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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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18493.48/5.03.47/5.06.6%94.7 Lager glass, Shaker, Stein P  Stats

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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 Grovlam (2906), Copenhagen, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20

May 9, 2008  
Bottle. [Courtesy of yespr, thanks buddy] Average thick creamy head that mostly lasted. Fair display of lacework. Cloudy amber colour. Aroma of mild hops, grain, caramel, fruit, bread. Over the palate came mild herbal notes. Medium bodied with a soft carbonation and light dry texture. Moderated bitter and sweet flavour in balance. Dry and bitter finish.

 afireinside96 (330), Mountville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Bottle from The_Captain, served in a shaker glass. Thanks Mark. Pours amber with a fluffy white head. Smells of nuts and grass. Tastes include the aforementioned nuts and grass plus some caramel character. Lightly bitter throughout. Pretty nice session lager. (pacman yeast? aren’t they an ale strain?)


 SuperDave70 (641), Arizona, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Slightly hazy amber pour with a medium foamy head that lasts. Nutty caramel malt and citrus aroma. Nice sweet malty flavor with hints of fruit and hops. A touch of bitterness on the finish. Well carbonated, refreshing on the palate. Good.


 AdamSkillin (363), High Bridge, New Jersey, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Unbelievable that I haven’t rated this yet. Awesome beer, great citrusey hop flavor, perfect malt and bittering hop balance.


ilherps (38), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/517/20
Jul 16, 2008  
Pours amber with white foam. This has a nice dry finish with a balanced hop-malt flavor. Highly carbonated, but quite nice, with a strong bitter finish.


 RunDWP (104), San Jose, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 15, 2008  
22 oz bottle. Pours a burnt orange with thin white head. Great sweet, nutty flavor with a dry hop finish. Nicely balanced. Really liked this.




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