Rogue Double Dead Guy Ale

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

A nice big golden tan head that leaves plenty of sticky lacing. Clear amber. Carbonation takes its time floating to the top. Citrus fruit and caramel in the aroma along with some alcohol. This is a very well hopped beer but they barely balance out the massive amount of caramel malts. It is also full of floral flavors as well as fruit. This is balanced in waves. First the caramel dominates then grapefruit hops take over. All of the waves are big and it is fun to taste them as they crash and fade. Feel is oily and smooth. Bitterness builds as the beer warms and the feel also smooths out even more.

Bottle. Amber beer with a cream colored head. Malty, earthy, light spice aroma. Malty flavor with alcohol, light spice, and some backing hops. Medium bodied. Alcohol lingers with malt, spice, and earth.

Bottle, at LCRBM 2008, ’s Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Clear amber to orange body. Aroma of flowers combined with some malts. Lightly bitter flavour. Good balance. Ok complexity.

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

750ml bottle, dated 2009. Pours a hazy orange amber with a frothy smallish head that goes to a thin film that leaves some lacing.

The aroma is sweet caramel malts, toasted toffee, and some fruits and a little alcohol.

The flavor is toasted biscuity malts, nuts and some fruitiness with a little alcohol and some decent bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with low smooth carbonation.

Overall, an interesting beer. I like this a lot better than than the regular version but there’s still some of the toasted biscuity malts that I don’t much care for.

bottle. Poured dark amber, topped with a moderate-sized tan head. Aroma of yeast, hops, toffee, grain and some vegetal character. Aroma was unmistakably Rogue. Flavor of caramel, earthy hops, yeast, and grain. Moderately bitter finish. It’s not bad, but the pricey bottle will likely keep me from ever trying it again.

Tap at Barcade. Orange-amber pour with a thin white head. The aroma is pure Rogue. Starts off a little bit metallic but this quickly fades. Light pine and sweet herbal hoppiness. Rich sweet and chewy, some light sweet caramel malts. Sweet and nutty with some light citrus/berry fruity character. It’s a pretty nice brew.

Bottle, thanks C & K! Love the bottle itself. Looks good - deep orange, nice creamy white head. Good aroma - spicy, sweet, and even floral. Taste is decent - very sweet, a little spicy, some alcohol. Some hops in the finish too. Comes off as a bit too syrupy sweet, but drank cold this is negated somewhat. Good, but does not make me want another one. Thanks for the east coast pick up though C & K!