Rogue Somer Orange Honey Ale

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

Draft at the brewery. A hazy golden beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet wheaty with lighter notes of acidity and oranges. The flavor is sweet with notes of wheat, honey, and oranges, leading to a dry wheaty finish where the note of honey lingers. Not my style.

Bottled at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007. A muddy orange-brown beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with notes of wheat and fruit. The flavor is sweet with notes of wheat and fruit, leading to a dry wheaty finish. The body is thin. [3/1/3/2/7=1.6]

Draught at Rogue, Newport. Cloudy yellow. Strong orangey nose. Sweet and lightly yeasty with soft mouthfeel. Notes of ginger and other spices, low bitterness. A quaffer.

Bottled. Golden colour, mediumsized beige head. Aroma is honey and hops along with some yeast and fruits. Flavour is hops, honey and some rather salty and earthy notes. Very pleasant, but quite boring brew.

Name: Honey Orange Wheat
Date: December 29, 2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Summits - Snellville
Appearance: hazy dark yellow, fine off white head, splattered drippy lace
Aroma: sweet orange aroma
Flavor: light orange flavor, nice sweetness, light balancing bitterness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4

Date: August 04, 2009
Mode: Bottle
Source: Hop City, Atlanta
Appearance: hazy pale orange, dense white head
Aroma: light spicy aroma, just a hint of spicyness
Flavor: light spicy malt flavor, touch of citrus, nice spicness
Overall: light and refreshing

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Murky beige. Smells footy, yeasty, tart...this is fresh? I mean, it just got into town so it should be fresh. Sour orange and dirty yeast. Either they’ve pawned off an old batch on us or this beer always sucks.

Bottle at Stockholm Beer Festival 2007
Muddy fudge appearance. Delicate aroma and flavor, light wheat, light fruits (oranges?), but too much sediment. Refreshing; simple.

(draft, Roague Ale House in Portland) Cloudy amber body topped by a white head. Aroma is medium sweet, orange, some wheat and a dash of honey. Taste is moderately sweet, honey, some orange, wheat, light bite that lingers. Light-medium body with a little bit of acidity that helps offset the sweetness.

From the Jug at the GABF, Colorado Convention Center 13/10/2007 As Eugene City Honey Orange Wheat Floral aroma. Golden coloured and hazy in appearance with a fruity and slightly dry finish.