reverendj (48), Brunswick, Georgia, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 21, 2009 Purchased ceramic bottle with no doubt what to expect. First impression is malted milk balls with a hint of citrus hops. Two finger head that vanished quickly with little lacing on the pint. Malty up front giving way to a nice hoppy finish with a lingering bitterness. Nice hazy pale copper colour and a velvet mouthfeel. As with every Rogue I’ve tried, I’ll buy it again.
 Pipper (261), Ohio, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 17, 2009 On tap at Ray’s, into tulip. Poured a darker amber with a respectable beige head that barely laced. Aroma: thin hop backbone, lots of malt and alcohol really upfront. Same for the flavor. I found this too overpowering to be enjoyed a second time.
tarjei (1758), Bryne, Norway
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 15, 2009 75 cl bottle at my garage-tasting May 8th. Amber color, fine beige head. Aroma is hops and malt, a bit fruit. Flavor is malty, sweet, dried fruit and has a lot of hoppy bitterness in the finish
BeerHawk (1175), Huntsville, Alabama, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 12, 2009 Draft at the Nook. Amber/orange in the glass with a thin off-white head that settles out to a ring and had light lacing. Aromas of toasted malts and a light hop background. The flavor had some floral, pine, and a malt backing. Medium body with a light bitterness.
pilsnerrogge (1792), Finspång, Sweden
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 12, 2009 2009 bottle:
Pours clear dark amber wth a small-ish head. Sweet and malty toffee aroma. Thick and sweet palate. Sweet toffe flavour, hints of liquorice and pine needles. Sharp, alcohol bitter finish.
finol (525), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 11, 2009 750ml Bottle.
Pours dark amber with a yellowish head.
Floral and fruity aroma.
Tastes of oranges and a bit chocolate.
Quite big body, well balanced.
hirigalzkar (599), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 11, 2009 Bottle. The mix of hops and dry fruits reminds me of a american barley wine/DIPA. Lacks in complexity.
Vertical Bacon Strips (903), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 11, 2009 Pours out as expected - small but thick light tan head that lives on the rim but gives lots of minute spotty lacing, clear deep amber with red hues. The aroma is mainly of apricots or peaches, some caramel & biscuit (which is covered up to a point by the fruity hops), and something that reminds me of a white, fluffy cake. The taste is pretty decent but, once again, just another hop laden beer - it gets old after awhile. There are some pine hops and some spicy or hot flavor that I should just attribute to the 9%. Goes down fairly smooth but I cannot get around the wallop of bitterness (yay!!!) which would be better without the overall thickness found in my glass. OK carbonation, ends with permanent bitterness which is totally enjoyable! A bit too much alcohol showing here.... but that might just be me trying to pretend that I just didn’t drink the entire bottle in 25 minutes. Very drinkable but, at least in this marketplace, highly overpriced. Being realistic, this is just another faceless beer with a wack of ingredients mixed together for the soul purpose of making an imperial version of something else. Bring on yet another day of the zombification of me at work.
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