 ElGaucho (1720), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Feb 26, 2008
Draught at Happy Gnome, St. Paul. Creamy, caramelly aroma that is rich, sweet, vinous and has oak aged character. Hazy dark red body with a good sized tan head. Some good lace. Molasses aspect in the flavor. Pretty good, though not outstanding, which is about par for the course with Rogue.
riversideAK (1468), Shoreline, Washington, USA
Jun 18, 2008 Copper color with a bubbly head. Aromas of sweet candy like malts and a good amount of citrus and earthy, peppery hops. Rather sweet up front, almost like candy, bordering cloying, but not. A big floral, citrus, and peppery finish leaves a dry mouth feel. Medium bodied. Nice and enjoyable.
dmac (798), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
May 10, 2008 Draft at Firewaters. Poured a clear orangey amber with a small of white head. Hop forward aroma with some nice caramel malt balancing it out. Flavor of grapefruit, alcohol and caramel. Not bad especially considering it’s been a long time since Rogue made a beer I actually enjoyed.
General_Gao (2368), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Apr 14, 2008 Draft at The Brickskeller. Poured a clear dark orange color. The head was white with good retention and left a nice sheet of lace behind. Aroma was of flowery hop and subdued caramel. Smooth mouth feel with carbonation on the low end of the spectrum. Dry on the tongue. Tasted of grapefruit rind, raw alcohol, and grass. There was moderate hop bitterness of about 5 out of 10. Decent, but somewhat overrate in my opinion.
nimbleprop (551), Washington, Washington DC, USA
Apr 13, 2008 I had been seeking this beer out in the DC metro region and I finally caught up with it on tap at the Brickskeller. Pours a deep, brownish amber with a creamy slightly tan head that left rings around the glass every stop to the bottom. Aroma is strong fruity hops, grapefruit, orange with a slight biscuity aroma. Flavor is heavy bitterness but the hops took on a tropical fruitiness I didn’t expect. Finish is dry and bitter. Very drinkable and unique.
zach8270 (1404), Henrietta, New York, USA
Apr 5, 2008 (draft @ The Old Toad - Rochester, NY) Orange in color with a mound of puffy white foam. Aroma is rich and hoppy with some citrus at the end of it. Flavor is very bitter and hoppy with a light malt backbone and a little bit of grapefruit at the end. Finishes very smooth and bitter. Quite nice.
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