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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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19283.47/5.03.47/5.06.6%95.8Lager 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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 acearl (175), Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20

Apr 6, 2008  
Randon heller bock tasting...Copper clear hue, creamy egg shell head, malty sweet character predominates in aroma and flavored with carame, niether overpoweringl, much grain. Not much hop or fruitiness. Minimal metallic mouthfeel, meduim palate.

 jerohen (1482), Bussum, Netherlands
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Bottled from Jusco supermarket, Shenzhen, China. Clear orange coloured, lasting head. Nose of barley, some alcohol. Caramel malts in flavour, some bitterness. Not very special.


 Bhops (221), Dallas, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 11, 2008  
had this many times before but haven’t rated yet. Pours nice golden applejuice color... fizzy dissipating head. Aroma is malty honey sweetness with some floral hops in the background. Nice honey flavor with hoppy balance.. smooth drinking, well balanced beer.


 darkguardian (194), Florida, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/515/20
Oct 10, 2008  
12oz bottle. Pours a clear amber with a full fluffy head. Slightly smoky nose with lots of citrus hop aroma. Very bocklike up front with smoke and caramel malts but finish with a very piney bitter kick. Its actually very tasty and well crafted as a session beer. It reminds me a bit of Bellhaven Scottish Ale with its use of smoke malts.


CptGreencoat (16), Kettering, Ohio, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/105/518/20
Oct 10, 2008  
Bottle poured to a beautifully cloudy amber-orange with very little head. A faint scent, mostly floral. The flavor is wonderfully complex. There are hints of citrus, floral hops, light malts and sweet - but not too sweet. This tastes like Spring to me. One of the better bocks I’ve had in a long time. I will be a returning customer.


 scooter_bub (194), Lander, Wyoming, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 9, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a amber/caramel color with a large, creamy, light tan head that slowly fades. Taste is mostly of malt and hops. Is well balanced, but some alcohol can be tasted in the dry finish. Has a nice hoppy and malt aroma. Very easy to drink and quite enjoyable. Well worth having again.



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