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Rogue 4x4 Ale

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Score
6661
OVERALLStyle
Formerly brewed at Rogue Ales
Style: American Pale Ale
Newport, Oregon USA

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RATINGS: 29   MEAN: 3.29/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.2   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This is the 5th of 15 Limited Edition 15th Anniversary Ales from Rogue. Available from Feb 15th 2004 to Mar 15th 2004 (or until they run out, whichever comes first), on tap and in commemorative 22oz bottles. 4x4 Ale measures in at 13 degrees Plato, 45 IBUs, 6 degrees Lovibiond, with an Apparent Attenuation of 77, Alcohol by Volume is approximately 6.0%. Brewed with 9 ingredients: Western Munich & Wheat, Beeston Pale Ale, & Weyermann Carafoam Malts; Crystal, Cascade, & Centennial Hops, Free Range Coastal Water, and Top Fermenting Pacman Yeast.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Nuffield (3058) - Roseville, Minnesota, USA - OCT 2, 2004
Fresh hoppy but mild aroma. Cloudy yellow-orange with some white lacing. Perfume sweet in flavor, with a hint of mint, moderate in flavor other than the hops and a broad murkiness. Not especially disstinguished palate, somewhat flat, with the life given by gentle bitterness.

3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
Eyedrinkale (3214) - Astoria, New York, USA - AUG 29, 2004
Clear golden color with average sized head (nothing special there). Light grapefruit and more malty aroma. Taste is mildly hoppy and more malty without being too sweet. Nicely balanced and bready taste. Medium bodied. Not the best of the anniversary series but damn good.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
legion242 (1838) - Richardson, Texas, USA - AUG 2, 2004
Poured bright yellow- some nice yeastiness in the bottom clouded it up a bit. Very mild all the way around. Nice head, but very little character. 45 IBU’s seemed a strecth. This was however, very refreshing as I sat on my patio at 10pm and it was still 88* outside.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Volgon (2698) - Manchester, New Hampshire, USA - JUL 27, 2004
RBSG 2004: Cloudy yellow amber with a small white head. Light malts, lemon, flowers and hay make up the aroma. Starts and ends sweet, although there is some bitterness at the end also.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
jeffc666 (1983) - Fairfax, Virginia, USA - JUL 26, 2004
hazy golden with a fine white head. Loads of citrus hops in the nose. Flavor is more floral and very understated. Body is medium and bit watery and finishes quickly.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Aubrey (3125) - Bellingham, Washington, USA - JUL 25, 2004
Light golden. Effervescent carb. Light, but velvety-smooth malts. Unfortunately, they were only mildly flavorful. Hops were on the light side as well -- herbal and slightly spicy. Dry finish. Two things made me curious: (1.) This beer was pretty mild for Rogue, not to mention a 15th anniv. beer, and (2.) What’s the point in lowering a 4x4 truck? It’s like putting a lift kit on a Yugo. Oh, and it’s pink! I thought "4x4" was a cool name until I saw the label.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
argo0 (9034) - Washington DC, USA - JUL 24, 2004
(RBSG04) Cloudy golden body with white head. Aroma is sweet, perfumy, orange. Taste is medium sweet, floral/orange hoppy. Watery, light-medium body with above-average carbonation.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
LaChad (1375) - San Francisco, California, USA - JUL 20, 2004
Tap. Golden, clear, crisp pine needles. A little bit of phenolic; not a great effort. They really stretched this 15th anniversay thing a little too far.


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