Rogue Chipotle Ale

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

bottle. hazy copper pour with thick off white head. spice, hop, slightly metallic aroma. smoky, earthy, spicy, pepper. spice is not well balanced. too overpowering. I’m a fan of Rogue and I don’t feel this lives up to their standards. This beer is offensive to your palate.

Bomber - Poured a dark, reddish amber in color with a thin whitish head. Aroma is malty and with a hint of some spice. Flavor is smoky and a bit weird. Not really any of the spicy hotness that you would expect from this kind of beer mix. Flavor is sort of skunked in a strange sort of way... not a fine taste... almost a "infected raw meat" flavor... not all that pleasant. Not really al that impressive...

(22 oz bottle: $4.39 at Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido, CA) I’ve had this in the past and while the chipotle wasn’t overwhelming or unpleasant, it was still a significant distraction from an otherwise decent beer. So I decided to buy a bottle and let it sit a year to see if the aging would diminish the chipotle. Not a chance. While this beer starts out like a nice, lightly caramely amber, somewhat earthy and toasty, mildly bitter from hops with lots and lots of smoke, there is still a mild burn in the back of my throat from chipotle in the finish that builds and builds with each sip. Earth, smoke and hot peppers in the nose with little else, but I’d rather smell the hot peppers than taste them in this beer. Medium-bodied with average carbonation. Hazy amber in color with a small but persistent, off-white head. Lacing is arranged in drooping circles down the glass. I truly love the solid smokiness of this beer, but could do without the hot pepper burn. I like a little kick to my food, but I guess I feel differently about beer.

Cold 22oz bottle: Pours a cloudy amber color with mild foamy off-white head and lacing. Aroma is of smoky wood, malt and hops. Full body ale. Taste is bitter, smooth and crisp with some bite from the chipotle peppers in the ending.

Bomber: Cloudy bright orange with a stable thick white head, smoky grain and rich earth in the aroma, starts and ends lightly bitter, full bodied with a slight hot bite at the end, mellow carbonation, with a taste that sticks in the mouth.

light orange in color. malt aroma wiith a hint of smoke. At first sip you can feel the burn. Just a little tickle at the very back of the palate. Great beer to marinate with as well.

Bottle. Cloudy amber colour with a little head. Nice aroma of soft but heavy caramel and some maltness. Strange flavour of caramel, smoke and some chili finish, ends up a little hot.

Bottled. Pours a cloudy dark golden. Aroma is smokey,sweet malty and caramel. Taste is malty and smokey. burning mouthfeel.