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Rogue Dead Guy Ale

Rogue Dead Guy Ale

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A Heller Bock brewed by
Rogue Ales

Newport, Oregon USA

bottled
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on tap
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Commercial Description:
Dead Guy is a German-style Maibock made with Rogue's proprietary "PacMan" ale yeast. It is deep honey in color with a malty aroma, rich hearty flavor and a well balanced finish. Dead Guy is created from Northwest Harrington, Klages, Maier Munich and Carastan malts, along with Perle and Saaz Hops.
In the early 1990s Dead Guy Ale was created as a private tap sticker to celebrate the Mayan Day of the Dead (November 1st, All Souls Day) for Casa U Betcha in Portland, Oregon. The Dead Guy design proved popular and was incorporated into a bottled product a few years later with MaierBock as the elixir.

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 natejgood (129), Denver, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20

Mar 27, 2008  
Pours a medium gold color with a light white head. Smells a bit bitter with some hints of malt. The flavor is malty and bitter as one might expect from the aroma, but the flavor is a little weak. The beer also feels a little thin in the mouth. This isn’t a bad beer, but it is lacking a little in body and flavor.

flatmatt (77), Northville, Michigan, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 5, 2008  
22 oz bottle. Pours slightly orange amber with a medium white head that disappers quickly. Aroma is a mix of piney and citrus hops with caramel. Flavor is caramel, hops, nutty, bready, honey. Interesting beer, pretty nice.


 dolemite77 (159), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/514/20
Sep 4, 2008  
Pours deep copper color with a soft fluffy head. Aroma isn’t much to speak of, some malt, musty hops. Flavor is sweet, and I think is the best part of the beer. Not that it’s all that complex or mind blowing, but it has about the right sweetness for a german-style beer, and the hops linger on the back end. Malt is definitely the biggest player in this one.


 Tessic (378), Brantford, Ontario, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Sep 3, 2008  
This bock poured a copper colour with a nice, fast living, creamy head. To the nose there are scents of hopps, juniper berries, sweet malt and a little caramel. First taste was slightly hoppy with a nice malty finish. Flavours of hopps/juniper not overpowering, nice amount. Palate is sweeter than normal with a slight taste of caramel and more sweet malt.


Ottscay (4), Mason, Michigan, USA
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3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/516/20
Sep 3, 2008  
Bottle. Poured a rich golden color, with a marginal head. Has a very slight spicy taste with a mildly hoppy finish. A good alternative beer when you want something a little out of the ordinary.


dwaggs2 (93), Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/59/104/517/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Bottle. Pours an amber color with a two finger head. Aroma is pine and hops. Taste is sweet but has a little hoppy finish.




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