely prickly carbolic tongue-tingle and rising bitter finish may scare off lightweights.