Rogue Somer Orange Honey Ale

Brewed by Rogue Ales
Style: Fruit Beer
Newport, Oregon USA

Pours a cloudy glowing yellow orange with a decent two finger pillowy white head. Aroma is very malty, slightly grainy with a big burst of fruity punchy like orange peel and lemon zest, some coriander spiciness but mostly just fruity and grains. Flavor starts with a big orange drink burst, kind of blah, summer shandy-ish. Finishes with a bit more malt, like its a bit of a beer again, but thats about it, kind of an off grain flavor that lingers. Light to medium body and a soft carbonation. Meh, just a bit bland, nice summer refresher. My girlfriend convinced me to get it when we were at the store, and she seems to love it, so there ya go.

Surprised to see this style from Rogue - I have come to anticipate big, bold and envelope-pushing brews from them. Nevertheless, this was a pleasant, very drinkable (near lawnmower?) summer beer. Quenches your thirst with some nice subtle fruity/sweet flavors to it. I didn’t get much honey - either on the nose or palate - but the orange flavor was well-balanced within the beer without being overpowering. Pours a pale orange with thin white head. High carbonation.

I was not a huge fan. Had it on tap at the Manchester Pub in East Midtown, NYC. Poured a light yellow with no head. Citrus aroma. Tasted sweet with a touch of orange but definitely weak. Very light-bodied. Went down pretty smoothly. Would opt for a different Rogue offering.

22 oz. bottle. Pours a thin short lived head over a cloudy, pale yellow (SRM 5) body....nose is light citrus, wheat (cereal).....taste is sweet malts to start, then citrus, floral (honey), ending is mild dry honey flavors .....mouth feel is light, carbonation high. Another in the myriad of pleasant, but not distinguished Wheat Ales.

Pours a cloudy orange color with quick diminishing white head. You can smell the orange peel and wheat malt. Flavor is much like the name of the beer. Orange zest, sweet honey, wheat, spices. Good carbonation, dry finish, refreshing and very pleasant flavor. Much like a blue moon but a bit better.

From a 22oz bottle. The bottom of this beer is quite sludgy, lots of yeast down there. Regardless, it pours a pretty clean golden color with a moderate white head. The aroma is more wheat and a little bit of honey and spice. Flavor is equally light and there is just a small bit of sweetness to it. Good summer beer, but nothing special.

Cloudy orange, thin white head. Surprisingly faint aroma, but I guess I got some orange, some wheat, some honey. Flavor more wheat than Orange or honey, maybe a little bit of baby aspirin.

Draught from Waterfront Ale House manhattan, tasted pretty much as described, some honey, orange, and a bit of malts. Pleasant but not substantial.