Rogue Dry Hopped St. Rogue Red Ale

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Amber Ale
Newport, Oregon USA

Bottle purchased at John’s Grocery in Iowa City, IA. Pours a dark, hazy reddish-bronze with a creamy beige head that leaves behind fractal-like lacing. The nose is a nice blend of bready and caramel malt backed by fairly solid notes of fruity and evergreen hops. Medium-bodied and creamy slick with a lightly resinous and mildly bitter finish. The flavor follows the nose with a solid, sweet, bready malt front and a hit of resinous, piny hops lingering into the aftertaste. This is another solid amber from Rogue.

Dry hopping does a beer good. This beer had the best Aroma i can fathom. It’s like sticking your head into a bin of Centennials! Flavor was spot on too with that hop wallop as well. Love it.

Unclear garnet body, with a moussy amber head that reduces to a lingering film with coarse lacing. Aroma is big hops. Piney, resiny, grapefruit, with some earthy/woody undertones. The hops are underlined by some dark fruit from crystal malt, creating a berryish smell. Flavour is sweet, again heavy American hop, dry hop crispness, but not overly bitter. Malt comes through at the end, some nutty Munich notes, and a nice hit of berry from the crystal. Mouthfeel is nice and full, lightened by prickly carbonation. Perfectly balanced, wonderful, and refreshingly innovative. I’m starting to think Rogue bombers might be worth their exhorbitant price out here.

Bottle (Õllesummer 2008, Tallinn) - Copper brown/red with a bit of a haze. Spicy malt and hop aroma with some grapefruit and milk chocolate. Hoppy and appealing taste which is biscuity and features grapefruit and some chocolate again. A nice bitterness.

On tap at the Sanctuary. Nice beer. Malt up front, but a spicy hop finish. Almost burns with asticky, piney dry hop finish.

12oz - Very malty aroma or mostly toasted caramel with an earthy hop back. Pours cloudy brown/red with a small head and good lacing. Flavor is hops first followed by the toasted caramel malt. Palate is sticky. Not a bad hoppy session amber.

From a 22 oz bottle this poured a rich copper color with light tan head and good lacing. Nose of caramel hops and citrus hops. Rich and smooth mouthfeel. Flavor is mostly of malts, but hops are there and there is a nice bitter finish. An excellent amber.

12 oz. bottle. "Dry Hopped St. Rogue Red Ale". Definitely a red ale- deep red amber color. Big head foams up quick, clears as quick as it rose. Aromas of aggressive sharp citrus and some chunky sweetness. Very balanced and interesting on the nose. Flavors becomes a bit more mundane... Sharp astringent bitterness with notes of orange peels. Malt flavors of black tea, tobacco, and burnt toast. Well balanced and interesting across the flavors. Palate is balanced and sharp, with some lingering bitterness on the finish.