Rogue Shakespeare Stout

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Stout
Newport, Oregon USA

This dark brown ale poured with a decent beige head and a delicate chocolate malt aroma. There is a smooth roasted malt flavor with a sour tinge and a dry chalky finish. This is a nice hearty stout that is tasty but not overbearing.

Pours a murky black from the bomber with a firm brown head that leaves plenty of lacing. Loaded with cocoa and malts on the nose with notes of milk cocoa, hops, barley, and oatmeal in the flavor. Flavorful, but not particularly balanced or ambitious.

Bottle (in NZ) courtesy of yalnikim, pours black with a foamy brown head. A floral hop aroma with a hint of molasses in the malt. The roasted malt palate is a bit grainy, with some coffee flavour. The finish is, dare I say it, a little thin and metallic. Still good, but I don’t quite see it as high as the ratings here indicate.

on tap at hopvine
V - pours thick black with creamy tan head
A - little aroma as the body is too thick to exude much
T - mild with subtle chocolate notes
P - excessive creaminess, very nice

(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 20 Sep 2008) Black colour with firm, brown head. Malty, roasted nose with lots of dark chocolate and notes of dark rye bread. Malty, roasted taste with dark chocolate, coffee, dark rye bread and a dry cocoa bitterness in the finish. Medium to full body. Smooth, mellow mouthfeel. Lovely balance. Great beer!

Pours opaque black with thick creamy tan head. Aromas of malt, chocolate and coffee. Tastes of chocolate malt, coffee,oats with a chocolate and flowery hops finish . Thick, full mouthfeel. This is one of the very best stouts.

Crushed with Jakebra. Solid nose. A little watery, but some awesome coffee and maybe, possibly, unprobably some dark chocolate and finishes very nice.

what an amazing roasty aroma!!! So much roasted malt, roasted coffee, semi burnt chocolate, and some roasted grain. FLavour is sharp and bitter, this reminds me of a full bodied oatmeal stout. Loads of roasted malt, and roasted grain with a great hop bite, and nuance. Wow, incredible stout!