Rogue Charlie 1981

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: American Strong Ale
Newport, Oregon USA

Name: Charlie Redux
Date: August 22, 2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Summits - Sandy Springs
Appearance: dark ruby
Aroma: rich malt aroma with lots of fresh hops
Flavor: flavor starts with rich malt with massive fruity notes and sweet piney hops leading to a short bitter finish, the more you drink the sweeter it gets with the carmel character, but the piney hops keep pace to keep it honest

Aroma: 9/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.8/5.0
Score: **4

Name: Charlie
Date: May 06, 2001
Mode: Bottle
Source: Belmont Station, Portland
Vintage: 1981
Appearance: dark amber, thin head
Aroma: strong piney hop aroma on top of sweet malt
Body: rich malt body
Flavor: lots of hop flavor, rich malt, touch of sweetness, long bitter finish
Overall: everything a celebration wants to be

Name: Charlie
Date: August 16, 2002
Vintage: 1981
still as hoppy as ever, maybe a touch more bitterness, amerillo hops are the best thing since cascade

Name: Charlie
Date: June 18, 2005
Vintage: 1981
Aroma: still a big sweet piney hop aroma
Flavor: big sweet alcoholic malt flavor, long bitter finish, all sweet and bitter with no middle, past prime

Name: Charlie
Date: July 15, 2005
Mode: draft
Source: summits cumming
Vintage: 1981
Appearance: muddy brown
Aroma: rich earthy aroma with lots of sweet pine, lasting tan head
Body: big creamy body
Flavor: very rich malt flavor, lots of bitterness on top of sweet pine, a back and forth bat

(draft, Rose & Raindrop, Portland) Clear amber body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, fruity, grapefruit, raisin. Taste is moderately sweet, fruity, grapefruit, caramel, light alcohol. Medium-full body, light resin. Definite barley wine qualities.

On tap at the Drafting Room in Springhouse, PA. Poured a dark brown with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of pine, grapefruit and caramel. Tastes of citrus (oranges and grapefruit), nuts and caramel. Has almost a light sour start that ends in a nice bitter finish.

growler @Mels YEHA-pours a ? head and hazy gold color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel, spice. Taste is medium malt-caramel, spice, pine hops, some alcohol.

Bottle sampled on 6/17/2005: Clear bright copper with a thin nicely lacing white head. Aroma is rich, sweet and caramely with some butterscotch diacetyl with a hint of hoppiness. Body is dry, warming and very malty with some hoppy bitterness. I’d say this has aged quite well.

On tap, sampled on 2/21/2004: Pours a copper ruby brown color with a thin lacing off-white head. Rich malty and bold hoppy aroma. Body is caramely sweet and well hopped with a dry bittersweet finish. Good complexity and great sweet hoppy balance. It’s a shame that Rogue discontinued this.

Bottle... RBSG2006... Hazy, copper ale with a small, creamy, khaki head. Malty, caramel and toffee aroma with esters of tropical and fuzzy fruits. Perfectly-bittered for perfect balance. No sweetness at all, even at room temperature. The nose definitely makes promises the flavor can’t keep, but that’s good in this case. The flavor is easy going and not in the least bit hot. Age has served this beer well. The differences in the flavor and the nose add complexity and variety to the brew. Medium-bodied with lively carbonation. Short, bitter finish. The relatively high ABV is completely concealed. Right on! Kudos to springslicker for sharing the bottle!

Had at the brewery in Newport, June 2003. Murky pale red hue with little head. Apple and apricot aroma. Thick syrup feel. Very impressive sweetness and dryness togethor. Nice hop bitter finish. Hugely dry palate. Flavors are quite mild for a strong ale, with a slight blandness present; this is the only negative thing about this ale.

Soft hop aroma, light citrus and pine. Clear amber color, nice lacing. Full hoppy flavor with a nice bitter hop bite, extremely well balanced. Phenomenal mouthfeel and finish. Very yummy IPA, surprised I was able to find it.