Chatoe Rogue Wet Hop Ale

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Newport, Oregon USA

22oz bottle pours a transparent, orangey copper with a thin, slightly clumpy white head. Aroma is extremely mild and a bit of a letdown. You’d expect a wet hop beer to be big on the nose, but this has only a little orange, a little earth, some light sweetness. Flavor has dry crackers, biscuits, oranges, some light lemon. Finish is thin, slightly dry, just a little lingering bitterness. Don’t really know what to say, extremely disappointing but then again, it’s Rogue.

Great concept that works for the most part. Pours out a golden amber with a small off white head that laces nicely. The aroma was not very prominent. Mostly malts and yeast. The flavor was very bitter with just a hint of the malty sweetness. Very dry finish. Nicely done.

Brew Chatoe Rogue First Growth Wet Hop Ale--Independent & Revolution Hops--Grow The Revolution 22 oz. Bottle 40 IBU’s 6.25% ABV. $5.99 Remarks Rocky lacy off white head.Sediment dusting turns clear rich bright amber color orange.Aromatic unique hop light fruit front.Creamy mellow sweet mild caramel fruit ester malty mellow hop resin body.Mellow hop spice fruit citrus refreshing smooth tasty end.

A solid beer to be sure - but I was expecting it to be a bit more resinous and hop pungent. It is neither, just a well made beer with a solid if slightly tame hop bite at the finish.

A pretty crappy wet/ fresh hop beer. Where are the hops? I’ve had many pale ales that are hoppier than this. Pretty darn bland overall.

In short: A soft well balanced Session Pale Ale. Basic easy to drink brew.
How: Bottle 22oz, consumed fresh late October 2009, dinner with friends
The look: Almost clear golden-orange body topped by a small off-white head
In long: Nose is faint herbal and fruity hops. Body is lean with a smooth carbonation. Basic toasted bread and caramelized malt profile. Shy hops. For a so-called fresh-hop beer this really is not a hop bomb. Hops have no distinctive character, or maybe they lack assertiveness to have a character. A little herbal maybe, a little citrusy maybe, a little piney maybe, a little spicy maybe. A little something that doesn’t taste much. A dusty sensation from start to finish. Very mild bitterness. All in all the beer is really low-profile yet I found it pleasantly drinkable like I find a well balanced British Bitter pleasantly drinkable. If you’re hoping for fresh hop American IPA hop bomb you’re in for a disappointment. If you want a basic well balanced soft session ale, this does the job. I’ve been loosing sleep over an existential question. Can we use wet hops to dry hop a beer?

This one grew on me. Slightly dull looking amber orange body with a mainly lasting off-white head. Light caramel with pine notes and orange in the aroma. A little face warming in the taste, a touch grainy, a little brown sugar, not as much hops as I was expecting but knocked back a pint of this pretty quick.

Bottle, pours an orange body with a thin white head. Dusty herbal earth y tone, a bit light with some hints of grass but light with a rather malt equaling body. A balanced beer for sure but not what i’d hope for out of a wet/fresh hop.