Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: American Strong Ale
Newport, Oregon USA

Reddish amber with a medium-sized off-white head. Good lacings. Leafy and grassy hop aromas and fruity notes that are quite pleasant. Bready malts, fudge and earthy aromas. The smell is kind of weird - not very powerful yet out of focus, but still decent. Malty and sweet in the mouth. Mostly white bread with notes of bark and fudge. Hints of earth and boiled vegetables. Some hop notes, mostly with a leafy and grassy character. A taste of caramel in the middle, which gets enhances towards the end. The finish is rather bitter with a hint of minerals, peppery hops and sweet herbal alcohol. I’m not impressed by the taste, it’s unbalanced with a strange composition. Quite a big body with a creamy texture. Medium carbonation. The mouthfeel is really good, but for some reason it doesn’t go very well with the flavors. I didn’t really like this one. It came out a bit strange to me. It’s not very powerful, yet it’s unbalanced. Considering the hefty price tag on it, it was quite a letdown. Serving type: bottle (Copy of old Beer Advocate review)

Pours a hazy golden color with a foamy white head. Nose of resin, earth, sweet malt and caramel. The initial taste is sweet caramel, fruits, resin and earth from the aroma, backed by a nice hop rich character. Full bodied. Average head retention. Decently balanced.

Pours hazy with a tall white head. Smells very yeasty and bready. Like a good bock. The flavour is very basic and old world tasting. When youy drink it it is like being in a time machine. It is very rich and malty soo full flavoured. Great hoppy aroma and finish. Perfectly balanced. This is a fantastic beer. Just blows my mind. It is everything you wish the normal dead guy was.

Large bottle from De Molen shop 09. Hazy orange brown colour, with a lasting thin beige head. Roasted hop and sweetish malt aroma. A little sweet in the mouth maybe, but I thought hugely drinkable and completely belied the 9.5% ABV. I’ve had beers of lower ABV that tasted so much more of alcohol. I know some people who think Rogue beers are rough and badly brewed and too sweet and too obvious, but you know what? I like that about them. I want a big hoppy alcoholic American Strong and I love this brewer for giving me what I want. Yes, it has too much sweetness on the swallow, and the hop is more burnt than bitter, but hell. I love it. Bit thin on the malts if I’m being brutally honest. It’s a bit like a big stadium rock band, you know what you are going to get, you know something smaller and more bijou would be a better gig, but you still come away with a big grin and singing embarrassing songs.

Draught. Cloudy brown with thick white head.. Aroma of malt and toffee. Caramel. tpffee amd malty finish. Lingering malty flavour with the hops to keep from getting cheap.

Likea big belgian crossed with a DIPA. Poured a lovely pumpkin orange hue with good head. Lots of lacing. Nose was of pinapple, caramel and even some mango. In the mouth it statred sweet but finished with some nice hop bitterness. A well made big beer. A bit expensive but a nice treat. This is how the old crustacean should taste!

Pours a hazy orange/yellow with an off white head. Aroma has honey, malt and hops. The flavor is very sweet and complex. Like a hoppy Belgian ale... without the candi sugar. Enjoyable.

750ml bottle served in plastic cups at Halloween party, therefore, I can not comment on the appearance except for a nice frothy off-white head that lingered. Very enjoyable ale that had the perfect combination of slight sweetness that was well balanced with bitterness.