Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale

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

The is a wicked good beer. The body is dark amber with a light brown creamy head. The smell is floral hops. The taste is citrus ant first the a sweet brown sugar and malt. good carbonation and lacing.

Imagine a Dead Guy with a higher alcohol profile and you’ve got Double Dead Guy. I’m a fan of the original, so I’m already sold on this one. I just wish they served these on tap instead of the original.

Bright copper with hints of red with a foamy tan head that left a nice lacing. The floral from the hops dominates the nose with a touch of sweetness. Watery and refreshing with almost no carbonation. The hops give way to a grassy tone. There is a malt taste in the back of the throat but it fades away to alcohol. The finish is slightly bitter with the hints of an aged grass fed steak. I bought this mostly because I remember the first taste of Rogue Dead Guy on tap. This might not be one that I pick up very often, but I am glad to have sampled.

Poured a light translucent copper with a one or two finger frothy white head. The nose is sweet, alcohol, grassy, malty, some caramel, lightly astringent. The flavor is grassy, hoppy, some mild corn, malty alcoholic bite, dry. The palate is waxy biting alcohol. Not bad.

Bottle, 2008. Pours a warm deep sparkling mahogany with minimal head. Not much to the nose, just some yeast. Strong almost Belgium like yeast flavors to start. The Belgium goes away to a more general yeast flavor. Some rich sweetness takes over from all the malts. Very smooth on the palate. Real good beer!

Bottle pour. Nice golden amber color with very frothy white head. Very sweet malty aroma, with flavors to match. Glad I got to try it, since it’s a limited realease, but not sure I would fork over the nine dollars again for it.

Name: Double Dead Guy
Date: September 06, 2008
Mode: Draft
Source: Brick Store Pub
Appearance: hazy amber, creamy beige head, sheets of drippy lace
Aroma: light sweet malt aroma with a touch of floral hops
Body: creamy body
Flavor: rich caramel malt flavor, light caramel sweetness is balanced by lots of earthy hop flavor, touch of sweet candy caramel, light balancing bitterness

Name: Double Dead Guy
Date: September 15, 2008
Mode: bottle
Source: Bullock’s
Aroma: sweet caramel malt aroma, touch hot hot peppery alcohol as it warms
Flavor: sweet caramel flavor, light bready character, sticky candy caramel, sweet fruity tangerine, light earthy bitterness offers only a touch of balance but slowly grows
Overall: bottle appears to be sweeter than the draft version, a sweeter stickier version of dead guy

Name: Double Dead Guy
Date: December 19, 2008
Mode: cask
Source: summits woodstock
Appearance: muddy brown, fine beige head, lots of lace
Aroma: faint malt aroma
Body: creamy body
Flavor: sweet caramel malt flavor with lots of earthyness, hint of chocolate

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Draft at Bling Pig in Champaign IL. Pours amber with an off white head. Aroma hops and fruity esters. Medium bodied with average to prickly carbonation. The caramelly malt profile takes a back seat to the aggressive spicy bitterness. Some citrus accents as well. Dry finish. Nothing overly complex here, but sometimes less is more. An enjoyable, straight forward ASA.