Rogue Chipotle Ale

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Newport, Oregon USA

very good aroma. i get a taste that reminds me of plastic and a hospital. - I GOT IT... ANTISEPTIC- must have been a decent experience it doesn’t turn me off. the peppers do their job. will take some getting used to,but this is a well made beer. it is interesting. burnt orange brew happens to be a favorite color. this is a -has it’s place beer. and it fills a niche pretty much by itself. boardering on genius. after two distinct tastes (which are powerful) you still get a nice hop burp. extra points!!

This beer gets no love. The appearance is burnt orange with a light tan head. Aroma is of hops and pepper. Flavor is smooth and malty and the pepper kick doesn’t resonate until a few seconds after the sip is finished, but when it does....its just right. I like it when a brewery takes a chance on something unique. Quite enjoyable.

Pour is a hazy brown with a small white head. Aroma is quite hoppy, I was waiting for the burn but it did not come. Flavor is more of the hops and some sliky malts. I got no real pepper burn so this turned out to be a disappointment in that catagory. I was saving this for when i was ready for a "hot" beverage and all i got was a average pale ale.

Pours the color of a IPA only darker and cloudier. Small fizzy head that dissapates quickly Tastes is like a spicy no hop amber ale. Really weird. Hard to drink and has a spicy fnish. Not a fan.

To me atleast, it smells like a fruity belgian ale at first. I don’t know wha tis going on here! I can smell a little spice, but I wouldn’t say it comes hits my nose to where it is obvious. Looks like a strong ale too. The taste completely surprised me. It has a somewhat fruity before taste, then the after taste has a spicy chipotle aftertaste. I can definitely feel it on the back of my throat. This beer has a smooth palate, creamy and nice. I think that this beer is pretty good, but I wish the spicy flavor was more apparent. Decent brew. I recommend trying it.

650 mL bottle. Hazy golden with creamy white head. Aroma of malt, smoke, and spice. Sweet malty taste with a hint of pepper in the slightly bitter finish.

Nice rich honey amber color with a good frothy whitish head. Smells of a touch of sweetness as it warms, but mostly of hops, and a slight bit of spicy heat, yet not a smoky chipotle spice smell at all. Taste is surprisingly smooth, hoppy, faintly sweet, a decent bit bitter, and perhaps the faintest bite of spice, but it might also just be flavor from the hops. There is a touch of sweetness in the aftertaste which is nice. It does have a warming effect in the chest area after it goes down also, but its definitely not a chipotle smell or smoked taste on the palate. Subtle but still nice, and even though I was expecting a touch more hearty spicy smokiness from the chipotle, It may have made for an overly spicy, unenjoyable beer. This may be the right spice level, but I wish it had a hint of smokiness still. Overall pretty well balanced, but maybe not what you’d expect from looking at the bottle. Good but was a bit pricy at $5.50 for a 22 oz bottle. I liked this beer more and more as I drank it.

xxx a pretty cool beer, much different than the norm which is somehing i appreciated