Rogue Artisan Lager

Formerly brewed at Rogue Ales
Style: Vienna
Newport, Oregon USA

Name: Artisian
Date: 03/12/1998
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta

hazy light amber, whispy head, spicy hop aroma on top of sweet hops, rich malt flavor, underlying hops, slight bitterness in the finish

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Score: **4
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An excellent example of the Vienna style.

Y2K bottle. Cloudy sedimented amber. Growing oxidation starts to haunt the aroma. Stale caramel malt doesn’t have the conviction it must have had once, it comes out chocolatey, earthy and fruity (apricot), but with weak corners if I may say so. While there’s still a biting carbonation, it feels thin and too mineral/rocky for its own good. Watery mineral water flavours (not so flavourful then), slightly buttery, biscuity…

amber colour, strong malt aroma like a bock beer, caramel, sweet - excellent

The Lure:
Caramel malt, oranges and apricots point towards what could very well be a scottish ale. The yeast aroma’s shows signs of wear, and thus suggest that the malt sweetness might have been bolder.

The Festivities:
Softness is the key for the oranges and apricots. Mellow flavors in a quenchable if not thin body. Probably getting tired, but still good and ultimately drinkable.

Transcendence:
Respect is due for a valiant soldier still sharing his experience.

Found this dusty bomber in a local store. Pours nice and clear, small head with big bubbles. Smells like sweet spices. Taste is of slight hop bitterness, but mostly of sweet spice.

22 oz bottle, circa 2000, shared in stuporous amazement with beerbuzzmontreal, ClarkVV, MartinT, tiggmtl, olivier, Rastacouere and Simon at the Farmhouse Ales and More! tasting in Montreal. Orangy-apricot slightly hazy hue, virtually no head...big yeasty, vinous, slightly vinegary/cidery nose, interesting if not exactly "right"...body somewhat weak and thin, watery and oxidized not surprisingly, a bit woody and lightly caramel-accented...this is clearly on the dowturn, but there’s enough left to indicate that it was probably a superb example at one time...why doesn’t Rogue make more stuff like this amongst all of their hopmonsters?

Caramel, apricot, chocolate notes to the aroma. Opaque tan body with very slight, fully-diminishing head that leaves a whisper of lace. Plenty of sedimented yeast in suspension. Caramel, toasty malts are somewhat tired with an overall sweet and fruity flavour. Medium-light body is rather still with low carbonation. Bottle (2000) enjoyed with beerbuzzmontreal, ClarkVV, MartinT, muzzlehatch, olivier, Rastacouere and Simon.